OS1/11/88/8
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOLBOOTH WYND | Tolbooth Wynd | Corner Ticket John Smith Thomas Whyte St Andrew Street P.O. [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] Extending N.W. [North West] from Kirkgate. A long narrow Street leading from near the Northeast end of Kirkgate to the Docks. for further description See Name List for Sheet 13. | ||||||
| WATER LANE | Water Lane | Corner Ticket Robert Baish P.O. [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] Continuation of the North Side of Kirkgate. For Description See Name List for Sheet 13. | ||||||
| OLD SUGARHOUSE CLOSE | Old Sugarhouse Close Old Sugar-house Close |
John Smith Esq. Leith Candle Co. [Company] Mr Cathcart Mr McLean Tolbooth Wynd P.O. [Post Office] Directory |
[Situation] Between St Andrew Street and Tolbooth Wynd S.E. [South East] of Flesh Market. A narrow Street or passage leading from Tolbooth Wynd to St Andrew Street. [The] houses are 2 & 3 storeys high, mostly occupied by Mechanics etc. On the West side is [the] Leith Candle Company's Works. The house at the North Entrance of this s---[Street?] is surmounted by a square tower and built about 170 years ago by a Captain R--- | ||||||
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[Page] 8 Trace 1Parish of South Leith
Tolbooth Wynd Object: Narrow Street
Water Lane Object: For Description See Name List for Sheet 10
Old Sugarhouse Close Object: Narrow Street or Passage
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Referring to "Old Sugarhouse Close", some words are caught in the fold of the page.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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