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From: "Jessie Newlands" <>
Subject: Re: [MLN] Edinburgh Address in 1830's
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 13:57:10 -0800
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I must be "losing it" Doreen. I thought parallel meant running the same
way - like would George St. not be parallel to Princes St. then? T
Jessie


----- Original Message -----
From: "Doreen Baxter" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [MLN] Edinburgh Address in 1830's


> Jessie
>
> It does actually run parallel to the Royal Mile. Remember the Royal Mile
> starts up by the castle and runs past St. Giles then across the junction
> of High Street and South Bridge and on down the High Street to Holyrood.
> This is parallel to Princes Street, and just behind it, Rose Street.
>
> Doreen- born and brought up in Edinburgh and still only 25 miles away!!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jessie Newlands" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 4:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [MLN] Edinburgh Address in 1830's
>
>
>> Rose St. in Edinburgh does not run parallel to the Royal Mile. It runs
>> parallel to Princes Street (runs the length of Princes St. right behind
>> it. We were always told that the lowest numbers would be the nearest to
>> the General Post Office and the highest numbers farthest away from the
>> Post Office. Rose St. (starting at East end) was very close to the
>> General Post Office at the corner of North Bridge and East end of Princes
>> St.
>> Jessie in B.C.(formerly Edinburgh).
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 7:51 AM
>> Subject: [MLN] Edinburgh Address in 1830's
>>
>>
>>> In Edinburgh there is a Rose Street which runs parallel to the Royal
>>> Mile, one end is Charlotte Square and the other is St. Andrew's Square.
>>> in 1834 Rose Street is shown as being divided into West Rose Street, Mid
>>> Rose Street and East Rose Street.
>>>
>>> In 1835 a baptismal record lists the place of residence of the parents
>>> as #61 Rose Street.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have information as to the numbering system of this street
>>> and where #61 would be located - East, West or Mid Rose Street?
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Carolyn Stanley
>>>
>>
>

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