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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| WESTER CLOSE | Wester Close Wester Close |
Name above Entrance Post office Directory |
[Situation] On the North Side of West Port. A dirty irregular close or court (north side of Main Point) badly paved. In it are several stables &c. cow houses the houses are old and in bad repair. |
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| ST CUTHBERT'S CLOSE | Saint Cuthbert's Close St. Cuthbert's Entry St. Cuthbert's Close |
Name above entrance P.O. [Post Office] Directory Mr Blyth |
[Situation] Leaving the North Side of West Port. A dirty narrow and irregular built Close leading from West Port to Spittal Street. The houses are old and delapidated a few of which are thatched. The whole are from one to two stories high, occupied by poor worKing people. |
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| STEVENSON'S CLOSE | Stevenson's Close Stevenson's Close |
Name above entrance Post Office Directory |
[Situation] On the N. [North] side of West Port. An irregular court or close on the North side of West Port leading into a plot of waste ground, in it are a few houses. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 39Parish of St Cuthbert
St. Cuthbert's Close [note]
Should not the
apostrophe be
omitted ? See the
Parish name.
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Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 35OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Bizzy- Moderator, Brenda Meldrum
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