OS1/11/99/166
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GABRIEL'S ROAD | Gabriel's Road | William McEwen Mr. Wilson W. [West] Register St |
A Small narrow Lane or Alley leaving West Register Street, passing a high building called Brown Hotel. This alley is well paved and lighted up with gas. | |
| HOTEL AND TAVERN [Brown's] | Brown's Hotel Brown's Hotel Ambrose's Tavern |
Mr. Brown occupier Gabriel's Road Sign Board William McEwen St. James Place |
A large building 4 stories high and in good repair it affords good accommodation as lodgings, and is Occupied by Mr. Brown who also has the license to retail spirits Wines &c. This house was formerly occupied as Ambrose's Tavern (which name it is also known by) and was famed for bestowing a name upon a set of able & sarcastic papers in Blackwood's magazine, [enter the litte] of Noctes Ambrosianae which name yet remains above the door of this building |
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[Page] 166List of Names collected by David Hannay C/a [Civilian assistant] 21st Decr, [December] 1850
[Object]
Gabriel's Road - An Alley
[Signed] David Hannay
C/a [Civilian assistant]
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This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1851 - Sheet 29OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
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