OS1/26/19/90
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE CROSS | The Cross The Cross The Cross |
Provost R Brown Mr William Hodge Town Clerk Mr David Semple, Writer |
012.14 | This name Applies to and Open Space in High Street, near the East end, beautifully edificed on all Sides and Consists of three and four Storeys high houses, With elegant and Spacious Shops, and from which Several Streets Branch Off in Various directions. The Steeple which formerly formed a part of the Ancient Prison and Courthouse, Stands at the West Side, at the Corner of Moss Street, and is a great Ornament to this Part of the town, presenting a most imposing appearance on approaching it from the east, opposite to the Steeple and on the East Side, are the Coffee Room Buildings, a splendid row of three Storey high houses which have been much and justly admired, And includes in them a very extensive and Comfortable reading Room:- On Market days the Concourse of People in this part of the town is Almost incredible, and presents to the Stranger a very interesting, Although Sometimes jostling Scene. This place is also the Principal resort for the Working Class, and idlers of the Town, where they Congregate largely on the evenings._ |
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