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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| WHITE HOUSE LOAN | White House Loan White House Loan |
Corner TicKet Inscriptn. [Inscription] on Lamp posts |
[Situation] At the west Side of St Margarets Convent A Short wide road extending from Bruntsfield Links to Grange Loan |
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| ST MARGARET'S CONVENT | St. Margarets Convent & Chapel St. Margarets Convent & Chapel |
The Superiress of the Convent Robert Goodman |
[Situation] 12 Chains South of Bruntsfield House. This Convent was established here in 1834. It was originally a dwelling house & was called the White House It was purchased at the above period by Bishop Gillis who by considerable additions & alterations made it suitable for its present purpose a handsome Chapel was also built and finished in 1835 It is a handsome structure of the Saxon Style but small & suitable as a private Chapel for the Small Convent. The principle object of this establishment is a boarding for the education of girls. the school is well attended polite & useful education is given. |
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| CHAPEL [St Margaret's Convent] | St. Margarets Convent & Chapel St. Margarets Convent & Chapel |
The Superiress of the Convent Robert Goodman |
006 | [Situation] 12 Chains South of Bruntsfield House. a handsome Chapel was also built and finished in 1835 It is a handsome structure of the Saxon Style but small & suitable as a private Chapel for the Small Convent. |
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[Page] 10Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1851 - Sheet 43OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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Bizzy- Moderator, Douglas Montgomery
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