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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELSO (town) | Kelso | County Map New Statistical Account Map of Scotland Fullertons Gazetteer |
009.04 | [Continued from page 2] provincial town, presided overall by the Town Hall - on the East side - and edificed with neat modern houses of three Stories high, some of which have on the ground floor good and even elegant shops. From the square, issue four thoroughfares, - Roxburgh Street, Bridge St. Mill Wynd, and the Horse & Wood Markets. Roxburgh Street goes off from the N. [North] West end of the square and runs sinuously parallel with the river, sending down its back tenements on one side to the edge of the River - though irregular, and not anywhere elegant in its buildings, it has a pleasant appearance, and bears the palm of both healthiness and general favour. At present it is upwards of 1/4 of a mile in length; but formerly it reached to what is now the middle of the Duke of Roxburghe's Garden, having been curtailed and demolished [Continued on page 4] |
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[Page] 3Town of Kelso
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