Scotland > 1868, 1878 - Slater's (late Pigot & Co.'s) Royal national commercial directory and topography of Scotland > 1878 > Part 1

EDINBUEGHSHIRE.
PENNYGUIOK.
SLATER'S
Public Buildings, Offices, &c.
PLACES OF WORSHIP
AND THEIR MINISTERS.
Established Church, G-lencross— Rev,
Alexander Torrence
Established Church, Penicuik— Rev.
William M. Imrie [Stewart
Free Church, Penicuik— Rev. Hugh A.
United Presbyterian Church, Penicuik
— Rev. John M'Kerrow
United Presbyterian Church, Howgate
— Rev. David Thouias
Brigade Depot (62nd),ereenlaw— T. B. Butt,
officer commanding ; Dr. Greenhill,
medical officer; R. L. Barr, quarter
master; J. White, barrack sergeant
Burgh of Peuicuik—Cbarles W. Cowan,
senior magistrate; ThumusLamh, junior
magistrate ; James Alexander, clerk
Glencross School Board — Allan Henderson,
clerk & treasurer
Inspectors of Poor— Glcijcross, James Alex-
ander, Penic'iik j Penicuik, Jag. Alexander
Military Prison, Greenlaw — J, Martin, chief
warder in charge ; Rev. 4^1exander Thom-
son Grant, chaplain ; H. M. Fra3er,surgeon
Penicuik and District Gas Co. Limited—
T. F. Weir, S.S.C. secretary
Penicuik School Board— James Alexander,
clerk t& treasurer
Registrars of Births, Deaths & Marriages —
Glencross, Duncan Cameron; Penicuik,
James Alexander
CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY,
ON THE north BRITISH LINE.
Station, ^ENicviK — John A. Stewart, station
maste?"
Station, Auchindinny— John Drummond,
station master
CARRIERS.
To EDINBURGH, James Bell & William &
. Andrew Nieven, from Penicuik, five days a
week
PORTOBELLO,
DUDDINGSTON, JOPPA, AND NEIGHBOURHOODS.
X ORTOBELLO, a parliamentary burgh and a fashionable water- three Ijanks, branches respectively of the Royal, the National,
ing-place, is situated on a plain on the south side of the Frith of and the Clydesdale Banking Companies- A considerable trade is
Forth and in the parish of Duddingston, with a email port in the done in the manufacture of paper, bottles, pottery, eartbonware,
parish of South Luith. It is three miles from Kdiubm-gh by the bricks, and tiles; and at Joppa there are salt works. The
turnpike road. The North British Railway to Berwick and Carlisle Bcenery is varied and extensive; on one side the noble estuary of
possess a station near the centre of the town and another at Joppa, the Firth, with the island of Inchkeith, the hills of Fife and Kin-
thus giving ready access to aU parts of tho kingdom. Few towns ross, the bay of Alderlady, the fertile lands of East Lothian,
have risen more rapidly in impuibance. About a century ago the Troplainlaw, North Berwicklaw,and in the distance the Bass Rock,
ground which it occupies was an unproductive waste along the while all around the coasts are studded with nunjorous pictu-
ghore overspread with whins and bents, affording ready shelter to resque towns and villages; and on the other side are Arthur's
tho smuggler and to lawless characters from the metropuJis. There seat, Craigmillar Castle, and the Pentland Hills. The air is pm-e
was then only one thatched hut of two apartments, "a bul and a land iuvigoiating, and the locality very healthy. These immediate
ben" which stood until the year 18():i, when it was pulled down, i local advantages, together with its proximity to the metropohs, to
The fancilui idea is quite common and generally accepted, that this which there is constant communication by railway and tramway
hut was bulU by a sailor who had served under Admiral Vernon at cars, and the easy access to all parts of the kingdom, combine
the storming of Puertobeilo, in tho Isthmus of Panama, in the year j to render Portobello a most desirable place either for permanent
1739, and V!_io had misanthropically secluded himself in what must i residence or temporary retirement. In 1871 Portobello had a
then have'; lien a di-eary region. The fact we believe, however, is | population of 5,481.
that it was imt up by the farmer of the adjoining lands as an out- i Duddingston parish is bounded by the parish of Canongate, a
stabling in ^uunection with his farm, and, being finished about the part of the metropolis, on the west; South Leith on the North,
time the nows arrived of the taking of Puertobeilo, it was named ! the sea and iiart of Inveresk on the east, and Liberton on the
"Portobello" after it. For a long time it was the only habitation, south. The parish derives its name fi-om the settlement here of
as it was not till about the year 1700 that the locaUty attracted the
attention of the citizens of Edinburgh, who then began to erect
houses in the vicinity. The town now consists of a main or High
Btreet, a mile and a quarter long, and about iifty streets, terraces,
squares, and crescents of handsome houses and elegant vilUs,
which, standing at some distance back from the streets, and having
gardens in front, give the town a light and airy appearance. The
municipal authorities are a provost, two bailies, and six councillors.
The burgh contributes, along with Leith and jVIussel burgh, in
relui-niug a member to parliament ; the constituency numbers 388.
