Old and New Edinburgh Vol. VI

All Books Kay's Originals Vol. 1 Kay's Originals Vol. 2 Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time Edinburgh Past and Present Old and New Edinburgh Vol. I Old and New Edinburgh Vol. II Old and New Edinburgh Vol. III Old and New Edinburgh Vol. IV Old and New Edinburgh Vol. V Old and New Edinburgh Vol. VI

Go to: « Kay's Originals Vol. 1 « Kay's Originals Vol. 2 « Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time « Edinburgh Past and Present « Old and New Edinburgh Vol. I « Old and New Edinburgh Vol. II « Old and New Edinburgh Vol. III « Old and New Edinburgh Vol. IV « Old and New Edinburgh Vol. V Old and New Edinburgh Vol. VI Plates Ch 20: Leith - Historical Survey (continued) Ch 21: Leith - Historical Survey (continued) Ch 22: Leith - Historical Survey (concluded) Ch 23: Leith - The Kirkgate Ch 24: Leith - The Kirkgate (concluded) Ch 25: Leith - Tolbooth Wynd and Adjoining Streets Ch 26: Leith - Rotten Row, Broad Wynd, Bernard Street, Baltic Street, and Quality Street Ch 27: Leith - Constitution Street, The Shore, Coal Hill, and Sheriff Brae Ch 28: North Leith Ch 29: Leith - The Links Ch 30: Leith - The Sands Ch 31: Leith - The Harbour Ch 32: Memorabilia of the Shipping of Leith and its Maritime Affairs Ch 33: Leith - The Docks Ch 34: Inchkeith Ch 35: Newhaven Ch 36: Wardie, Trinity, and Granton Ch 37: The Environs of Edinburgh Ch 38: The Environs of Edinburgh (continued) Ch 39: The Environs of Edinburgh (continued) Ch 40: The Environs of Edinburgh (continued) Ch 41: The Environs of Edinburgh (continued) Ch 42: The Environs of Edinburgh (continued) Ch 43: The Environs of Edinburgh (concluded) General Index Contents List of Illustrations

3 99 OLD AND NEW EDINBURGH. . Stirling-Maxwell, Sir Wm., 11. 86, . Stitchill, Laird of I. 169 .Stockbridge, 11. ;31, 188, 189, 1x1. 74 719 742 75, 78, 79, 8% 8% 83, 92,9ji chinamanufactory,III. 75 Stockbrig tlrae, 111. 71 .Stocks from the uld Canongate lolbooth 11. *31 Stoddart, Provost. 11. 1 0 5 , 2 8 ~ Stone Cross The 111. '87 Stonefield, hrd,' I. 273, 11. 339, Stonyhill House 111. 365, 366 Storm in Leith 'harbour, Terrible, 358, 111. 24 111. $7 111. 18a. 202 ,Stowell ib;d I a 9 ~ t r a c ~ Prdf. j o i n 111.14 .Straiton,'Colonel Chkles, 11. 243 .Straiton's Loch, 11. 347, Strange phantasmagoria, A, I. 103 .Strathalkn Imprisonment of the Viscount& I. 69 Strathmore Ikrd 11. 303, 111. rgz .Strathnave:, Lord, 11. 17, 65 Street disturbances by boys, 11.259 Streets of Leith, Cleauslng and lighting of the, 111. 194 Strjchen, Lord, 1. 254, 255, 257 Str!chen'h Close, I. 253, 254, 255 Strike among workmen, I h e first, 11.264,326 Struthers William . his quarrel with Piof. Keid IiI. 10 -Stuart Abbot KoLert 11. 48 Stuart' an Provos; 11.279 Stuart: Lord james, li. 66,67,101, .Stuart,LordRobert,lI.67,7q, 111.4 .Stuart of Grantully Sir George, I. mzs~ (see Stewartj S t u n Sir James I. 43 .Stuariof Fetterdim, Sir John, 11. 111. 174 '43 Duke of Lennox, 11.243 Stuart, Sir John, II. 318 Stuart, Esme, Lord DAubigneand Stuart, Sir Robert, 1. 243 . h a r t of Dunearn, am-, I. 173, Charles 11. 