OS1/11/100/73
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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GOVERNOR'S HOUSE | Governor's House Governor's House |
W. MacPherson H. Brown |
[Situation] the S W. [South West] End of Edinburgh Prison A small but handsome castellated building in the S. [South] Western portion of the Edinburgh Prison it is set apart as the residence of the governor of the prison for the time being. |
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THE BRIDEWELL or MIDDLE DIVISION (Female Wards) [Edinburgh Prison] | The Bridewell or Middle Division (female wards) The Bridewell or Middle Division (female wards) |
W. MacPherson H. Brown |
[Situation] The Middle Portion of Edinburgh Prison A large building of a Semi-Circular form, it has five floors the highest one is used as Store Rooms and an hospital, All round on each floor at the middle of the breadth is a corridor with cells on each side lighted respectively from the interior & exterior of the curvature. This prison is altogether set apart for females. It Contains 185 habitable cells. but no Solitary Confinement |
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[Page] 73Parish of the City of Edinburgh
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 30OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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Bizzy- Moderator, Molly Miller
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