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Parish of St. Cuthberts
Sheet 32
INDEX
Names of Objects -- Page
Burghmuir Head -- 12
Bruntsfield Links -- 5
Bruntsfield Place -- 6
Bruntsfield Lodge -- 6
City Customs' Station -- 7
Gillespie's Hospital -- 4
Gillespie's Free School -- 4
Greenhill House -- 8
Greenhill -- 9
Greenhill Lodge -- 9
Home Lodge--3
Hopefield Cottage -- 11
Montpelier -- 5
Montpelier Park -- 7
Rose Villa -- 11
Post Office -- 12
St Margaret's Cottage -- 10
Spring Bank -- 11
Union Canal -- 3
Viewforth -- 3
Viewforth House -- 8
Viewfield Lodge -- 9
Wellwood Lodge--5
Wrightshouses Check T. P. [Turnpike] -- 7
East Merchiston -- 13
The Temple -- 13 |
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HOME LODGE |
Home Lodge
Home Lodge |
Inscription on gateway
James Lindsay |
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[Situation] On the east Side of Viewforth
A handsome cottage residence with suitable out offices and garden attached. The property & residence of Mr Tullis. - Bailey |
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UNION CANAL |
Union Canal |
See Name Book Sheet 29 |
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[Situation] Leading from the west side of the City of Edinburgh
For Descriptive Remarks See Name Book for Sheet 29 |
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VIEWFORTH |
Viewforth |
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[Situation] Extending from Bruntsfield Place to Union Canal.
For Descriptive Remarks see Name Book for Sheet 29 |
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GILLESPIE'S HOSPITAL |
Gillespie's Hospital |
See Name Book Sheet 29 |
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[Situation] Near the north end of Bruntsfield Place
For Descriptive Remarks See Name Book for Sheet 29 |
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GILLESPIE'S FREE SCHOOL |
Gillespie's Free School
Gillespie's Free School |
John Patterson GateKeeper Gillespie's Hospital
James Lindsay Toll Collector |
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[Situation] At the north end of Bruntsfield Place
A School house of a modest Size founded by James Gillespie the founder of the Hospital which bears his name It was erected about the year 1801 and was expected at that time to educate about 1000 boys (no girls are admitted) the children of poor tradesmen whose income or earning does not exceed £1 per week. The number of boys at present attending school is about 300. - 6 pence per month is charged in name of fees but book & all the school requisites are provided gratis for the boys in return besides being taught free. The teacher is Revd. [Reverend] D. Henderson. |
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WELLWOOD LODGE |
Wellwood Lodge Wellwood Lodge |
Name on gate
Miss Brown occupier |
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[Situation] In Bruntsfield Place near Viewforth
A handsome cottage residence or Villa with garden and ornamental ground attached The property & residence of Miss Brown. |
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BRUNTSFIELD LINKS |
Bruntsfield Links |
See Name Book Sheet 30 |
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[Situation] At the east Side of Bruntsfield Place
For Description see Name Book for Sheet 30.
This is a part of the Old Borough Muir of Edinburgh - Jamison |
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MONTPELIER |
Montpelier
Montpelier
Montpelier |
Inscription on Lamp posts
James Lindsay Toll Collector
Directory - 1851 |
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[Situation] At the West Side of Viewforth
This name applies to 5 handsome villas or Cottages bordering gardens & ornamental ground attached and some with stables & other office houses. Occupied by gentlemen of moderate income. |
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BRUNTSFIELD PLACE |
Bruntsfield Place
Bruntsfield Place |
Corner Tickets
Name on Lamposts |
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[Situation] From Gillespies School to Montpelier Park, inclusive
The name applies to several handsome villas situated along the N.W. [North West] side of the road which leads S.W. [South West] from Leven Street and Wrightshouses. This name is particularly applicable from Gillespies School to Montpellier ParK. |
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BRUNTSFIELD LODGE |
Bruntsfield Lodge
Bruntsfield Lodge |
Name on Gate
James Lindsay Toll Collector |
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[Situation] In Bruntsfield Place
A neat & well constructed house or villa 3 stories high with six office houses attached with garden and ornamental ground &c. At present unoccupied. |
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Parish of St. Cuthberts
Form 136 Page
Gilmore Lane [crossed out] |
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MONTPELIER PARK |
Montpelier ParK
Montpelier ParK |
Mr. Chisholm proprietor
James Lindsay Toll Collector |
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[Situation] At the S.W. [South West] end of Bruntsfield Place
A neat cottage residence with suitable offices and garden attached also a few acres of land laid out as a grass park. The property & residence of Mr. Chisholm. |
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WRIGHTSHOUSES CHECK T.P. |
Wrightshouses Check
Wrightshouses Check |
Name Board
James Lindsay Toll Collector |
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[Situation] At the east end of Viewforth
A check T.P. [Turnpike] on the road which leads to Biggar at Bruntsfield Place. There is no gate here nor Collectors Cottage but a sentry box for the shelter of the Collector. |
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CITY CUSTOMS STATION |
City Customs Station
City Customs Station |
Thomas Murray Collector
John Brown Wrightshouses |
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[Situation] At the N.W. [North West] corner of Bruntsfield Links near Wrightshouses
At this place Custom is exacted by authority of Act of Parliament on all goods and on cattle &c. brought for sale to Edinburgh Markets. These Customs form part of the public revenue of the City. The collector has a box for shelter at this place. |
