Midlothian, volume 86

Page List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks Continued entries/extra info Transcriber's notes
OS1/11/86/1 [Page] 1 PARISH OF ST CUTHBERTS. SHEET 15. INDEX Names of Objects--Page Blair ParK -- 3 Bonnington Place -- 4 Bonnington Road -- 4 Bonnington BanK -- 5 Bonnington Park Cottage -- 5 Banghom Nursery -- 6 Bangholm Cottage -- 6 Bonnington Brae -- 9 Bonnington Mills -- 9 Chancelot -- 7 Chapel -- 7 Edinburgh Perth and Dundee Railway -- 3 Edinburgh Cemetery -- 7 East Warriston House -- 8 Edinburgh Perth and Dundee Railway (Leith Branch) -- 8 Queensferry Road -- 4 Redbraes Nursery -- 11 Stuartfield Gardens -- 10 Taaphall -- 5 Taaphall Lane -- 6 Water of Leith -- 8 New Cut--3
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OS1/11/86/3 EDINBURGH PERTH AND DUNDEE RAILWAY Descriptive RemarKs in Name BooK. Sheet 21
OS1/11/86/3 BLAIR PARK Blair Park Blair Park Mr. Robinow occupier Post Office Directory [Situation] About 21 chains N.E. [North East] by N. [North] from East Warriston House A handsome cottage with Small offices, garden & plot of ornamental ground attached. The residence of Mr. Robinow merchant. The property of Miss Tweedie of Edinburgh.
OS1/11/86/3 NEW CUT For authorities &c - See the Namelist for Sheet 11- Page 10 O.M.O. [Ordnance Mapping Office] 7th September 1852.
OS1/11/86/3 [Page] 3 Parish of St Cuthberts
OS1/11/86/3 This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 15 OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
OS1/11/86/4 BONNINGTON PLACE Bonnington Place Bonnington Place Corner Ticket W. KellocK Toll collr. [collector] [situation] About 28 chains N.E. [North East] by E. [East] from East Warriston House This name applies to two ranges of well constructed cottages from 2 to 3 storeys high having railed in areas in front. It extends from Pitt Street to Queensferry Road and extends also 4 or 5 houses along the latter road. The occupiers are chiefly respectable families.
OS1/11/86/4 BONNINGTON ROAD Bonnington Road Bonnington Road W Bonnar Esqr. East Warrington Mr Cunningham Bonnington Mills [situation] Extends from Claremont Crescent to Whalebrae at Newhaven This name applies as a general name to the road extending from Claremont Crescent by Bonnington Mills to Whalebrae Newhaven This road is well macadamised and generally clean.
OS1/11/86/4 QUEENSFERRY ROAD Queensferry Road Queensferry Road Ferry Road Mr. Cunningham Bonnington Mills William Bonnar Esqr. East Warriston Ho. [House] Name on Lamp posts 002 [situation] Leading in a Westerly direction from Leith towards Queensferry This name applies to the road leading westward from Cooper and Cobourg Streets, Leith passing Bangholm and Windlestrawlee to Queensferry. This road is well macadamised & clean. For a short distance adjoining Leith it is called simply Ferry Road.
OS1/11/86/4 [Page] 4 Parish of St Cuthbert
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OS1/11/86/5 BONNINGTON BANK Bonnington BanK Bonnington BanK Mr. Scott propr [proprietor] Post Office Directory [situation] About 24 chains N.E. [North East] from East Warriston House A good cottage residence with garden &c. attached. The property and residence of Mr. Scott. merchant.
OS1/11/86/5 TAAPHALL Taaphall Taaphall Mr. Matheson resident Post office Directory [situation] About 24 chains N.E. [North East] Warriston House A large building three Storeys high consisting of two houses divided at present into Six tenements and occupied by Six different families.
OS1/11/86/5 BONNINGTON PARK COTTAGE Bonnington ParK Cottage Mr. Scott Bonnington ParK [situation] About 27 chains N.E. [North East] Warriston House A Small cottage one Storey high occupied by the gardener at Bonnington ParK.
OS1/11/86/5 [Page] 5 Parish of St. Cuthbert
OS1/11/86/5 This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 15 OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
OS1/11/86/6 TAAPHALL LANE Taaphall Lane R. Scott [situation] Extending E. [East] into Bonnington Road A short narrow lane extending westward from opposite the end of Bonnington Place in it are two Small cottages
OS1/11/86/6 BANGHOLM NURSERY Bangholm Nursery See Name BooK Sheet 11 [situation] 16 chains W. [West] from East Warriston House Descriptive RemarKs in Name Book. Sheet 11
OS1/11/86/6 BANGHOLM COTTAGE Bangholm Cottage Bangholm Cottage J. Stewart Gardener Mr. Bonnar [situation] About 15 chains N.W. [North West] by W. [West] from E. [East] Warriston House A well constructed cottage one Storey high with office and a large marKet garden attached, consisting of about 15 acres, occupied by Joseph Stewart. The property of Heriots Hospital.
OS1/11/86/6 [Page] 6 Parish of St. Cuthbert
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OS1/11/86/7 CHANCELOT Chancelot Chancelot James Tod occupier P.O. [Post Office] Directory [situation] About 15 chains N.N.E. [North North East] from East Warriston House A good cottage two storeys high with out offices occupied by James Tod, Farmer & Gardener. There is a marKet garden attached of about 20 acres and a farm of about Same extent.
