OS1/30/10/109
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Port | West Port West Port West Port |
Inscription or Name Board George Roberts Esqr (Provost) Peter Rodger Esqr (Town Clerk) |
012.05 | As its name indicates, this street leads from the Market place to the westward and terminates at the Green on the Ettrick & Yarrow Road, In this St is still shown the Site of the house (Q) wherein the Duke of Montrose Slept, on the night preceeding his defeat by General Lesly, at the Battle of Philiphaugh. The house itself has been taken down to make way for improvements, and the house now occupied by Mr Trotter Grocer etc is built upon it's site. |
| The Valley | The Valley The Valley The Valley |
Inscription or Name Board George Roberts Esqr (Provost) Peter Rodger Esqr (Town Clerk) |
012.05 | A sort of back lane or offshot from West Port to the Ph. [Parish] Church Manse - I cannot learn why it got such a name, & as it is nearly on a hill top, it does not naturally suggest the idea. |
| Backsides | Backsides Backsides Backsides |
Robert Forsyth, Flesher Walter Muir, Ironmonger Michael Muir. Draper |
012.05 | A back lane between the Valley and Ettrick Terrace. |
| Ettrick Terrace | Ettrick Terrace Ettrick Terrace Ettrick Terrace |
Inscription or Name Board George Roberts Esqr (Provost) Peter Rodger Esqr (Town Clerk) |
012.05 | A broad Winding terrace from the Market place, past the Gaol & head of Old Bridge Road, to the outskirts of the Town by the Galashiels Road. This is the most genteel & respectable part of the Town having Several Villas, and Self contained houses on both sides of it, It is also the newest approach to the town from Galashiels having been formed to Supersede the Old Bridge Road. |
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[page] 109Sheet 12 No 5 -- Subsidiary Trace -- Town of Selkirk -- Collected by Robert Young 2nd Corpl R.E [2nd Corporal Royal Engineers]
[Note West Port] -- Q [letter given in reference table - See OS1/30/10/97]
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