OS1/11/106/87
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASYLUM FOR THE INDUSTRIOUS BLIND [Male] | Blind Assylum Blind Assylum Blind Assylum Asylum for The Industrious Blind |
Inscription on Door. Mr. Thomas Wallace. Oliver & Boyd's Almanact P.O [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] West Side of Nicholson Street A plain house 3 stories high [an] Assylum for the industrious blind [built] in 1793. This house No 58 Nicholson [Street is] the male Assylum part of the [?] occupied as sale room or shop [for] goods manufactured by the [inmates] number of inmates in this [?] including, men and boys per [? is] 69. In a niche in the front of [? is] a Bust of the founder Dr. [Doctor] [?] |
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| ASYLUM FOR THE INDUSTRIOUS BLIND [Female] | Female Blind Assylum Female Blind Assylum Female Blind Assylum Asylum for The Industrious Blind Asylum for The Industrious Blind |
Inscription on door Statistical Acct. [Account] Miss Bathgate. Olive & Boyd's Almanac P.O [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] West side of Nicholson Street This house is the female [?] of the above asylum No. 38 [Nicholson Street] The number of females employed 20 at present the lower part is let as shops to different [? Miss] Bathgate is matron. This [?] is supported by public subscription & bequests & by the industry of its [?] |
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[Page] 87Parish of St. Cuthberts.
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Transcriber's notes
This Name Book refers to Sheet 36 of the Edinburgh Town Plan at 1:1056 scale.Note the name Asylum for the Industrious Blind does not appear on the 6 inch map.
Some words in the Description are concealed by the fold of the page.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Douglas Montgomery
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