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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
WATERLOO ROOMS AND HOTEL Waterloo Rooms and Hotel
Waterloo Rooms and Hotel
Waterloo Hotel
Waterloo News Room
Waterloo Rooms
Waterloo News Rooms
Waterloo Hotel
Mr. Harthill occup [occupier] of News Rooms
Mr. Rampling occ: [occupier] of the Hotel
Inscriptns [Inscriptions] on Building


P. O. [Post Office] Directory
[Situation] Nearly opposite General Post office
A large hotel having acCommodation of a Superior class for travellers It extends from Waterloo Place to the north [end] of Calton Place The 2 lower stories adjoining Calton Place are occupied as warehouses. The upper Storeys which are entered [from] Waterloo Place. There is a [large] room used occasionally as [lecture] room &, for exhibitions also for balls. There is also a large [News] room wherein most of the Newspapers of Great Britain &. Ireland are received, The News is supported by [subscribers] visitors. for a Single visit pay one penny [farthing] The occupier of the hotel is Mr. Rampling. That of the news Room [is] Messrs Harthill, and the concert Room [is] occupied Mr. Brydon

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Parish of the City of Edinburgh

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

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