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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| VINEGAR CLOSE | Vinegar Close Vinegar Close Vinegar Close |
Corner Ticket Robert Nicol P.O. [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] Leads from Yardheads to Giles Street. A narrow dirty close extending from Yardheads to Giles Street The houses in it are from two to four stories high tenanted by working people. |
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| LAURIE'S CLOSE | Lauries Close Lauries Close Lawrie's Close Lawrie's Close |
Robert Nicol Robert Trench Corner Ticket P.O. [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] Leads from Yardheads to Giles Street. A middling long close extending from Yardheads to Giles Street The houses, in it are three and four stories high tenanted by Labourers and mechanics |
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| MEIKLE JOHN'S CLOSE | Meikle John's Close Meikle John's Close |
Corner Ticket James Henderson |
[Situation] On S.W. [South West] Side of Giles' Street. A narrow dirty close, extending from Yardheads to Giles Street, the extension of Lochend Distillery encroached on the centre Consequently is now entered from both ends. The houses are two storieshigh tenanted by working people |
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[Page] 18Parish of South Leith
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This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 16OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1:1056
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