OS1/11/106/27
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| THE FOUNTAIN WELL | The Fountain Well The Fountain Well The Fountain Well |
Mr. Matheson Board of Works Mr. Laing Signet Library Mr. R. Chambers Publisher |
[Situation] In the High street, at John Knoxs Corner A fountain of water enclosed in a Small Square pile of building about 8 or 10 feet high the water is conveyed by pipes the same as supplies the city with water & the property of the Edinburgh Water Company |
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| BARON GRANT'S CLOSE | Baron Grants Close Baron Grants Close |
Corner Ticket. P.O. [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] N. [North] side of High Street A close indifferently paved and drained. The houses are generally 5 stories high and occupied by working people. |
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| ASHLEY BUILDINGS | Ashley Buildings Ashley Buildings |
Inscription on House Mr Caldwell Canongate |
[Situation] About 1 ch [chain] west from John Knox's House This name applies to a newly built house 4 stories high and divided into various tenements. It is built on the ground purchased by the philanthropic society of which Lord Ashley is president and is the first model dwelling house erected in Edinburgh. |
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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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