OS1/11/70/108

List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
CHOIR Remains of St Nicholas's Kirk [Dalkeith] Choir Steele's Stat acct [Statistical account] of the Parish of DalKeith Under the head of Antiquities - it is mentioned in the Stat Acct [Statistical Account] - that the principal object in the parish entitled to notice under the head of antiquities is the ancient choir attached to the parish Church. It is 44 feet long by 27 feet wide and is built in a more ornamental style than the body of the church. It contains within its area the Statues of one of the Earls of Morton and his lady, reclining on a pedestal. It has long been unroofed, but it is worthy of careful preservation as a venerable relic of the olden time.

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List of Names collected by S Carson c/a [Civilian Assistant]

[Parish] DalKeith

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This Name Book refers to Dalkeith 1852 - Sheet 2
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056

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