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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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HARPER'S COURT | Harper's Court | Ticket above the Entry Andrew Guthrie St Andrew Street William Millar St Andrew Street |
[Situation] On the North Side of St Andrew Street. A Small Court approached through an entry from the North Side of St Andrew Street. The houses are 2 storeys high in middling repair. Occupied by Mechanics etc. |
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FLESH MARKET [Riddle's Close] | Flesh Market | Ticket above Entry Andrew Guthrie Mr. Millar Mr Turnbull Session Clerk Edinbr [Edinburgh] & Leith Directory |
[Situation] On the S.E. [South East] Side of Riddles Close & between St Andrew Street & Tolbooth Wynd. A tolerable building situated betwixt Tolbooth Wynd snd St Andrew Street and on the East Side of Riddles Close. It is well fitted up with Stalls etc. on the south Side of it are 2 apartments used as the Fish and Fowl Markets. The Soup Kitchen was at one time kept here but long since given up. This building was built in 1819 by the town Council. |
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[Page] 3Parish of South Leith
Harper's Court Object: Court
Flesh Market Object: Market Building
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