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List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
POLICE CHAMBERS [High Street]	Police Chambers Police Chambers Police Chambers Police Buildings	John Brown Esq. Mr. Patterson Surveyor House Keeper at Police Chambers Mr. Kerr Board of Works		[Situation] On the South Side of High Street and on the E. [East] side of Parliament Square A large building at the east end of the. Parliament Square in it is a Court Room where one of the City Magistrates Sits every day to hear Cases Connected with Police department. the Sheriff or his Substitute also sits here once a day to hear Cases coming under his jurisdiction. In the building is the Clerk of Courts Office. Magistrates Room, Office of Superintendent & Watching Department, Office of Inspector of Lighting & Cleaning. Office of Fire Master & Board Room. Committee Room Office of the Clerk of Commissioners, Surveyor & House Inspectors Office Office of Inspector of Streets & Buildings. Surgeon & Lieutenant's Rooms. In the Southern part of the building is 30 cells which serve as a temporary prison for offenders waiting the decision of the Police Court and as many as 70 or 80 delinquents have been incarcerated at one time.

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Parish of the City of Edinburgh

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

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