OS1/11/105/188
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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ANDERSON'S CLOSE | Anderson's Close Anderson's Close |
TicKet Boards P.O. [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] Leaving the S. [South] side of Victoria St. A narrow close paved and middling clean extending from Cowgate to Victoria Street at the north east end is St. John's Church. The houses are two &three stories some are Kept as stores, others are inhabited by worKing people. |
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POLLOCK'S CLOSE | Pollock's Close Pollock's Close |
Name over the entrance Post Office Directory |
[Situation] Leaving the N. [North] side of Cowgate A narrow dirty close containing a few old house in an indifferent state of repairs |
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ALLISON'S CLOSE | Allison's Close Alisons Close |
Name over the entrance Post Office Directory |
[Situation] Leaving the N. [North] side of Cowgate. A narrow filthy close, the houses are old & in very bad order and the occupants are of the most wretched description |
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BAILIE'S COURT | Bailie's Court Bailie's Court |
Name over the entrance Post Office Directory |
[Situation] On the N. [North] side of Cowgate A small court in a miserable condition, containing a Rag Store &c. |
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[Page] 188Parish of the City of Edinburgh
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 35OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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