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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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SOUTH BRIDGE | South Bridge Street South Bridge South Bridge |
Corner Ticket Name on Lampposts P.O. [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] Extds [Extends] from Hunters Sqr. [Square] to Michael Street A continuation southward of the North Bridge. It is a straight well built street extending from High Street to Nicholson Street. The houses are of a Superior Class and generally three Stories high above the level of the Street, besides and an underground story. They are chiefly occupied as Shops warerooms, hotels &c. The Shops are of a good Class, Chiefly in the retail trade. It is a portion of the thorough fare leading to the Southern Suburb of the City |
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[Page] 11Parish of the City of Edinburgh
Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 36OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895
Town Plan of Edinburgh (south east part) Surveyed: 1849-53 Scale: 1:1056
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