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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANONGATE [street] | Canongate Canongate Canongate Canongate |
Corner Tickets Name on Lamp Posts P.O. [Post Office] Directory Chambers's Traditions |
002 | [Situation] Extends from High Street to Abbey. This name applies to a long main Street the Continuation eastwards of High Street from the end of St. Mary's Wynd and Leith Wynd to the junction of Watergate, and Horse Wynd, near to Holyrood Palace. The houses are old and irregularly built, and generally from 3 to 6 Stories high, tenanted by Shopkeepers, mechanicals etc. The lower Stories are occupied as shops in various lines of business, and Chiefly in the retail trade. it Contains Several Public buildings, and not a few remarkable old houses, for all of which Descriptive Remarks are written. The name "Canongate" is also applied to the parish and burgh adjoining the City of Edinburgh. |
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[Page] 161Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Sheet 36 of the Edinburgh Town Plan at 1:1056 scale.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Douglas Montgomery
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