OS1/11/110/6
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE SILK MILLS (Disused) | Castle Silk Mills Castle Silk Mills |
Plan of City Mr. Bruce |
[Situation] 17 Chains SW by S. [South West by South] of St. Davids Church. An extensive and well ConStructed building built of white Sandstone part of it is 3 & part 4 Stories high, It is at present unoccupied. It was built for the purpose of a Silk manufactory & occupied as such until lately, It was fitted up with all the necessary machinery &c. these fixtures are now nearly all taken away and the building is now almost quite empty. |
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| UNION CANAL | Union Canal Union Canal Edinburgh & Glasgow Union Canal |
Mr. Thom coal merchant Map of City Printed notices Concerning the Canal |
[Situation] Leading in a S. [South] westerly direction from the S W [South West] Side of the City of Edinburgh This canal forms a communication between Edinburgh & Glasgow by means of Water carriage; It extends from the basin, Port Hopeton, at the end of Lothian Road to the Forth and Clyde Canal near the village of Camelon a distance of 31 1/2 miles after which the latter Canal becomes the means of Transit. The Union Canal is 5 feet deep 40 feet wide at the surface & 22 at the bottom It was commenced in 1818 & opened in 1822 the cost of construction was £400.000. |
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[Page] 6Parish of St. Cuthberts
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26 - Silk Mills
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 38OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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Bizzy- Moderator, Douglas Montgomery
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