There are a police, cleaning and lighting establishment, and a hre
brigade ; water of excellent quality is supplied in abundance at
high pressui-e, and tbe houses and streets are lighted with gas. The
magistrates aud council havti expended a large sum of money on
the drainage of tho town, which is thorough and complete. They
also constructed a broad marine promenade, a mile in length, along
the sea beaeh, in tbo middle of which stands the Prince of Wales'
Fountain, a very handsome ornamental drinking fountain. It has
also an clogant iron pier, 1,250 feet long, with seats capable of
accommodating 2,000 persons, and a spacious saloon for the use of
visitors. The beach is a noblo expanse of pui-e smooth sand,
affording at all times the greatest facility and safety to bathers, for
whose accommodation there arc bathing coaches and a com-
modious suite of warm salt-water baths. The residential
accommodation is of aU kinds, several hotels, houses of
various sizes and degrees of elegance, and large villas suitable
for first-class families. The places of worship are in connection
with the Church of Scotland, the Free Church, United Presby-
terian, Episcopal, Congregational, and Roman Catholic; aud there
are schools in connection with some of the churches. There are
one Bvdin, dm-ing the reigns of David I. and Malcolm IV-; this
is ascertained by a charter of William de Venterponte, to the
canons of Holyrood, of which Hugo Films Dodiiii dc Dodinestun^
appears to have been a witness. From a very early period it seems
that there have been two villages called Easter and Westbb
D uddingston ; the former continues in its original extent,
though much improved. Wester Duddingston is charmingly
situated near the base of Arthur's Seat, and at the east end of the
ioch which bears its name. Round -Arthur's Scat is a uublu didve,
known as the Queen's Drive. The church which is Norman, and of
very great antiquity, occupies a small eminence rising from the
verge of the water. Though modernised externally, its interior
ornaments and arches appear to be as old as the days of Dodih.
The village consists of only a few detached cottages, of humble
character, and several neat and tasteful villas, the country resi-
dences of families. Duddingston Loch is a beautiful sheet of
water, about the third of a mile in length, aud not more than haU
a mile from the southern outskirts of Edinburgh. There is an
excellent road between Duddingston and Portobello. The parish
encloses an area of 1,731 acres, and contained in 1871 a popula-
tion of 6,369 persons.
Joppa, before mentioned, intimately connected with, aud now a
part of, the burgh of Portobello, is of modern growth. Some years
since a freestone quarry was opened in the neighbourhood, and
subsequently a mineral spring was discovered ; the latter attracts
some of the visitors to Portobello, who fancy the waters may be
beneficial to them. A number- of neat villas have been built near
the road, some of which are neatly furnished for the accommoda^
tion of visitors. Population in 1871, 813.
POST OFFICXS, Brighton Buildings, Thomas Archibald, Post JlftKfer.— Letters arrive fom Edinburgh and all parts at fifteen
minutes past seven morning, forty-five minutes past two afternoon and forty-five minutes past sis evening, and are despatched
to Edinburgh and all parts at a quarter past ten morning, ten minutes before one afternoon, and half-past seven and five minutes past
nine evening, and to Edinburgh, and English and Foreign at half-past fom' afternoon. On Sundays letters are delivered to callers at the
otiice from nine until ten morning.
Money Order and Telegraph O^^ce and Savings Bank.
VTall Uox., corner of Pitt street, Portobello.— Hours of collection : ten morning, fifteen minutes past four afternoon, aud nine
evening.
VTall Sox, Joppa.— Hours of collection : eight morning, four afternoon, and eight evening.
Brown Mrs. Elizabeth H. 4 Pitt st
Brown the Mis? ■: — , 16 Pitt st
NOBILITY, GENTRY AND CLERGY. Beatson David, Esq. Rose Lodge, 5 Rosefield
' avenue Lteirace
Adam Miss H. B. 8 West Brighton crescent
Adams Miss Eliza, 13 West Brighton crescent
Aikenhead Mr. A. W. 9 Pitt st
Aitchison Mr. John, 2 West Brighton crescnt
Aston Mrs. Helen, 12 East Brighton crescent
Auchterlonie Rev. Robert, 4 Lee crescent
Aytouu Miss M. 13 Slelville st
Bailey Mr. — , 33 Tower st
Baillie Mrs- — , 9 Melville st
Baird Mr. Fullerton, Doonbank Cottage, 8
Wellington st
Baird Miss — , Murray Lodge, John st
Baird Miss Helen, 2 Bellfield
Bah-d Mf. WiUiam, 115 High st
Balfour Mr. Andrew H. 14 East Brighton est
Barbour Mrs. Eliza, Arthur's Cottage, Dud-
dingston
parron Rev. AaOrew, Windsor plaoQ
Beatson Mr. George, Glass Mount, Abercorn
Beattie Mrs. George, Hillside House, Dud-
dingston
Begbie Mrs. Barbara, Hermitage Cottage
Bell Mi'S. James, 4 Windsor terrace
Bell Mr. James, 28 Brighton place
BeUairs IMv. George, Windsor Cottage,
Windsor place
Bennet Mr. Duncan, Strathearn House,
Abercorn terrace
Bennet Mrs. Robert, 1 Rosefield place
Black Miss Janet, 4 John st
Blackburn Mrs. aiary A. 1 West Brighton cent
Bowman Miss Margaret. 206 High st
Boyack Mr. James, S Straiten place
Brcysig Mr. J. A. Ramsay Lodge
Brown Mrs. David, 13 West Brighton crescnt
Brown Mr. Wi ium B. 19 Pitt st
Bryson Mr. John, Rosetta, Dalkeith st, Joppa
Buchanan Miss Ann J. 23 Brighton place
Burt Miss Jane, Lynedoch House
Calder iVliss Ann, 10 Rosefield avenue
CaldweU Miss — , 2 Victoria terraco
Caldwell Mr. David, 4 Dalkeith st, Joppa
Caldwell Mrs. Wm. Seafield House, James st
Cameron Mrs. J. John st
Campbell Mrs. A. 35 Bath st
Campbell Major Colin, Windsor terrace
Campbell Miss Helen, 10 Pitt st
Carmichael Miss — , 12 Regent st
Carstairs Mr. Andrew, 4 West Brighton crsnt
Carter Mr. WiUiam A. St. Ann's, 44 Regent st
Chalmers Mrs. — , 25 Lee crescent
Chishoim Miss Mary Ann, 7 Rosefield place
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