Volume contents
- 1 - Edinburgh City , Index
- 3 - Edinburgh City , Page 3 (start)
- 3A - Edinburgh City , loose page
- 10 - Edinburgh City , Page 10
- 20 - Edinburgh City , Page 20
- 30 - Edinburgh City , Page 30
- 40 - Edinburgh City , Page 40
- 50 - Edinburgh City , Page 50
- 60 - Edinburgh City , Page 60
- 70 - Edinburgh City , Page 70
- 76 - Edinburgh City , Page 76 (end)
- 77 - Edinburgh City , Names by Collector
- 186 - Edinburgh City , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMERCIAL BANK | Commercial Bank of Scotland | John Elder messenger of the Bank Map of City |
A large and most elegant building situated in George Street opposite to St, Andrew's Church. It has a hexastyle corinthian portico in front, on the tympanum of the pediment are 15 emblematical figures of a colossal size, In the centre is caledonia, having on the right side, Prudence, Ceres, with a boy pouring out the contents of the horn of plenty, and figures representing Agriculture and Commerce, and on the left, Enterprise, three figures representing merchandise, learning in a sitting posture, and three children examining a broken wheel, emblematical of the Mechanical Art. This bank was incorporated by charter and established in |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 156
List of Names collected by David Hannay C/a [Civilian assistant] 24 Decr [December] 1850
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1851 - Sheet 29
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 99 - City of Edinburgh, OS1/11/99
This volume contains place name information from 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.