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List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
HIGH STREET	High Street High Street	Corner TicKet Name on Lamp post		[Situation] Leading Easterly from the Lawn Market This name applies to the principal and most interesting part of the main Street. It is the continuation eastward of Lawn MarKet to a part of the street usually called Netherbow the continuation westward of which is called Canongate. It is a wide and well paved street and being situated along the highest part of a ridge of high ground is therefore well drained. The houses are four to seven storeys high and though it is part of the oldest place in the city yet most of the houses are much altered & improved since their original Consruction and are of a tolerable good class. All the lower storeys and many under ground storeys are used as shops. A great amount of business in the retail trade being done here; Many of the upper storeys are also used as ware rooms & shops; also great many hotels & Taverns & public houses. There are also many shops in the following lines of business viz. Grocers, BaKers, Provision dealers, Drapers, Clothiers, Boot & ShoemaKers and Public houses. The ground each side of this street is sloping with a considerable declivity down which are many closes with lofty houses on each side.

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Parish of the City of Edinburgh

This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 35
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056

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