OS1/11/70/46

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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
SCIENTIFIC HALL formerly Jail or Tolbooth [Dalkeith] Scientific Hall formerly Jail or Tolbooth G Watson
G Gray
A Patterson		 [Situation] South side of High St.
This is a plain old building containing on the ground floor two apartmts [apartments] occupied by the Keeper Mr A Patterson. On the floor above are two rooms the principal of which is used as a lecture room by a Scientific Association & is called by that body Scientific Hall. This building formerly used as the Jail and Court Room & still called by the inhabitants the Old Jail the date of which is unknown.
JAIL [Dalkeith] [Situation] South side of High St.
This is a plain old building containing on the ground floor two apartmts [apartments] occupied by the Keeper Mr A Patterson. On the floor above are two rooms the principal of which is used as a lecture room by a Scientific Association & is called by that body Scientific Hall. This building formerly used as the Jail and Court Room & still called by the inhabitants the Old Jail the date of which is unknown.
TOLBOOTH [Dalkeith] [Situation] South side of High St.
This is a plain old building containing on the ground floor two apartmts [apartments] occupied by the Keeper Mr A Patterson. On the floor above are two rooms the principal of which is used as a lecture room by a Scientific Association & is called by that body Scientific Hall. This building formerly used as the Jail and Court Room & still called by the inhabitants the Old Jail the date of which is unknown.

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[Page] 46
Parish of Dalkeith

Page in F. [Form] 136
109 - Scientific Hall formerly Jail or Tolbooth

[notes]
It is known that it was used as a Prison, but
there is nothing said respecting Tolbooth in these
remarks - nor in the Statistical Account of
Scotland - DalKeith - page 531
OMO [Ordnance Mapping Office]

The Keeper ?
Keeper of the hall ?

Leith Statistical Account page 531

Transcriber's notes

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

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Bizzy- Moderator, George Burgess

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Dalkeith Parish, Midlothian County, Newbattle Parish

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