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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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NORTH BACK STREET [Forres] | North Back Street North Back Street North Back Street North Back Street |
A. C. MacKenzie Esqr. R. Urquhart Esqr. J. Miller Esqr. Name on Corner of Street |
010.08 | A Street extending from the High Street on the East to the foot of Gordon Street on the West. It consists of houses and Shops, one and two stories high, thatched and slated, and generally in good repair. Various Proprietors. The Infant School and U.P. [United Presbyterian] Church are in this Street. |
PRISON [Forres] | Prison Prison Prison |
A. C. MacKenzie Esqr. R. Urquhart Esqr. J. Miller Esqr. |
010.08 | The Prison adjoins the Town House, and is situated in Tollbooth Street. It is three stories high slated and in good repair. Property of the Town. The ground flat is used as Police Cells only. The two upper flats contain three cells each one of which is used as a Bath Room the remaining five being used as places of Imprisonment for short terms not exceeding ten days. |
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[Page] 29County of Elgin -- Town of Forres
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