343 .Smart of balguise, David, Provost, 11.282 . S t u n Colonel 1.66 67 6g stuart: ~mes iordAovbst,11.z8a Stnart John Sobieski 11. 159 Stuarr)of Allanbank, Lady, 11. 89 Stuart, Lady Grace, I. 273 Stuart Lady Margaret, I. 35 . S t ~ $ s , Dr., " Sculptured Stones,' 181, 339. 3792 IT 1. 4 2 , 343 11. 99 the 11. *zzo 111,228 Suburbs of the West Part, Map 01 Succdth, Lord, 11. 344 Sugar House Close, The old, Leith .Summerhall brewery, The, 111. 51 .Sumptuary laws of 1457 1 a8 Surgeon square, I. * 3L,' 383, II Surgeons, Royal College Or, I. 383 .Surgeons and apothecaries, Unior :Surgeons' Hall, 11. 330, 334, 335 '27, "75, 302, 303, 335 11. 300. 301. 302, 289 of the, 1. 382 ".._ Sur:% Hospital, The, 11. zg6 .Surgical mstrument-maker, Thq %me;, Earl of 11. 61, 62 Sutherland, Fail of, I. 237, 238, II 375, 111. 298; C o u n t s of, I .Sutherland Duke of 11. 123 . .Sutherland: James, bkanist, I. 362 3.59, 364.362, 379 first 11. 263 238, 339 11. 35 363 Suttie, Sir George, 11. 272; Lady 'Sutton, Sir Thomas, I. 49; Ladj :Swanston, 111. 326 Sweating Club The, 111.123 Sweeps, Strikdamoug, 11. 326 'Swift's Wynd 11. 242 swine in the L e t s , I. 27511.23 Swinton, John Lord, 11. z p Swimon Lord 11. 35, 158 111.36, Swinton( of Dhmdryan, 'Captain' Swinton, Margaret (Si. W. Scott'r 11. 26 Dowager, 11. 274 111. 30 grand-aunt), Curious storyrelated Sword formerly used for beheading criminals 11. a31 Sydeserf, dishop of Galloway, Attack on, I. 122 Sydney Smith, 11. 347 Sydserff, Sir Thoma5, 11.40 Syme, Geordie, the Dalkeith town- Syme, Professor James, surgeon, Symons, Dr., and the ruffian Boyd, Symson, Andrew, the printer, 11. by. 11. 244 piper, 11. 170 11.274, 359 11. 268 256 ; his house, 11. * a57 T Tabernacle, Rev. James Haldane's, Leith Walk 111. 158 Tailor, An enarprising, 11. 27r axlors' Hall, The, 1. ajg, 240 I1 T;z5z,. 258, 31 ; ornamentaaj in: scnptions, d. 258 ; the drama in the 11.23 258 Tail/=. Thk. 11. 166 Tait LrchbLhop, 11.344, 111. 86 Tait)of Glencross, 11. Tally-stickof 1692 1 '20886 Talmash of Helinaha;n, Sir Lionel. - . 11. 3'7 111.87 f 89, 95 11.74 , Tam 0' the Cowgate, 11. 259, 260, Tanfihd Hall, Canonmills, 11. 146, Tannahih, Robert, 11. 127 Tanner'sClose, II.226,227,229, a30 Tapestry Room, Holyrood Palace, Tarbat, Viscount, 11. 353, 111. 307, Tarbat Sir Jam- I. 151 Tarbet' Masterof'III. 214 Tas+'James and William, model- Taverns, Demand for, in former 330 111. 83 3x0 lers, 11. 89 times, I. 255 Tax Ofice, The, 11. 123 Tavlor, the Water-wet, I. IW. 11. - . ,,. 73, 111. 183 237 Tea. First im&rtiltion of. 111. 276 Tei&mouth,'Lord, 11. 165, 212 ' Teind Court The 111. 83 Teller, Mrs.,'Smoliett's sister, 11.26 Telford, the engineer, 111. 63, 70 Templar Knights, Houses of the, I. 310,321, 11. "232 Templar lands I. 321 Temple Close 'I. ar, 11. 231 Temple Lands, Erassmarket, 11. '232 Temple ofHealth 11. 242 Tenducci, the sinker, I. z51 Tennis Court The 11. 3 ' the theatre attdhed thereto, Pi. 39: 40; Shakespeare at the, 11. 40, other plays ib. Tennis-court,'The old, Leith, 111. Territorial Church, The, 11. 224 Terrot, Hishop, 11.198, rgg Terry theactor, I. 350, 11. 