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scarcely three quarters of a square mile in extent. It
was well provided with bridges, however, there being
twenty altogether, and of stone — twelve being within
the liberties, and eight without. Of these twelve, one
was over the Clyde at the foot of Stockwell Street,
three over St. Enoch's Burn, and eight over the classic
Molendinar. M'Ure informs his readers, in glowing
terms, that the city was surrounded by corn-fields^
kitchen and flower gardens, and beautiful orchards,
abounding in fruits of all kinds, "which, by reason of
the open and large streets, send furth a pleasant and
odoriferous smell." "In a final burst of enthusiasm, the
old historian says : " It is the most beautiful city in the
world for its bigness, and is acknowledged to be so by all
foreigners that comes thither." Among the principal
buildings, after the Cathedral and the College, mentioned
by M'Ure, the most notable was the town's " great and
magnificent hospital," situated on the banks of the river a
little to the west of Stockwell Street, where the Fish
Market is now situated. It is described as superior to
Christ's Church or the London Charter House; and nothing
" of that kind at Rome or Venice comes up to the mag-
nificence of this building." It was, in short, the admiration
of all strangers, and without a parallel in Europe. The
Town-house or Tolbooth is also described as "a noble
and magnificent structure — sixty-six foot in length, and
from the south to the north twenty-four foot eight inches."
The reader may be a little surprised to hear that the
Tolbooth was also a public-house in the good old times,
and that the jailer was in the daily habit of leaning over
his half-door, on the outlook for drouthy customers ! We
have then a description of the " Bremmylaw harbour and
was well provided with bridges, however, there being
twenty altogether, and of stone — twelve being within
the liberties, and eight without. Of these twelve, one
was over the Clyde at the foot of Stockwell Street,
three over St. Enoch's Burn, and eight over the classic
Molendinar. M'Ure informs his readers, in glowing
terms, that the city was surrounded by corn-fields^
kitchen and flower gardens, and beautiful orchards,
abounding in fruits of all kinds, "which, by reason of
the open and large streets, send furth a pleasant and
odoriferous smell." "In a final burst of enthusiasm, the
old historian says : " It is the most beautiful city in the
world for its bigness, and is acknowledged to be so by all
foreigners that comes thither." Among the principal
buildings, after the Cathedral and the College, mentioned
by M'Ure, the most notable was the town's " great and
magnificent hospital," situated on the banks of the river a
little to the west of Stockwell Street, where the Fish
Market is now situated. It is described as superior to
Christ's Church or the London Charter House; and nothing
" of that kind at Rome or Venice comes up to the mag-
nificence of this building." It was, in short, the admiration
of all strangers, and without a parallel in Europe. The
Town-house or Tolbooth is also described as "a noble
and magnificent structure — sixty-six foot in length, and
from the south to the north twenty-four foot eight inches."
The reader may be a little surprised to hear that the
Tolbooth was also a public-house in the good old times,
and that the jailer was in the daily habit of leaning over
his half-door, on the outlook for drouthy customers ! We
have then a description of the " Bremmylaw harbour and
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Description | Directories of individual Scottish towns and their suburbs. |
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Description | Around 700 Scottish directories published annually by the Post Office or private publishers between 1773 and 1911. Most of Scotland covered, with a focus on Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen. Most volumes include a general directory (A-Z by surname), street directory (A-Z by street) and trade directory (A-Z by trade). |
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