OS1/11/106/24
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| FOUNTAIN CLOSE | Fountain Close Fountain Close |
Name Above Entrance P.O [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] S. [South] Side of High St. A narrow dirty close [occupied] by the lower classes. It [is] indifferently paved and [drained]. |
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| SOUTH FOULIS' CLOSE | South Foulis Close South Foulis Close |
Name Above Entrance P.O [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] S. [South] side of High Street A well paved close [occupied] by working people. The [houses] are old and irregularly [built]. |
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| HYNDFORD'S CLOSE | Hyndford's Close Hyndford's Close |
Name Above Entrance P.O [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] On South side of High Street A short dirty close [leading] southward from High [St]. The houses are generally [--] stories high and occupied [by] working people. |
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[Page] 24Parish of the City of Edinburgh
Transcriber's notes
Words lost in foldThis Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 36
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895
Town Plan of Edinburgh (south east part) Surveyed: 1849-53 Scale: 1:1056
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