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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE CROSS | The Cross The Cross The Cross |
Provost R Brown Mr William Hodge Town Clerk Mr David Semple, Writer |
012.14 | This name Applies to and Open Space in High Street, near the East end, beautifully edificed on all Sides and Consists of three and four Storeys high houses, With elegant and Spacious Shops, and from which Several Streets Branch Off in Various directions. The Steeple which formerly formed a part of the Ancient Prison and Courthouse, Stands at the West Side, at the Corner of Moss Street, and is a great Ornament to this Part of the town, presenting a most imposing appearance on approaching it from the east, opposite to the Steeple and on the East Side, are the Coffee Room Buildings, a splendid row of three Storey high houses which have been much and justly admired, And includes in them a very extensive and Comfortable reading Room:- On Market days the Concourse of People in this part of the town is Almost incredible, and presents to the Stranger a very interesting, Although Sometimes jostling Scene. This place is also the Principal resort for the Working Class, and idlers of the Town, where they Congregate largely on the evenings._ |
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[Page] 90 -- Plan 12. 2. 14. -- Trace 14 -- TOWN OF PAISLEY
Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 19 - Town of Paisley, OS1/26/19
This volume contains information on place names found in the town of Paisley.
Ordnance Survey - Renfrew 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 Renfrew, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.