OS1/11/100/52
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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REGENT ARCH | Regent Arch Regent Arch Regent Arch |
Corner Ticket William Buchanan Peter Wilson Regent Arch |
[Situation] Under Regent Bridge This name applies to [---] extent of the Street of [---] which extends under the [---] Bridge and also to a short [extent] north & south of the [---] There are two Shops on the [---] Side of the arch Known by [---] name and one on the [South] |
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REGENT BRIDGE | Regent Bridge Regent Bridge |
William Buchanan St Ninians Row Peter Wilson Regent Arch |
[Situation] Spans Low Calton in Waterloo Place A beautiful [ornament---] bridge in Waterloo Place Spanning Low Calton, [It] consists of one arch and has a Span of 50 feet [---] width and is about the Same in height, the ledges over this Arch Are Surmoun[ted] by Corinthian And Ionic ornamental pillars, intended to repre[sent] triumphal Arches (See description) This bridge was founded in 1815 And opened in 1819 |
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[Page] 52Parish of the City of Edinburgh
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Words lost in foldThis Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 30
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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Bizzy- Moderator, Molly Miller
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