OS1/11/105/41 | ScotlandsPlaces

List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
TANNER'S CLOSE	Tanner's Close Tanner's Close	Name above entrance P.O. [Post Office] Directory		[Situation] Leaving the N. [North] side of West Port, A narrow dirty irregular close leading from the north side of West Port and leads into the north end of Bairds Close in it are the ruins of old houses there are also some delapedated houses tenanted by poor people. In this Hare the partner of the murderer Burke lived
CHALMERS TERRITORIAL FREE CHURCH AND SCHOOL	Chalmers Territorial Free Church and School	Mr Foulis Teacher Mr Robertson Shopkeeper		[Situation] On the South side of West Port. A small plain edefice partaKing a little of the Gothic style. It is three stories high, the first is a school capable of holding 400 pupils, but at present the average number is only 280 who receives an English education. The middle one is The Church, it is seated for about 600 persons and the third storey is occupied by the person who taKes care of the whole of the apartments.

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Parish of St Cuthbert

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

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