OS1/34/63/12
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAS WORKS [ | Gas Works Gas Works |
Mr K. Gardner Chairman Mr Brownlee Owner of Row |
009 | [Situation] 4 Chains NNW. [North North West] of Whitburn Inn A small building erected in 1851 by a Company of Sharholders - the shares being one pound each the building contains the usual Gas Apparatus and the Gasometer contains 5000 Cubic feet of Gas which is consumed in the interior of the dwellings there being no street lamps. Mr K. Gardner Banking Agent is Chairman of the Company |
| WHITBURN | Whitburn [Village] | [Continued from page 11] immediately in the village is a small Sabbath School at its West end, The Parish Church & School are situated a short distance South on a rising ground and an endowed School a little way East on the road to Edinburgh - There is no object of interest or antiquity about the village which is chiefly inhabited by weavers miners & laborers the two latter finding employment on the adjacent farms and in Coal Pits abounding in the neighbourhood - There is an annual fair held here for the Sale of Cattle etc. on the first tuesday in May and there is also held a cattle show and gymnastic games on the Second Monday in July |
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[Page] 12Ph. [Parish] of Whitburn
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