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List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
EDINBURGH GAS WORKS	Edinburgh Gas Works Edinburgh Gas Works	Mr Aitken Clerk of Works Mr R Blyth Inspector of Streets		[Situation] On East side of Tolbooth Wynd Large Gas Works erected by a company of subscribers who were incorporated by act of parliament in the year 1818, The buildings are sustantial and in good repair, consisting of retorts, Gasometers, Lime and Engine houses, sheds and condensers.The chimney which conveys the smoke from the works is very remarkable being about 330 feet high The streets and houses of the city generally are supplied with gas from here, by the cubic foot, and at prices varying according to circumstance,

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Parish of Canongate

This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 30
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056

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