26 Tevio;, Earl of, 111. 26 Teviot Row, 1.38,II. 323,326, 338, 344 345, 346, 356,358 %cleray, W. M., 11. 150 Thatch House, Portobello, 111. 145 Theatre of Varieties, 11. 176 Theatre Royal, I. 340 *349, 350, 351s 35% 11. 179. 953 158, 163 ; building of the, I. 341, 11. 25, 26 : riot in the, I. 346 ; the last performance 1. 352 ; demo. lition of the old bhding, 1. +953 ; the present theatre 11. 178 Theatres, I. 83; Wktefield on, I. 340,341; royal patent for, I. 341 ; the early performances I. 342 343 ; popularity of Mrs.'Siddou: 1.3457 346 238 Thicket Burn, The, 111.143 Thieves' Hole, The, I. 48 Thirlestane, Lord, I. 246, 111. x49, Thirlestane Road, 111.46 Thistle Street, 11. 158, 159, 111. Thomson, the poet, 11. 117, 127 ; 150, 339, 364 I10 his nephew, Craig the architect, 11. 117 Thornon, Alexander (" Ruffles "), 111.90 Thornon of Duddingston Sir Thomas, 11. 316 ; Sir Willi&, ib. Thornson, Rev. Andrew, 11. 126, 1357 175, 210 Thornson George musician I. 251 l'homsoi of Duhdingston: Rev. John, the painter, 11. 89, p, 314, 111. 84 Thornson, John and Thomas, 11.347 Thornson, Thomas, I. 374 375,II. Thornson, Dr. William 111. 27 Thornson's Green, I. 3;8, 11. 260 Thornson's Park 11. 338 Thorneybank, ?he, 11.218 Three battles in one day, 111. 351 Three Thorns of the Carlinwark, I. Thnepland, Sir Stuart, I. 208 ; his 191 748 75 son. ib Thizbikin The,,,[. *62 Tilting-ground &I the West Port, Tihbie FAwler 111. 247 The. 11. 224 Tilts h d tournaments near the Timber Bush,'or ?%our&., 1 he, Leith Calton Hill 11. 102 103. 111. a31 Timber-fronted houses in the Cowgate, 11. 239, qo Timber trade, The Leith, 111. 231 Tinwald, Lord, I. 273 Tipperlinn hamlet, 111. 39 Tirlia, The, 11. 3rx Tirling- ins I 271 I1 253 26 . from fad; L&at'; house, hlaci! friars Wynd, I. *258 Titiens Madame I. 35r Tod, Sir Archibah, Provost, 11.280 Tod SirThomas Provost I1 279 T d i g ' s or Toddrick's Wynd, 11. 269, 111. 6 : incidents in, 11. 241 Tal s Close, I. 2, Todshaugh, II? 15 Tolbooth, The Edinburgh, I. 40,42' 5% 597 701 95, 1 ~ ) 123-1381 157, 158, 175, P I , 219, 24% 11. 237, 2 8 246, 248, 062, 3% 323. 324, 111; 6 I, 136, 142, 156 186, 191 zz 247 277. its demblition and re8;ildihg, 1: 124 146, 111. 7, o p : records of thi, I. 127 ; relicri of the, 1. * 129 ; view of the I. 133. 197, PLatc 5 : descripkon of the, I. 134; its final demoli. tion, ib.: attempted escape from, 1.383 ; executions at the, 11. 238 Tolbooth, The Canongate, 11. I, 2 Tolbooth Kirk The I. 129, 144 Tolbooth Stair: 11. ;3 T$booth, The Leith, 111. 179. 192, !93.227, 228, 229, 235.277 ; im orironers. 111. 220 : trooos ouar. . iered there, ib.; ';is deAol&iun, 111. 230: the new Tolbcoth ib.; Queen Mary's letter to the &din. burgh Town Council, 111. 228 Tulbooth, The new 11. 239 TolboothWynd If. *zo Tolbooth Wynd, Le?i, 111. 166, 167, *zz5, 216 227 228 234, 246, 247, 25 , 273 f curhs'tablet on the, 111 228, * 229 Tolcroce, 111.94 Toll Cross, 11. 346, 111. 30, 42 Tonnage of Leith, III.z75,~77,178 Toutine,The,George Street, 11.139 Toole, J. L., the actor 1. 351 Torphichen Lord I &o 21, 327 Torphin, P h a n d HiIk,'dI. 324 Torphine Hill 111. 