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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
TOWN HALL [West Wemyss] Town Hall
Town Hall
Town Hall
T. Bywater Esq
Mr Hendy [--] manufacturer
Mr Melvill coal agent
032 [Situation] In the village of West Wemyss
A very old building in the centre of West Wemyss where the Magistrates of the Baronial Burgh of Wemyss hold council & transact public business
GASOMETER [West Wemyss] Gasometer
Gasometer
Gasometer
T. Bywater Esq
Mr Hendry
Mr Melvill
032 [Situation] In the village of West Wemyss
A small gasworks on the S. [South] side of the Townhall which supplies West Wemyss with Gas
BASIN [West Wemyss] Basin
Basin
Basin
T. Bywater Esq
J Bywater Esq
Mr Melvill
032 [Situation] At the W. [West] end of the village of West Wemyss
A small piece of land taken from the shore fenced in with masonry into which the tide is allowed to flow till the time of High Water, when a sluice is lowered to retain the water, which at low water is used for cleansing the Harbour

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