OS1/11/100/76

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  2. Ordnance Survey Name Books
  3. Midlothian OS Name Books, 1852-1853
  4. Midlothian, volume 100
  5. OS1/11/100/76
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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
WEST DIVISION (Criminal) [Edinburgh Prison] West Division (Criminal)
West Division (Criminal)		 William MacPherson
H. Brown		 [Situation] Western Portion of Edinburgh Prison
A rectangular building 4 stories high, [appropriated] as the male criminal department, the under story is set apart for the Confinement of those who are awaiting [there] trials. In this building [---] 126 Cells for Solitary Confinement And 2 large Class Rooms [on] top.
AIRING YARDS [Edinburgh Prison] Airing Yards
Airing Yards		 William MacPherson
H. Brown		 [Situation] In Edinburgh Prison.
Two ranges of sheds behind the "West Division, having small yards attached in which the prisoners are put for the purpose of breaking stones for macadamization, &c

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Parish of the City of Edinburgh

Transcriber's notes

Words lost in fold

This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 30
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056

  Transcribers who have contributed to this page.

Bizzy- Moderator, Molly Miller

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Leith - South Parish, Midlothian County

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