OS1/30/10/98
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | School | Inscription or Name Board George Roberts Esqr Provost Peter Rodger Esqr Town Clerk |
012.05 | A Charity School at Dovecote Park Supported by voluntary contributions and is attended by poor children of both sexes, whose parents are destitute of other means of educating them, The average attendance is about 60. |
| Sir Walter Scott's Monument | Sir W. Scotts Mont [monument] Sir W. Scotts Mont [monument] Sir W. Scotts Mont [monument] |
Inscription thereon George Roberts Esqr Provost Peter Rodger Esqr Town Clerk |
012.05 | A colossal statue of Sir Walter Scott mounted on a granite pedestal & bearing the following inscription Viz [videlicet] "Waverly" "Erected in August 1839" "In proud and affectionate rememberance" of "Sir Walter Scott Baronet" "Sheriff of this County" "From 1800 to 1832" "By Yarrow's Stream still let me stray Though none should guide my feeble way Still feel the breeze down Ettrick break Although it chill my withered cheek" And on the west side are the Town Arms and a Scroll inscribed "Reparabit cornua Phaebe" and underneath another scroll with the Scotch muse "Watch Weel". The monument is guarded by a Strong metal railing, and is almost the only ornament in the town, except perh [perhaps] the Town Hall Spire. |
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[page] 98Sheet 12.5. -- Subsidiary Trace -- Town of Selkirk -- Collected by Robert Young 2nd CorplR.E [2nd Corporal Royal Engineers]
[Note] -- Both place names have a reference letter -- School -- W. Reference Table
Sir W. Scott's Monument -- A.
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