OS1/10/12/71
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THRESHIE'S CLOSE | Threshie's Close | John H. Bell English Street, Mr. McGowan Builder Dumfries |
055 | A dirty narrow irregular close leading from St. Michael Street to The Dock. The houses are of an inferior class one &. two Storeys high. The houses are principally let as lodging houses to women of degraded character. The property of Mrs. Threshie |
| DOCK WELL | Dock Well | John H. Bell English Street Map of Dumfries & Maxwelltown 1819 |
055 | A good Spring well Situated on the East side of the Dock |
| SWANS VENNEL | Swans Vennel | John H. Bell English Street | 055 | A short narrow lane leading from St. Michael Street to The Dock. It is well paved & clean |
| THE STANK | The Stank | Robert Kemp Esqr High Street Dumfries William Wilson Town Office High Street Dumfries |
055 | This applies to a small portion of the River Nith where a part of the quay forms an angle & where coal boats are usually moored to unload their Cargoes. This name originally applied to a small drain in which a small stream flowed across the Dock from the Dock Well to the river. it is now applied by Sailors &. others to the part of the river above described near which the same stream issues from a covered drain in the Nith. |
Continued entries/extra info
Town of Dumfries -- 5 feet Scale -- Sheet No 6 --List of Names collected by C.A. [Civilian Assistant] James Carpenter -- May 1850 [Page] 71Trace No. 8
[Parish] Dumfries
[Object]
Threshie's Close -- A close
Dock Well -- A well
Swans Vennel -- A lane
The Stank -- Part of the river
[Note Threshie's Close ] See Name List
of Plan B for this Name
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