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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BISHOPFIELD PRINT WORKS | Bishopfield Print WorKs Bishopfield Print WorKs Bishopfield Print WorKs |
Revd [Reverend] James Aitken Mr A Hamilton, Town Clerk Mr James Hamilton |
018 | A large Collection of Stone Buildings which extend from the Townhead Bridge, along the Kilmarnock Water Side to Menford Lane, the Articles principally printed here are Shawls, Plaids, Dresses etc on Silk, Cotton, and Woollen, - Messrs Brown, Merry and McGregor are Proprietors and Occupiers |
| MENFORD LANE [Kilmarnock] | Menford Lane Menford Lane Menford Lane |
Revd [Reverend] James Aitken Mr A. Hamilton, Town Clerk Mr James Hamilton |
018 | Extends from High Street to the Kilmarnock Water. Consists of houses One and two Storeys high, thatched and in Middling repair, principally Occupied by Operatives. The lane has taken its name, it is Said, from the Circumstance of its formerly being the property of a family named Menford. |
| THE BLACK ROCK | The Black Rock The Black Rock The Black Rock |
Revd [Reverend] James Aitken Mr A. Hamilton, Town Clerk Mr James Hamilton |
018 | A Well Known and very large Stratafied bed of Rock which extends across the Kilmarnock Water, a little South of the Milldam erected for the Bishopfield Print Works, So Called from its very dark Appearance, the RocK formed a Waterfall of About 6 feet , nearly perpendicular. |
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