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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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ADVOCATE'S CLOSE | Advocate's Close Advocate's Close |
TicKet Board P. [Post] Office Directory |
[Situation] Leaving the N. [North] side of High Street A close & well paved close leading from High Street to Warriston Brae. The houses are old & generally five storeys high having wooden projections or additions overhanging the close. Occupied by WorK people of different employments. |
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ROXBURGH'S CLOSE | Roxburgh Close Roxburgh's Close Roxburgh's Close |
TicKet Board P.O. [Post Office] Directory 1850-1 Maitlands Hist. of Ed. [History of Edinburgh] |
[Situation] Leaving the N. [North] side of High Street A narrow close well paved and clean extending from High Street by a steep declivity. The houses which front the close are mostly store rooms. |
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[Page] 140Parish of the City of Edinburgh
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This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 35OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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