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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| OLD CHURCH WHARF | Old Church Wharf Old Church Wharf Old Church Wharf Old Church Wharf |
Sign Board Mr Scott Old Church Wharf Mr Scott Senr. [Senior] Old Church Wharf Mr Leslie Bridge Street |
[Situation] About 28 chs [chains] E. by S. [East by South] from North Leith Church. This name applies to the Warehouse and Coal Store adjoining St. Ninian's Chapel. It was formerly a quay or Wharf for the unloading of vessels, but since the destruction of the old bridge the quay has been removed, and a ship building yard and Coal Store built on the spot. |
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| Site of OLD BRIDGE (1493) | Old Bridge [Site of] | Hist. [History] of Leith Fullarton's Gazeteer Mr Leslie Bridge Street |
[Situation] About 30 chs [chains] E. by S. [East by South] from N. [North] Leith Ch [Church]. This bridge was erected in 1493 by Ballantyne Abbot of Holyrood and the tolls levied were devoted to Religious and Charitable purposes. |
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[Page] 32Parish of North Leith
*Old Bridge [note]
"The handsome stone bridge, consisting of three arches, which unites
the Southern and Northern parts of Leith, appears to have been founded
by Robert Ballantyne, Abbot of the Monastery of Holyrood house near
Edinburgh, about the year 1493"
Maitland's Hist [History] of Edinburgh
Page 498.
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This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 12OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1:1056
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