OS1/11/76/5
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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POST OFFICE [Newhaven] | Post Office Post Office |
M.r Mather Postmaster P. Murphy (Co. [County] Police) |
[Situation] On the S. [South] side of Main Street A sub-Office of the Edinburgh General Post Office, letters are taken & delivered 3 times each day the Post Master Mr Mather receives £10 P [Per] Annum for house rent and expenses. |
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FISHERMAN'S BURYING GROUND [Newhaven] | Fisherman's Burying Ground Fisherman's Burying Ground |
Mr. J. Cairnie Mr. Mather |
[Situation] 2 Chains E. by S. [East by South] from the Free Church A small portion of enclosed ground near the centre of Newhaven, the burying place of the fishing population (hence the name.) It is on the site of "St James's Chapel." |
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PIER PLACE [Newhaven] | Stone Pier Place Pier Place Pier Place Pier Place |
Mr. J. Cairnie Mr. Mather P. Murphy Corner Ticket |
[Situation] On the N.W. [North-West] side of Newhaven. An irregularly built street the North West portion of the Village of Newhaven. the houses vary from 1 to 3 stories high It consists of one range about the middle of which stands the Free Church, (a handsome, Modern Gothic edifice.) From its eastern end projects the Stone Pier hence the Name. |
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[Page] 5Parish of North Leith
Fisherman's Burying Ground [note] Site of St. James' Chapel
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This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 06OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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