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List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
SIGNAL TOWER	Signal Tower Signal Tower	Robert Grant, Giles St Mr Christopher		[Situation] At the N.W. [North West] Corner of Tower Street. A large round Tower at one time used as a wind mill, but now Converted into a Signal Tower to apprise the surrounding inhabitants what ship Comes into Leith Roads, and harbour, by means of different Kinds of Signal Flags
TIMBER BUSH	Timber Bush Timber Bush Timber Bush	Corner Ticket Robert Grant P.O. [Post Office] Directory		[Situation] About 8 chs [chains] E. [East] of the Custom House. This name formerly applied to a district bounded, by (the houses along) the shore - Bernard Street, The sea, and extended to Constitution Street but now it applies, chiefly to a lane or street, leading off Bernard Street to Tower Street, the houses along it, are generally used as stores,

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This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 13
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1:1056

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