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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN STREET [Largs] | John Street John Street John Street |
John Boyd Esq Plan of Broomfields Rvd [Reverend] Mr Douie |
003 | A Straight Street leading from the Turnpike Road South of Largs to the Shore at Broomfields and nearly parallel to Charles Street. |
| HILL STREET [Largs] | Hill Street Hill Street Hill Street |
John Boyd Esq Plan of Broomfields Revd [Reverend] Mr Douie |
003 | A curved Street leading from Charles Street to May Street, it is intersected midway by John Street - and lies at the east Side of Broomfields |
| CURLING HALL | Curling Hall Curling Hall Curling Hall |
John Boyd Esq Plan of Town Revd [Reverend ]Mr Douie |
003 | A handsome building in the Broomfields, with well ornnamented enclosures, tho' [though] Small. Messrs Underwood Beith and others remember Seeing cairns on the Site of the present gardens of this building, there was also a "Standing Stone", which was removed from its original place and fixed in a wall in the garden with a latin inscription- It is not many feet from its original site.* |
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[Page] 94There is an artificial curling Pond in
the garden, on an approved plan, where
ice is formed fit for use in one night, when the
Thermometer stands at 32 ° of Fahrenheit
There is also an excellent Bowling Green
Curling Hall - Described elsewhere in this N. [Name] Book D.H.
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NRS - Moderator, DANIALSAN, KatherineS
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