113 Torthorwald, 'Murder ef Lord, I. Tourhope Laird of I. 194 Toun-end' The 11.'13~ Touris ofinverieith, Family of, 11. 330 111. 947 3'01 3'7 Touriaments Chivalrous II.55,225 Tower, The, Portobello, i I I . 146 Tower of Jama V 11. 0, 73 Tower Street Ixiii I l l 244, 245 Tower Street Portdbello, 111. I48 Towers of Idverleith, George, 111. 195. 196 28, 29 Town Council The I. 157; their visitation of 'the dniversity, 111. 15, 16 Town Guard, The, I. 38, 11. 341, Town Hall, Leith, 111. 228, 043, Town Hall, Portobello, 111. 148, Tracquair, Sir James 11.71 111. 7 Trade despotism at I k t h i11. 1p0 TradeofLeith,Aglancea; the,III. Trades' corporations of Leith, 111. 111. 191 244 * '53 289 Trades-Maiden Hospital, 11. 168, "Traditions of Edinburgh," I. I%, 1187 225, 2591 263, 377, Trained Bands, The Edinburgh, 11. r+75,III. 192; theleith, 111.188 Training College of the Church of Scotland 11. 176 Training institute of the Scottish Episcopal Society, I. p Trayuair, Charles Earl of, 11.270; hard case of I. zm, 242, z98 Travelling in (he last century 1. 6 11. 22 ; by the Leith stage: 111: 15% '54 Treaty of Union, Unpopularity of the I. 163 165' bribery of the Scdttish mekkrs) of Parliament, I. 163, 164 Tree, Miss M., actress, I. 3 o Tria1,Theearlieyt Edinburgz, I. 256 Trials and executions for high treamn, 11.23.5-238 Trinity, 111. 306, 307 Trinity Church, I. 214 Trinity Church, StockbridgeJII.70 Tr;tnity Cullege Church, 1. *z88, 289, P r 303, *304, *305, j4 31% 338, 34% 3592 362, collegiate seals, I. *303: the charter, 1. 303 ; provision for the inmates, I. 307 ; ground plan, 1. * 30s Trinity Grove, 111. 307 Trinity Hospital,I. 290," 304,*305, a+, 339 *312r 362 Trinity Ouse, Leith, 111. 223, * 214, za6, 279 ; sculptured stone in theeast wingof, 111. '223; its earlyhistory, 111. 223 *2727 2737 301, 111. 55 11, 18 111.7; 3073 I. 74, 101, 234, 290, 379; old Trinity Lcdge, 111. pz, 306 Tron Church, 1. 82, 187-191, zo+, benefactions to thechurch I. 187, 188 ; the fire of 1824, I. 188-191 ; New Year's Eve at the, Plafc 8 ; the old Tron Church, I. *193. 111. 252 Tron, 'I he, Leith, 111. 238 Tron, The, I. 188, 219,298, 11. 62, Trotter, the architect, 11. 95 Trunk's Close I. 2x0 Trustees' Acahemy, 111. 83, 84 Trustees' Hall, The, 11.84 Tucker's re rt on the condition of Tulloch, Colonel Alexander, 111. Turdulence of 'the High School Turk's Close I. 121 282 Turnbull, D.'W. B.,'advocate, 11. 197, 198. Turnbull of Airdrie, William, 111. 34 Turner Sir ames 11.31 Tweedhale, i a r l s Af, I. 63, 119, 278, 279, 11. 8, 286 Tweeddale, Marquis of, I. 214,278, $32, 333, 11. 246; house of, 1. Tweeddale's Close I. 278 280, 297 Tweedies, The fdmily df the, 1. Twelve o Clock Coach, The, 111. "Twooennv Custom." The. 11. 376,11.64309.I1I. 154.r9r1306; Y', 3 5 111- 7 Leith, IIr187, 188 74. IS father 16. boys, 11. 289 277, 281, 11. 246 '94. '95. 227, 282 '4 Eo'i;adows id Cinvem;ionT Tyburn of Edinburgh, The, 111.38 Tynecastle toll 11. 218 Tytler, Tomb df Alexander, II.38b 111. ma, ~2 218 Tytler, Patric Fraser, Lord Woodhouselee, 11. 210 11. '161

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