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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| PORTOBELLO | Portobello. | Mr N. Comrie 9 High Street Portobello Mr. Allan. High Street Portobello Mr. Gray. W.S. Burn House Portobello | 003 | A very handsome town situated on the sea coast. about 3 miles from Edinburgh; with an extensive embayed sweep of a beautiful sand-belted Sea. and the favourite watering place of Edinburgh. Its manufactores are of Considerable extent. They consist of, glass, soap, lead, delph. paper. Bricks and tiles of every description and various other works. The first house erected in Portobello was a small cottage, still standing on the South side of the High Street. built by a Sailor who was engaged in the Capture of the South American port which bears the Same Name in 1739. Portobello has Since that time greatly extended, and will soon be one of the handsomest towns in Scotland The local affairs of the town are conducted under the government of a Provost. two Bailies. and 6 Councillors. |
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