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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
LEYDEN'S CLOSE [Dalkeith] Leyden's Close Leyden's Close J. Gray
D. Gilmour
[Situation] On the N. [North] West Side of High Street
A narrow dirty irregular close on the west Side of High Street occupd. [occupied] by the labouring classes.
HUNT CLOSE [Dalkeith] Hunt Close
Hunt Close
J. Gray
T. Bourhill
[Situation] leaving the N. [North] West Side of High Street
A close on the west Side of High Street occupd [occupied] chiefly by mechanics. it derives its name from the Stables at the western extremity where the Duke of Buccleuch Keeps Some of his hunters. -

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[Page] 5
Parish of Dalkeith

Page in F [Form] 136
59 - Leyden's Close [note] On the North of Kennoway's Close
60 - Hunt Close [note] North of the Above Close

Transcriber's notes

This Name Book refers to Dalkeith 1852 - Sheet 2
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056

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Bizzy- Moderator, Chr1smac -Moderator, Molly Miller

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