Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITY OF GLASGOW BANK [Hope St, Lanark] | Branch of the City of Glasgow Bank |
Mr R. Smith Provost Mr Gray Rector Grammar School Mr Annan Town Clerk Mr Ballantyne Postmaster | 025.15 | A neat well built house 1 storey Slated and in good repair it is rented by the City of Glasgow Bank for their office. and is the property of J. Marr Esq. Lanark |
| COUNTY BUILDINGS [Lanark] | County Buildings | Mr R. Smith Provost Mr Gray Rector Grammar School Mr Annan Town Clerk Mr Ballantyne Postmaster | 025.15 | This name applies to the County Hall, Governor's House and jail. for the upper ward of Lanarkshire, the County Hall also comprises offices for the Burgh Court &c - "it is a very chaste and graceful structure, built in the Grecian style, the foundation stone of which was laid in March 1834 and the erection completed in 1836: previous to this the old prison of Lanark excited the derision of every one from its being such an exact representation of an old Scotch burghal prison, where neither criminal nor debtor was found to remain longer within its walls than suited their own convenience." Fullartons Imp[eria]l Gaz: |
Transcriber's notes
County Building
Situation description " On the East side of Hope Street"
City of Glasgow Bank
Situation description " On the East side of Hope Street, South of County Buildings"
Template has 25.15 for both entries.
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.