OS1/11/86/7 EDINBURGH CEMETERY Edinburgh Cemetery Edinburgh Cemetery Edinburgh Cemetery Francis Rennie care taKer Sign Board Mr. Bonnar [situation] about 8 chains S.S.W. [South South West] from East Warriston House A large cemetery consisting about 14 acres It is the property of a Joint StocK Company called the Edinburgh Cemetery Company. This Cemetery was opened in 1843. It is laid in gravel walKs shrubbery &c. with many handsome monuments to the memory of the dead Part of the ground is consecrated by a bishop of the episcopal church and is marKed by being fenced round by a chain &c. posts
OS1/11/86/7 CHAPEL (Episcopal) [Edinburgh Cemetery] Chapel (Episcopal) Chapel (Episcopal) Francis Rennie Mr. Bonnar [situation] In the Edinburgh Cemetery "this latter portion is a small neat chapel for celebrating the burial service for members of the Episcopal church it is of the Gothic style under it are burial vaults and south side of it are a range of vaults. This chapel is an Episcopal chapel as no other denomination of christians celebrate a burial service here.
OS1/11/86/7 [Page] 7 Parish of St Cuthbert
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OS1/11/86/8 EAST WARRISTON HOUSE East Warriston House East Warriston House W. Bonnar Esqr. Proprietor Post office Directory [situation] About 21 chs [chains] S.W. [SouthWest] by S. [South] from E. [East] Warriston House A handsome house three Storeys high with Suitable office and a Small demesne the latter wooded & ornamented with Shrubbery &c. The residence and property of William Bonnar Esqr.
OS1/11/86/8 EDINBURGH, PERTH AND DUNDEE RAILWAY (Leith Branch) Leith Branch Railway Leith Branch Railway Leith Branch Railway Leith Branch Railway Mr. Cunningham Bonnington Mills William Bonnar East Warriston House Clerk at Bonnington Station Mr Paterson Engineer [situation] Passing the West Side of Bonnington Brae. This name applies to a branch of the Dinburgh Perth and Dundee Railway which extends from the junction at warriston to Leith its length is about 1¼ miles. Trains pass from Edinburgh to Leith and from Leith to Edinburgh every 20 minutes during the day
OS1/11/86/8 WATER OF LEITH Water of Leith See Name BooK Sheet 19 [situation] Passing the W. [West] side of Edinb. [Edinburgh] thence to Leith and runng [running] into the Firth of Forth. See Name BooK Sheet 19
OS1/11/86/8 [Page] 8 Parish of St. Cuthbert
OS1/11/86/8 This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 15 OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
OS1/11/86/9 BONNINGTON BRAE Bonnington Brae Bonnington Brae Mr Balfour Propr [Proprietor] Post Office Directory [situation] About 24 chs [chains] E.N.E. [East North East] from East Warriston House A good cottage residence with ornamental grounds adjoining, also nearly adjoining is another small cottage two storeys high. The whole is the property of Mr. Balfour W.S. [Writer to the Signet] one of the occupiers.
OS1/11/86/9 BONNINGTON MILLS Bonnington Mills Bonnington Mills Mr. Cunningham mill master Bonnington mills Mr. Bonnar East Warriston [situation] About 24 chs [chains] E. [East] from East Warriston House This name applies to several houses or rather a scattered village in which the principal object's a large corn and flour mill from which the place tooK the name. The mill belongs to Mr. Cunningham who also has a tannery in the village The mill is worKed by water power and by a steam engine the latter 24 horse power, there was a mill here from time immemorial but the present Building is modern, in the vicinity of the village are two SKinners besides the SKinnery & tan worK belonging to Mr. Cunningham there is also close to the village a large distillery
OS1/11/86/9 [Page] 9 Parish of St. Cuthbert
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OS1/11/86/10 STEWARTFIELD GARDENS Stuartfield Pleasure Gardens Stuartfield Gardens Stuartfield Gardens Stewartfield Stewartfield Pleasure Grounds Stuartfield Gardens Name on Sign Board Mr. Cunningham Mr. Gourlay occupier maps of Edinburgh Post office Directory Bill of Exhibitions [situation] About 24 chains E. [East] by S. [South] from E [East] Warriston House A large public pleasure garden tastefully arranged laid in flower plots, bowberry greens, Terraces, gravel walKs &c It consists of about 3½ acres in the centre of the garden is a large Inn or public House of which refreshments of various Kinds are provided including British & foreign liquors. It is much resorted to in Summer time as a place of public amusement & is generally rendered a more attractive by exhibitions of different Kinds, Sometimes in winter time threre are occasional exhibitions of Fire worKs &c. during the evenings. Adjoining the public garden there also a private garden of about the same extent which is also attached to the Inn. Occupied by Mr. Gourlay. The property of Mrs Veitch Piccardy Place Edinburgh.
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OS1/11/86/10 This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 15 OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
OS1/11/86/11 REDBRAES NURSERY Redbraes Nursery Mr. DicKson Proprietor [situation] About 24 chs [chains] E.S.E [East South East] from E. [East] Warriston House A nursery of various Kinds of trees, shrubs, Flowers, and other plants. Belonging to Messrs DicKson Co. [Company] Nursery Seedsmen & Florists.
OS1/11/86/11 COCKBURN BANK Cockburn BanK Mr Kinghorn Mr CocKburn [situation] About 15 chs [chains] E. [East] of East Warriston House A neat house of modern construction, it is two stories high and has offices and a vegetable Garden attached. The property of Mr Kinghorn. It got the name in memory of a Mrs CocKburn.
OS1/11/86/11 [Page] 11 [Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 15] [signed] H. James. Cap. RE [Captain Royal Engineers 31 August 1852
OS1/11/86/11 This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 15 OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
OS1/11/86/12 [Page] 12 [Volume] 86 OS1/11/86 [Date Stamp] ORDNANCE SURVEY M.S. STORE 15 DEC. [DECEMBER] [82] SOUTHAMPTON EDINBURGH SHEET 15. Names of Parishes -- Page ST CUTHBERTS. -- 1.