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List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
EDINBURGH PRISON	Edinburgh Prison			[continued from Page 77] Alon the Street line are apartments for the turnkeys. behind [---] with An Area intervening is the "West Division" (See descrip) [description] [---] this are a number of small "Airing Yards, farther back is the Governors house,, West is the middle division or female ward, sometimes called Bridewell it is separated from the West Division by a high Spiked wall, eastward is the East Division (See desciption) This jail has classified wards is clean and well managed [well] ventilated and possesses facilities for approved prison discipline Above the main entrance is an inscription as follows Erected By Parliamentary Commissioners at the Expense of the City And County of Edinburgh Aided by Government Anno 1816 Archibald Elliot Architect

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[Page] 78 Parish of the City of Edinburgh

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

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