OS1/11/105/192
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| LOCK-UP HOUSE | Edinburgh Lockup House Lock-up-house |
Mr. Allen Keeper Chambers Reekiana Page 73. |
[Situation] On the E. [East] side of Parliament House A small plain building 3 stories high erected in 1823 at the expense of the County as a temporary Prison, for prisoners whoes trials are going on, or remanded either in the County Court or City Chambers, or Police Court, It was in this Prison where the unfortunate & wretched villians BurKe and Brueson spent their last night in this world. |
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| FORRESTER'S WYND | Forrester's Wynd Forrester's Wynd |
Corner Ticket P.O. [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] Leaving the N. [North] side of Cowgate A short dirty close on the North side of Cowgate, The houses of which are three and four stories high inhabited by worKing people |
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[Page] 192Parish 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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