OS1/11/9/73
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMBFOOT | Combfoot | Rev [Reverend] Andrew Duncan, Bridge End James Hislop, Mid Calder |
004 | This name applies to a few houses situated a short distance South West from Mid Calder they are in middling repair and occupied by 5 or 6 tenants. The property of Lord Torphichen |
| GAS WORKS [Midcalder] | Gas Works | Rev [Reverend] Andrew Duncan, Bridge End James Hislop, Mid Calder |
004 | A building erected some years ago for the purpose of supplying Mid Calder with gas; for which object a number of shareholders was acquired at the rate of £1.8.0 per share, some obtaining as many as 20 shares, but notwithstanding the speedy erection of the "works" it proved a complete failure, insomuch as it did not repay the shareholders one fraction, and the price of gas far exceeds that of any other Town. |
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[Page] 73P. [Plan] 4D List of Names collected by John E Darnan RS [Royal Sappers] & Miners
Trace 5
[Object for both names] House
[Parish] Mid Calder
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