Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAIL [Haddington] | Prison Prison Prison |
Thomas Lee Esqr, Andrew Beaton William Halliday |
010 | [situation] On South side of Court Street about 8 chains S.W. [South West] of Town Hall A plain substantial building three storeys high and in good repair having wash house storehouses and a small garden attached. Its interior is fitted up with cells 6 of which are on the ground floor for females, the same number for males on the 2nd floor. This building was erected in 1844 at the expense of the County of Haddington. |
Continued entries/extra info
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91 - Jail
[notes]
For what purpose
For trial of prisoners
For Confinement and Punishment, or for both these purposes
Jail is written instead of Prison as the former is the usual designation written on the ordnance Plans.
Whenever the name has been changed the reasons for such change are stated on the forms of the Ordnance Documents - but in no cases should a mere prison be altered to Jail.
What is the building called in Law proceedings? When an offender has been before the magistrate and committee for trial is he in this case sent to Jail - or to Prison?
Gaol - Jail - place where criminals are put before trial - and cases tried -
Prison - place where offenders Debtors &c. are sent after trial - The descriptive remarks should state the particulars - and the alteration of the name should be submitted to the authorities - and also to the Governor of the Jail - OMO [Ordnance Mapping Office]
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian county, OS Name Books - East Lothian county - Volume 22 - Parish of Haddington, OS1/15/22
This volume contains place names information in the parish of Haddington.
Ordnance Survey - East Lothian 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 East Lothian, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.