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List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Description remarks
BOWIE'S CLOSE	Bowie's Close Bowie's Close	Corner Ticket P.O. [Post Office] Directory	[Situation] Runng [Running] between Queen St & Water Lane. A dirty narrow close extending from Queen Street to Water Lane. The houses are 3 or 4 stories high, (they are) in bad repair and tenanted by working people
WATER'S CLOSE	Water's Close Water's Close Water's Close	Corner Ticket P.O. [Post Office] Directory Mr Couper Town Clerk	[Situation] Runng [Running] from the N [North] end of Queen's Tobacco Warehouse. A small dirty close extending from the Shore to Water lane. The houses in it a are from three to four stories high tenanted by poor working people
CARPET LANE	Carpet Lane	Corner Ticket	[Situation] Extendg [Extending] from the N. [North] end of Chapel Lane. A small lane or Close leading off Bernard Street to Chapel lane. The houses in it are from 3 to 6 stories high which are chiefly occupied as stores

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This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 13
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1:1056

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