OS1/15/25/93
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL [PARISH] | School | Mr John Steele schoolmaster Mr James Dall Mr James Hislop Statistical acct. [Account] |
002 | A Commodious School-room attached to the schoolmasters' residence on the North side of Westgate. The master's salary is the Maximum i.e. £34.4.4 1/2d; Fees £30, together with the legal accommodations; the number of Scholars is 70: 60 male and ten female Scholars. The Schoolmaster is Mr John Steele. |
| COUNCILHALL | Councilhall | Mr John Steele schollmaster Mr James Dall Mr James Hislop Statistical acct. [Account] |
002 | A House at the East end of High street in Quality street. the ground floor is used as shops, the upper is the Councilhall where the Burgh business is transacted. Conjoined is a Reading Room; a prison Consisting of one apartment for debtors and two apartments beneath for Criminal offenders, in tolerable condition. The Burgh officer is the Gaoler - "who, in his own person embodies the entire police of the Burgh". |
| BURGH SCHOOL | Burgh School | Mr John Steele schoolmaster Mr James Dall Mr James Hislop Statistical acct. [Account] |
002 | A House at the West end of High Street at its Junction with Westgate, built in 1830 and endowed by the Burgh, to remedy the deficiencies of the Parochial School. These deficiencies having been removed by the appointment of a Competent schoolmaster to the Par. [Parish] School, the Burgh school was suppressed and is now used for Public Lectures, Concerts, sales, etc. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 93Plan 2.C. -- Parish of North Berwick
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Moira L- Moderator, DANIALSAN, Kate51- Moderator, Ian Anderson
Location information for this page.
Linked mapsheets.
