Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSEMBLY ROOM [Lanark] | Assembly Room | Mr Robert Smith. Provost Mr Gray. Rector Grammar School Mr Annan. Town Clerk Mr Ballantyne. Postmaster |
025.15 | South of, and adjoining to the Clydesdale Hotel. Connected with the Clydesdale Hotel is the Assembly Room which was built in 1827. It is 46 feet long by 26 in breadth. It is well lit with gas and has a lofty Orchestra for musicians History of Lanark. It is a well built house. Kept in excellent repair and is the property of the Clydesdale Hotel Co. It is capable of accommodating 250 persons. |
| FRANCISCAN MONASTERY (Site of) [Lanark] | Franciscan Monastery | Mr Robert Smith. Provost Mr Gray. Rector Grammar School Mr Annan. Town Clerk Mr Ballantyne. Postmaster |
025.15 | West of Assembly Room. South of Clydesdale Hotel. Close to, and on the West side of the Assembly Room anciently stood a monastery of Franciscans of Grey Friars founded by Robert I.- The lands with which it was endowed seem to have been a little to the South West of the Inn from the circumstance of these grounds still bearing the names of Friars' Field - Friars' Lane. A General Chapter of all the Grey Friars in Scotland is said to have been held in Lanark in the 11th July 1400. In excavating the foundations in 1833 a number of human bones - a Scull with the teeth entire, and the top of an old wall was discovered. - History of Lanark |
Continued entries/extra info
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Transcriber's notes
Note the spelling of scull!
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 42 - Town of Lanark, OS1/21/42
This volume contains information on place names found in the Town of Lanark.
Ordnance Survey - Lanark 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 Lanark, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.