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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN KNOX'S HOUSE | John Knox's House John Knox's House John Knox's House |
John White High Street McDowall's Guide Book Chamber's Reckiana |
An old house of antique construction 4 storeys high, most part of it is (of wooden - scored out) constructed of wood. The lower storey or ground part is occupied as a tobacconist's Shop and part (of ? -scored out) of a spirit Shop or public House. The second and third Storeys are unoccupied and shewn to Strangers as the apartments once occupied by John Knox the reformer these apartments are in very bad State of repair. The upper storey is occupied as a dwelling by a person who has charge of the house and who shows it to Strangers. This house and property adjoining belong a congregation of the Free church and a few individuals of this congregation was chosen [ ] a Committee to take into consideration the preservation of the house the repair and etc. of it. The following is a description given of this house in McDowalls Guide through Edinburgh. ___ "John Knox's House which was occupied by the reformer for twelve years and which he died on the 24th November 1572. It Stands near the Fountain _ Well where the Street is suddenly contracted. It is reckoned one of the oldest edifices now existing in the City and is said to have been occupied previous to the time of John Knox by George Durie Abbot of Dunfermline. The Inscription |
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