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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARR'S BRAE FOOT | Barr's Brae Foot Barr's Brae Foot |
Corner Ticket Town Officer |
002.11 | A Street leading from the head of Princes Street immediately at the Railway Station, to Ropework Lane. It is wholly paved. |
| BARR'S BRAE | Barr's Brae Barr's Brae Barr's Brae |
Mr Simple. Druggest Mr Anderson. High Holm Mr Buchan, Town Clerk |
002.11 | A very steep Road extending from the bridge at the Railway Station to the farm house of Whitecroft at the top of a high Range of hills. A Mr Barr was until recently the principal proprietor of the lands here, hence the name |
| RAILWAY STATION [Port Glasgow] | Station | 002.11 | To the N.E. [North East] of this is the Station The dotted line on each side of the Rails represents the drop of the projecting Roofs. | |
| HOOD'S WELL | Hood's Well | Mr Hood, Founder of it inscribed on Stone. | 002.11 | A small trough into which the water is conducted by a pump On the South edge of it is a hewn Free Stone having the name inscribed on it. It was erected by the present Station Master whose name is Kerr To the N.E. [North East] of this is the Station The dotted line on each side of the Rails represents the drop of the projecting Roofs. |
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[Page] 24Plan 2.11 No 15 Trace 4 Pt. [Port] Glasgow
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Nora Edwards, NRS - Moderator, GreenflyNZ, DANIALSAN, E Leonard
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