OS1/11/105/214

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  3. Midlothian OS Name Books, 1852-1853
  4. Midlothian, volume 105
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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
MERCHANT STREET Merchant Street
Merchant Street		 Corner Tickets
Post Office Directory		 [Situation] E. [East] side of CandlemaKer Row.
A short Street of well constructed houses extending from Humes' Close to Candlemaker Row running under an arch of George IV Bridge
GEORGE IV BRIDGE George IV Bridge
George IV Bridge		 Corner Tickets
Name on Lamp Posts		 [Situation] Leaving the Lawn Market at Melbourne Place to the end of Candlemaker Row
This name applies to the bridge or viaduct which connects the High St. with the Southern Suburb, its foundation was laid in 1827. it consists of 10 Arches one of which spans the Cowgate.
BROWN'S SQUARE Brown's Square
Brown's Square		 Corner Tickets
Post Office Directory		 [Situation] On the East Side of of the S. [South] end of George IV Bridge
A small square on the east side of George IV Bridge. the houses are irregularly built but on the north side they appear well built and contain a few shops

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Parish of the City of Edinburgh

Transcriber's notes

This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 35
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056

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Bizzy- Moderator, Douglas Montgomery

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