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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST JOHN STREET [Ayr] | Nil | Hugh Miller Alexander Fullarton J. J. McDerment |
033 | [Situation] Extends from Fort Street to Sandgate Street. This is a small thoroughfare with few houses in it. |
| NEW BRIDGE STREET [Ayr] | Nil | Hugh Miller Alexander Fullarton J. J. McDerment |
033 | [Situation] Extends from South end of New Bridge to the Western Bank & Police Office. This Street which is a prolongation of Sandgate Street is a very superior one and although of no great length it has some of the best houses and Shops [the] town, in it, it is well lit with Gas. |
| Site of MALT CROSS | Nil | Hugh Miller Alexander Fullarton J. J. McDerment |
033 | [Situation] junction of High Street with New Bridge Street. The Malt Cross of Ayr - where all proclamations were made stood at the junction of High Street with New Bridge Street, it was removed when the New Bridge was built in 1778. Coins of Charles ll found at its base indicate its having been erected during [his] reign. Maggie Osborne was burnt for Witchcraft at this Cross about the end of the 16th Century. - |
| SANDGATE STREET [Ayr] | Nil | Hugh Miller Alexander Fullarton J. J. McDerment |
033 | [Situation] Extends from South end of Fort Street to the Western Bank & Police Office at the Commencement of New Bridge Street. This Street ranks next after Hig[h Street] in importance from its length & spacious[ness] & also from the character of building [in] it is a great thoroughfare and is on[e of] the principal entrances to the town fr[om the] South. |
| Branch of the CITY OF GLASGOW BANK [Sandgate Street; kyr] | Nil | Hugh Miller Alexander Fullarton J. J. McDerment |
033 | [Situation] West Side of Sandgate Street. This building is well adapted for its use as a bank. 3 Stories high built of stone and has a handsome front to the street. |
| Branch of the BANK OF SCOTLAND [Sandgate Street; Ayr] | Nil | Hugh Miller Alexander Fullarton J. J. McDerment |
033 | [Situation] West Side of Sandgate Street. This building is well adapted for its use as a bank. 3 Stories high built of stone and has a handsome front to the street. |
| POST OFFICE [Sandgate Street; Ayr] | Nil | Hugh Miller Alexander Fullarton J. J. McDerment |
033 | [Situation] East side of Sandgate Street. This is rather a small building but well suited to its use as a Post Office |
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Some words in Description are lost in the tight binding of right margin.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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