OS1/11/83/51
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEITH ENGINE WORKS | Leith Engine Works Leith Engine Works Leith Engine Works |
The Clerk of the Works Card of the Company Post Office Directory |
[Situation] About 10 chains East South East from North Leith Free Church An extensive establishment for the manufacture of Locomotive, Marine, and Stationary Engines, with an Iron and Brass Foundry attached. A number of the Locomotives used on the Scotch and English Railways are manufactured here. The premises are large and commodious, and well fitted up. with machinery &c. It is a branch establishment, belonging to the Messrs Hawthorn of Newcastle, the well known engineers. |
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[Page] 51Parish of South Leith
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This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 12OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1:1056
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