Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAREMONT PLACE | Claremont Place | Corner Ticket David Pollock |
A short street leading from the end of Claremont St. to Henderson Row or Silver Mills, it is macadamised and lighted by up with gas. It only contains two houses on each side they are 4 stories high well built and in good repair and are occupied by respectable families. | |
| SILVER MILLS | Silver Mills | David Pollock Silver Mills W. Bane Teacher Northern District Map of Town Sign Board |
This name applies to a group of old houses lying betwixt St. Stephen's Church and Henderson Row. In it is a large skinnery with offices, and at the N. [North] east corner stands St. Bernard's Free Church & the Northern District School. The dwelling houses are one story high badly built and covered with tile occupied by working people. It is said that their were some Silver Mills here at one time which ave rise to the name. |
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[Object Claremont Place] A street
[Object Silver Mills] A group of houses
[Collected by] David Hannay c/a [civilian assistant] Jan 8. 1851
[Signed] David Hannay
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 95 - Parish of St Cuthberts and The City of Edinburgh, OS1/11/95
This volume contains place name information from the parish of St Cuthberts, and The City of Edinburgh.
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Midlothian, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.