OS1/30/10/8
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selkirk (Town) | Selkirk (Town) | Continued [from OS1/30/10/7] it is adorned with several modern & public pieces of architecture; it experiences the exhilaration of manufacture and trade; it is kept cleanly in its thoroughfares, & lighted at night with Gas; & tho [though] still retaining much of the wo-begone street lines of the days of its dinginess. The ancient access from all places on the further side of the Ettrick advanced up the Philiphaugh and Crossed a venerable Bridge, which still stands and is strong & serviceable, and by a circuitous sweep, climbed laroriously up the Bank, so as to enter the Burgh from the south or S. [South] West; but the modern access crosses the Ettrick by a new & handsome Bridge not far above the confluence with the Tweed, & runs thence up a haugh along the right bank of the stream till within ΒΌ of a mile of the Burgh, and then slowly, and with a very slight curviture, and a beautiful sheet of roadway, ascends the Terrace, lined for a great way with neat new houses, and entering the body of the town at the point of the greatest thoroughfare. The chief & central part of the Burgh is the Market Place, a very spacious triangular area, picturesque [Continued on OS!/30/10/9] |
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[page] 8Parish of Selkirk -- W Beatty
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