OS1/11/105/190
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIGNET HALL AND LIBRARY | Signet Hall & Library Signet Hall & Library Signet Hall & Library |
Mr. Laing Librarian Mr. Kerr Exchequeur Offices Mr. Brown W. S. [Writer to the Signet] County Hall |
[Situation] Near the S. W. [South West] corner of St. Giles's Church A handsome Grecian building which contains the Library of the writers to the Signet the apartments of which are exceedingly elegant particularly the upper one which is 140 feet wide having an eliptical arched roof supported by 24 fluted columns and 36 pilasters of the Corinthian order. The roof is divided into 3 compartments the centre one having a circular dome embellished with allegorical figures representing Apollo & the muses & some of the most illustrious British Poets Historians &, mathematicians underneath. this is another large hall very handsomely decorated the books are nicely arranged around these apartments the lower or underground story contains also several apartments where some of the library is kept & other property belonging to the institution the library contains upward of 50,000 volumes in all departments of literature. |
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[Page] 190Parish 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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