OS1/11/105/223
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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COWAN'S CLOSE | Cowans Close Cowans Close |
Name above Entrance Post Office Directory |
[Situation] S. [South] Side of Cowgate A dirty close [communicating] with Hume's Close, it [contains] some Stables & a few dwellings of inferior order |
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WRIGHT'S CLOSE | Wright's Close Wright's Close |
Name above Entrance Post Office Directory |
[Situation] S. [South] Side of Cowgate A short close or passage approaching a Common [Stair] of a house on the South Side of Cowgate. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 223152
Parish of The City of Edinburgh
Transcriber's notes
Words lost in foldThis Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 35
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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Bizzy- Moderator, Douglas Montgomery
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