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VIEWFORTH HOUSE |
Viewforth House
Viewforth House |
Inscription on gate
James Lindsay |
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[Situation] In viewforth nearly opposite Montpelier
A neat & handsome cottage residence or villa with garden & small offices attached. The property & residence of Captn [Captain] Peat, R. A. [Royal Artillery] |
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GREENHILL HOUSE |
Greenhill House
Greenhill House
Greenhill House
Greenhill House |
Lady DicK Lauder Dowager occupier
James Lindsay
P.O. [Post Office] Directory, 1851
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[Situation] Near the South end of Bruntsfield Links East Side
A handsome house with suitable offices and garden and surrounded with ornamental ground well wooded. The residence of Lady Dick Lauder, Dowager. The property of Sir John Forbes. |
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GREENHILL |
Greenhill
Greenhill
Greenhill
Green Hill |
Alexander Ramsay Greenhill
P.O. [Post Office] Directory 1851
Kirkwood's Map
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[Situation] About 8 chains east of Greenhill House
This name applies to a number of handsome villas recently erected having Small gardens &c, attached Occupied chiefly by professional gentlemen. Some of these villas are known by particular names. This is a new street. |
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GREENHILL LODGE |
Greenhill Lodge
Greenhill Lodge
Greenhill Lodge |
Inscriptn [Inscription] on Gate
Mr Thomson occupier
P.O. [Post Office] Directory. 1851 |
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[Situation] At the north end of Greenhill west side
A neat Cottage residence or villa with small garden attached The property & residence of Mr. Thomson |
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VIEWFIELD LODGE |
Viewfield Lodge
Viewfield Lodge |
Inscriptn [Inscription] on Plate
Miss Brown. Occupier |
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[Situation] Near the north end of Greenhill on the west side
A small neat villa two storey high with small garden attached The property & residence of Miss Brown |
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ST MARGARET'S COTTAGE |
St. Margaret's Cottage
St. Margaret's Cottage |
Inscriptn. [Inscription] on Plate
Mr. Fenwick occupier |
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[Situation] On the west Side of Greenhill
A Small neat handsome villa or cottage with small garden. The property & residence of Mr. Fenwick |
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SPRING BANK |
Spring BanK
Spring BanK |
Inscriptn. [Inscription] on Plate
Mr. Cairns |
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[Situation] On the west Side of Greenhill
A plain but well constructed Cottage with Small garden attached The property & residence of Mr Cairns S,S,L, |
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HOPEFIELD COTTAGE |
Hopefield Cottage
Hopefield Cottage |
Inscriptn. [Inscription] on Plate
Mr. J. Kirk occupier |
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[Situation] On the west side of Greenhill
A plain but well Constructed Cottage with Small garden attached The property & residence of Mr. J. KirK |
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ROSE VILLA |
Rose Villa
Rose Villa |
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Mrs. Syderoff occupier |
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[Situation] On the East Side of Greenhill
A plain but well constructed cottage with small garden attached The property & residence of Mrs. B Syderoff. |
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BURGHMUIR HEAD |
Burghmuir Head
Burgh-muir Head
Boroughmuirhead
Burghmuir Head
Borough Muirhead |
Corner Ticket
Inscriptn. [Inscription] on Lamp posts
Directory 1851
Alexander Porteous E. [East] Merchiston
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[Situation] About 12 chains South from the S.W. [South West] end of Bruntsfield Place
This name applies to a Small village Consisting of a few houses and a Free Church. There is also a post office, receiving house. At this place is a junction of roads one road to Colinton and the other road to Biggar. |
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POST OFFICE [Burghmuir Head] |
Post Office
Post Office |
Andrew Porteous occupier
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[Situation] In Burghmuir Head
This is a receiving house for the General post Office it is kept in a private dwelling house the occupier is Andrew Porteous |
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EAST MERCHISTON |
East Merchiston
East Merchiston
East Merchiston |
Alexander Porteous occupier
Andrew Porteous Postmaster
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[Situation] At the north Side of Burghmuir Head
A neat farm house of a moderate Size with Suitable out offices and a farm of good arable ground attached. Occupied by Alexander Porteous |
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THE TEMPLE (Ruin) |
The Temple
The Temple |
Alexander Porteous E. [East] merchiston
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[Situation] About 24 Chains west from montpelier
A Small building of an Octagonal Shape built of hewn Sandstone and is about 20 feet high, roofless and in a State of ruin although the walls are still entire. It has several windows and the outside decorated with niches etc. It was burnt by accident several years ago prior to which it is said to have been occupied as a dwelling house |
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[Book signed by] W. Driscoll Gossit Captn. R E [Captain Royal Engineers] [and dated] Aug 31.1857. |
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[Date Stamp] ORDNANCE SURVEY M.S.STORE SOUTHAMPTON 15 DEC [DECEMBER] 92
EDINBURGH
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Name of Parish -- Page
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