OS1/11/70/33

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  2. Ordnance Survey Name Books
  3. Midlothian OS Name Books, 1852-1853
  4. Midlothian, volume 70
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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
ELMFIELD FOUNDRY (Iron) Elm-field Foundry Name on Premises
D. Purcell		 [Situation] North Side of New Mills Road
A foundryfor the manufacture of Cast Iron, Fire Grates, &c the property of the Duke of Buccleuch and occupied by David Purcell.
BUCCLEUCH CHURCH [Dalkeith] Church
Church
Church
Buccleuch Church		 Mr Fairbairn
R. Patterson
T. Cowan
George Gray. Commercial Bank
George Watson. Chamerlains office		 [Situation] On the west Side of the Town of DalKeith
A large stone building erected by the Duke of Buccleuch, it is in contemplation to divide the Parish of Dalkeith into two under the names of Dalkeith & Buccleuch and this buildg [building] is intended as the Parish Church of Buccleuch. Abridged Out: from Stat: acct [Statistical Account] of Dalkeith 1844.
An elegant church of the early English Gothic style built in 1840 by the Duke of Buccleuch in a commanding site at the head of the town. It is in the form of a cross and seated for about 950 persons, and intended for the accommodation of Members of the Establishd [Established] Church.

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Parish of Dalkeith

Buccleuch Church [notes]
Iron/OMO [Ordnance Mapping Office]

Quoad Sacra Church ? o.m.o [ordnance mapping office]

This church is at present occupied
instead of the parish church the latter
being undergoing repairs. Arrangements
are in progress by the Duke of Buccleuch
of erecting part of the town of DalKeith & district
adjoining into a Quoad Sacra parish of
which this church is to be the parish
church. The parish is to be designated Buccleuch Parish Quoad Sacra

Just so far as the place is provided
and people may come but they
are not driven to it to fill
the church S.R.

Transcriber's notes

This Name Book refers to Dalkeith 1852 - Sheet 2
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056

  Transcribers who have contributed to this page.

Bizzy- Moderator, Molly Miller

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Dalkeith Parish, Midlothian County, Newbattle Parish

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