Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEAN FREE CHURCH AND SCHOOL | Chalmers Free Church Dean Chalmers Free Church Dean Chalmer's Dean Free church Free church Dean Free church Dean Free church Dean Free church Dean Free church and school} |
Monthly Reports of the Free church Mr Gordon Dr [Doctor] Todd Kirkwood's Map Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1845 Mr Mitchell mill master Post office Directory Mr. McDonald Free church offices |
[Situation] At the Eastern end of the village of Water of Leith A handsome plain structure surmounted by a small square tower, erected in 1844 at a cost of about £1700. The interior is well fitted with galleries &c. sufficient to accommodate about 1000 persons with seats. The minister is the Revd [Reverend] Thomas Brown whose stipends is £130 from the Free Church sustentation Fund, besides a supplement from the congregation. In a lower story of the building underneath the body of the church is held the congregational school attended on an average by about 160 scholars. It is taught by a school master & schoolmistress. |
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Parish of St. Cuthberts
Form 136 Page
58 - Dean Free Church and School
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1851 - Sheet 28
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 98 - Parish of St Cuthberts and The City of Edinburgh, OS1/11/98
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.