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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNT VERNON COLLIERY | Mount Vernon Colliery Mount Vernon Colliery Mount Vernon Colliery |
Colliery Map William Reid Manager Thomas Banks Overseer |
007.13 | A large Coal-field partly in this pqrish & partly in Old Monkland parish. The extent of the workings is shewn in Yellow on Examination Traces. There are two pits in use on this Colliery. There is also an old pit (No.9) used for pumping out water from the workings. This Colliery has been 30 Years in use. Wrought by the proprietor A. Buchanan Esq., in Company with others. The underground workings extend [to] Baillieston in Old Monkland. |
| PALACE PIT | Palace Pit (Coal No.3 Palace Pit Palace Pit Do |
Colliery Map William Reid, Manager Thomas Banks, Overseer |
007.13 | A Coal Pit on Mount Vernon Colliery, the first opened for the works. Wrought by A. Buchanan Esq. |
| SCHOOL | School School School |
Walter Buchanan, Teacher R. Rennie, Tollcross R.Baird, Factor |
07.13 | A house rented by the Kirk Session of Shettleston. There is no other support from the Parish, the schoolmaster's salary being wholly derived from the pupils. |
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