Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIRCUS PLACE SCHOOL | ||||
| BARONY STREET | Barony Street | Corner Ticket Lamp Posts Map of City |
A Street leading from Broughton Street, in dir=ection of Dublin Street, The houses are mostly 3 stories high, in good repair, and are occupied by Mechanics and a few professional gentlemen. This Street is paved Drained & lighted up with Gas. | |
| ST.JAMES' CHAPEL | St. James' Chapel (Episcopal) | The Rev, [Reverend] W. Ferguson William Gray Church Officer |
A large plain building situated at the West end of Broughton Place, It was opened for the public in 1821. The interior is well fitted up with sittings galleries etc.sufficiently commodious for about 800 sittings, The present incumbent is the Rev. [Reverend] John Willison, Ferguson A, W, whos stipend varies on a count of it being derived chiefly from Seat Rents, The Low flat of this Church is appropriated as a School room in connection of the church. The number of scholars averages about 60 or 70 mostly taught free. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 54 List of Names collected by David Hannay c/a [Civilian Assistant] January 4th 1851
[Barony Street] Object - A Street
[Signed] David Hannay
Transcriber's notes
There is no entry for Circus Place School on this page
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.