OS1/11/105/165
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CRAWFORD'S CLOSE | Crawfords Close Crawfords Close |
TicKet at entrance Post Office Directory |
[Situation] On the N. [North] side of Grass Market A dirty irregular close. The houses [are] old, and in bad repair occupied [by the] poorer class of work people situated [on the] north side of the Grass Market |
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BROWN'S CLOSE | Brown's Close Brown's Close |
TicKet at entrance Post office Directory |
[Situation] On the N. [North] Side of Grass Market A dirty narrow close ascending [---] acclivity towards the castle [Road] houses are mostly occupied [---] at the north end of the close a few small old houses [which] approached by a steep ascent [---] stone steps leading thereto [they] are occupied by work people of [the] poorest class the dwellings are [---] most squalid appearance. |
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GLADSTONE'S CLOSE | Gladstone's Close Gladstone Close |
TicKet at entrance Post Office Directory |
[Situation] On the N. [North] side of Grass Market A narrow close in which are [---] stables & other houses occupied [---] rooms for various purposes. |
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[Page] 165Parish of the City of Edinburgh
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
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