OS1/11/105/117
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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BEE HIVE INN | Bee Hive Inn Bee Hive Inn |
Sign board Mr. Brownlee (Innkeeper) |
[Situation] On the N. [North] Side of the Grass MarKet A small Inn two Stories high [and in] good repair on the north side [of] the GrasmarKet, It is licensed [to] Sell WhisKey Porter and [ale] the occupier Mr. Brownlee [Keeps] good lodgings and Stables |
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BLACK BULL INN [Grass Market] | Black Bull Inn Black Bull Inn |
Sign board Smith occupier |
[Situation] On the N. [North] Side of the Grass Market A good house three Stories high [on] the north Side of the Grasmarket Licensed to sell all kinds [---] The occupier Mr Smith [Keeps] lodgings and good Stables It is about 50 or 60 years Standing. |
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THE FARMER'S REST [P.H., King's Stables] | The Farmer's Rest The Farmer's Rest |
Name above door Mr Ormiston |
[Situation] On the S. [South] Side of the Kings Stables A Small house one Story high [---] in the Kings Stables licensed to [sell] Porter and Spirits, Occupier [---] It is said that in this house, the [---] Ramsay of Barnton made [---] which purchased the Barnton [---] |
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P.H. [The Farmer's Rest, King's Stables] | The Farmer's Rest The Farmer's Rest |
Name above door Mr Ormiston |
[Situation] On the S. [South] Side of the Kings Stables A Small house one Story high [---] in the Kings Stables licensed to [sell] Porter and Spirits, Occupier [---] It is said that in this house, the [---] Ramsay of Barnton made [---] which purchased the Barnton [---] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 117Parish of The City of Edinburgh
The Farmer's Rest [note]
This house has frequently
Changed its name the name
it is Known by at present is
not of long Standing & little Known
to the public Therefore its better to
write P. H. only on Plan,
Transcriber's notes
Words lost in foldThis Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 35
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Bizzy- Moderator, Douglas Montgomery
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