OS1/11/105/86
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARLIAMENT HOUSE | Parliament House (1636) Parliament House (1636) Parliament House (1636) Parliament Hall Parliament House Parliament House Parliament House |
Mr Patterson, Town Survey Mr Blythe Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1845 Mr Kerr ClerK Exchr [Exchequer] Chambers Maitland's History MacDowal's Guide 1850 |
[Situation] On the South Side of High Street &. part of Parliament Square This building forms part of Parliament Square in High [St] and contains a handsome [---] Hall 122 feet long & 49 feet [broad] with an ornamental oak [---] was erected in 1636 at an [---] of £11,600 and was the Hall [of] the Scottish Parliament [assembled] until the Union in 1707. It [---] the City entertained at Public banquets General Monk & [---] James, Duke of York after James VII. and George IV. [&c.] Within the hall are [statues] [---] Presidents Blair, Dundas & one of Lord Melville [---] Along the east side of the hall [---] recesses in the wall with [---] front which were till lately [used] the Court of Session but the [continued on page 87] |
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[Page] 86Parish of The City of Edinburgh
Transcriber's notes
Words lost in foldThis 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, George Burgess
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