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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
BAIRD'S CLOSE Baird's Close
Baird's Close
Name above entrance
Post Office Directory
[Situation] Leaving the N. [North] side of West Port.
A dirty irregular close extending from West Port to King's Stables in it are a Tanners and curriers works drying sheds, also a butchers slaughter house. It abounds dung &c, other nusance.
KING'S STABLES King's Stables
King's Stables
Corner Ticket
Post Office Directory
[Situation] Leaving the Western Extremety of the Grass Market.
This name applies to an irregular half street, extending from end of West Port and Grass Market to the King's Bridge. In it a slaughterhouse and other works.
SLAUGHTER HOUSES (Disused) [King's Stables] Slaughter Houses (Disused) Mr Paterson
Police Surveyor
[Situation] On the South side of King's Stables.
A number of houses enclosing a square yard used as a slaughtering place. The houses are a sort of sheds divided into stalls, lately new slaughter houses have been built consequently this one is not to be used again. They have converted it into stables and store yard.

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Parish of St Cuthbert

King's Stables [note]
If this name applies
to the houses it should be written to them
in Roman print
O.M.O [Ordnance Mapping Office]

Slaughter Houses (Disused) [note]
Should not there be shown as
Stables and Store yard. See the description
O,M,O [Ordnance Mapping Office]

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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