Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST MARY'S FREE CHURCH AND SCHOOL | Free St Mary's Church Free St Mary's Church Free St Mary's Church |
Dr [Doctor] Gray Monthly Reports of the Free Church Inscription on School-house |
002 | [Situation] About 36 chains E by S [east by South] of St. Stephens Church & in the locality of Old Broughton N [North] Side of Barony St [Street]. A Small neat edifi [edifice] ornamented by two Small [--] erected 1843-4 partly [by ?] the Congregation and par [partly ?] by the church building [--] It is well fitted with sit [sittings ?] Capable of accommodating 800 persons. The minister the Revd [Reverend] Dr [Doctor] Gray whose Stipends amount to abou [about] £130 paid from the Susten [Sustenance ?] fund and about £100 con [?] by the Congregation. Underneath the church is a lower [--] or room which is occupied [as] a school room in connection with the church. This church is indiscriminately named & written Free St. Mary's church and St. Mary's Free Church This is also the case with respect to all the other Free Churches of the City which takes the name of Saints. But the mode of expression "St. Mary's Free Church" seems to be the most correct and is therefore adopted on the Ordnance Plans |
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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.