OS1/13/121/98
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WORKING MEN'S REFRESHMENT AND READING ROOMS | Working Men's Refreshment & Reading Rooms | Name on building James Dick (Waiter) Peter Carmichael |
035 | [Situation] On the S. [South] side of High St Part of a dwelling house rented by a company of persons, & used as refreshment & [reading] rooms for the WorKing classes |
| BRANCH OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF SCOTLAND | Branch Bank of the Commercial Bank of Scotland | D.G. Rutherford (Agent) Mr Beveridge Baillie Bonnar |
035 | [Situation] On the S. [South] side of Abbot st A branch bank of the [Commercial] Bank of Scotland, situate in Abbey Street, the building is [the] property of the Governors & Company. |
| KING'S CELLAR | Kings Cellar The Magazine |
Revd [Reverend] P. Chalmers' Histy [History] of Dunfermline Mr Paton Senr [Senior] (Wooers alley) Mr Morrison (Burgh Treasurer) Mr John Scotland Mr John Wilson |
035 | [Situation] S. [South] of the Abbey Pend A vaulted apartment at the S E [South East] of the remains of the Palace, The Revd [Reverend] Chalmers in his Hist [History] of Dunfermline says "at the S.E [South East] angle inside (of [the] Palace) a flight of steps leads down a large sunk & vaulted apartment commonly called the Magazine, in consequence it is [said] of a party of soldiers quartered in the town in the year of rebellion (1745) having been permitted to store their powder [there]. It was long thought to have been the King's Kitchen, & is sometimes so styled, but this is obviously a mistake. It [was] clearly the Kings Cellar or store room & was [anciently] so designated" |
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Ph [Parish] of Dunfermline
[Note above Commercial Bank entry] -- Trace 14
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For situations see Town Plan - http://maps.nls.uk/view/74415326Words lost in fold of page.
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