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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLOOMGATE | Bloomgate | Name on corner of Bloomgate. Mr R. Smith. Provost Mr Gray. Rector Grammar School Mr Annan. Town Clerk Mr Ballantyne. Postmaster |
025.15 | This street "connects High Street and West Port but how to account for its name is puzzling. It is quite contiguous to the ancient monastery, and may originally have been so called from some circumstances connected with that monkish establishment in ruder ages" - History of Lanark. It contains several good houses and shops, all 2, 3 and a few 4 storeys, is well lit with gas but the formation of its line of street is very irregular. |
| CROSS (Site of) [Lanark] | Cross | Name on corner of Bloomgate. Mr R. Smith. Provost Mr Gray. Rector Grammar School Mr Annan. Town Clerk Mr Ballantyne. Postmaster |
025.15 | The Cross, from which all the streets diverge, was removed in 1774. - It was a building of a circular form with a flat roof whence arose a stone pillar, in the top of which was placed the figure of a unicorn. - The roof was reached by a spiral stair inside and here the magistrates used to ascend and drink to the health of their sovereign on the anniversary of his birthday. - Hist. [History] of Lanark |
| FALLS OF CLYDE INN [Lanark] | Falls of Clyde Inn | Name on corner of Bloomgate. Mr R. Smith. Provost Mr Gray. Rector Grammar School Mr Annan. Town Clerk Mr Ballantyne. Postmaster |
025.15 | This is a good Inn with stables and out offices attached. It is the property of Mr. Lawrie, Auctioneer, Lanark. |
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