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GABRIEL'S ROAD	Shown as Register St., D.1827. Ran from where Register House now stands in a long slant N.W. to the Water of Leith, behind where is now Saxe Coburg Pl. Shown unnamed, save at south cast end, close to Register House, Kirkwood composite map. N.W. end named in large scale map, p.w. 773. 15, 1780. 81 57. N.W. end marked "F Road", Ainslie, 1804, its general course evident, also at Register House. It is still represented in the right of way past the Royal Bank, St. Andrew Sq., which is not always rccognised. The name has been wrongly derived from that of the murderer, given as Gabriel in "Peter's letters to his Kinsfolk", but really Robert Irvine. He was a probationer of the Church of Scotland, and employed as tutor to two little boys in a gentleman's family. Having fallen in love with a maid there, he was observed one day by his pupils to give her a kiss-which they mentioned innocently to their parents. Fearful of loss of reputation and failure in the ministry, he brooded over this until he became mad with revenge. One Sabbath while strolling with his pupils on or near Gabriel's road, he cut their throats with a pocket knife. He was seized, red handed, condemned and executed. Gabriel was a former proprietor of Inverleith, Walks in Edin. 179. In the road was a tavern called Gabriels, b.b.60. Best known from Ambrose Tavern, scene of the "Moores Ambrosianac m.t.c. 26/7/1780. "Gabriel's Street", m.t.c. 11/6/1788, 16/12/1812. South east end, just west of Register office, named Gabriel Road, Kincaid's map of 1784. Given in list D.1826-7, also previously up present date.
GALLOWAY'S ENTRY	Kirkwood, D.1827, o.s. Shown as Galloway's Close, Ainslie. John Galloway owned land on the north side of the Canongate, A J. H. Canong. 24/1/1683, but the name seems more directly derive from Alexr. Galloway, stabler, who occupied the land of Wm. Ramsay there, m.t.c. 10/10/1804.
GARDNER'S CRESCENT	At Tobago St. D. 1825. Gardner's Hall, Ainslie 1804. Crescent h built, Lothian map 1825. Begun 1824. Gardiners Hall mentioned 9/4/1792, eec.j.s. In P.W. 1780/81, p.2. Francis Garden of Gardenstone, Fountainbridge, D. 180, 141. Alexr. Gardner of Exchequer west end, Fountainbridge. The Society of Gardeners'. their part of Dalry, v.r. 44. Field on north side and next to high road leading West Port to Coltbridge, opposite to Gardener's hall, immediately of poorshouse lately erected, e.a. 26/10/1764.
GARSCUBE TERRACE	From west country estate of Campbell of Succoth, on whose ground it is built at Murrayfield, Nos. 2, 4, 6, 8. D. 1885.
GAYFIELD SQUARE PLACE STREET	From Gayfield House, N.W. of the square, D.1827. House built 1763, for sale 22/2/1775, eec.j.s. Gayfield Sq., first named place built circa 1800. o.& n.e .iii. 161. House still standing 1921, Ainslie 1804. Gayfield Sq.,m.t.c. 8/5/1811; Gayfield Pl., m.t.c. 2/18/1807.
GEDDES CLOSE	Ainslie. Kerr. Kirkwood. Formerly Hutcheson's Close. Richardson's Close. Named after the tenement of Robert Geddes of Scotstoun, surgeon, at the head of the almost adjoining Anchor Close, Reg. 11/12/1740; Prot. W.F.9, 7/9/1759. Its former name, Hutcheson's Close, is given by Edgar, and Kirkwood gives Geddes', formerly Hutcheson's Close. Nothing seems to be known of Hutchcston. From the fact that Cleghom's Close, south side of the Grassmarket, was also known as Geddes' or Hutcheson's Close, taking the latter name from Wm. Hutcheson, Dean of Guild, 1712-13, and his son William, merchant, one is tempted to infer a connection between the Geddes and Hutcheson families, and an identity of ownership in the two closes. Geddes' Close, now Richardson's Close, Prot. G.I. 1, 10/9/1763 owes the latter name to Richardson's land, Prot. G.I. 1, 23/11/1763, within tenement of land of old owned by Wm. Fowler, thereafter by his son John, in Richardson's Close, Prot. W. F. I 0, 10/5/1762. Robert Richardson, W.S., built a tenement on land on the north side of the High Street, a little below the Cross, bought from John Lauder of Fountainhall, merchant. It was disponed by his son Robert to Wm. Livingstone, husband of his sister Margaret, glover, deacon convener of the skinners 1702, 1710-20, Prot. 14 W.F.6, 9/1/1754; A. W.8, 18/11/1726. Richardson's land was between Swan's Close (shut up) and Geddes Close, Reg. 23/10/1860.
GEORGE IV BRIDGE	Begun 1827, finished 1836. " King George IV Bridge", Imp. map 1866. In honour of George IV, who visited Edinburgh 1822. The name was fixed by the Town Council as pleasing to the King, eec.j.s. 1/10/1827.
GEORGE SQUARE SQUARE LANE	In 1761 James Brown, architect, bought 26 acres of ground, which had been refused by the Town Council for £I200. The Town offered him £2000-he refused less than £20,000, which beat them. Feuing began 1766-feuing plan 1769. Built on Ross Park, Reek 325, Brown, who built also Brown Sq. and Brown St., named the Square after his elder brother George Brown, Laird of Lindsay lands and Elliston. The family were sib to George Brown, Lord Coalstoun, of Coalston's Close, o.& n.e. ii. 339. Kay 1. 75.
GEORGE STREET	Craig 1767. Ainslie 1780. Compliment to George III.
GIBB'S ENTRY	78 Nicolson St., D.1827. Entrance to the manse of the Rev. Adam Gibb, which stood in the lane, the lane being in front of the church. "For sale, Gibb's entry, house which belonged to late Mr. Adam Gibb, no. 169 East side of Nicolson St. 7/1/1792, eec.js. House possessed by Mr. Gib in South end of Nicolson St. for sale. Edin. Advert. 29/12/1769. Gibb's entry to Simon Square, D. 1800, 218. "Gibb's Kirk", Denovan, 271. Church on West side of road, Ainslie l780 1804. Adam Gibb, minister, Nicolson's St.,p.w.1780/81,36,1773,p.30. Fraser St. (q.v.), Reg. 25/2/1859, now Gibb's Entry, Reg. 14/21/1787.
GIBSON TERRACE	From Thomas Gibson, iron fence maker, whose works were here. Stayed in Bainfield House here.
GIBSON STREET	From Mr. Gibson of Messrs. Gibson & Walker, corn & flour merchants, 200 Bonnington Road, j.r.
GIFFORD PARK	On Mr. Gifford's property, Kirkwood, 72 Hope Park End, D. 1827. Ainslie 1780-1804. Gifford Place, Lothian Map 1825. p.w.1780/81, 76.
GILES STREET	D.1827. "No doubt" name derived from property owned at one time Leith by St. Giles Kirk, Edinburgh, i.i.i. 208. Hand creden, On property owned by a family of Giles. Houses etc. to be lying in Dubrow, owned by heirs of late John Giles, brewer: to in shewn by Alexr. Giles, brewer, eec.j.s. 31/1/1774. Wm. Giles Brew St. Giles St. (sic) D. 1800. Mrs. Giles & Son, brewers. Lees quarter p.w. 1780/81, 10 7. Mistakenly St. Giles St., D. 1800. D. 1820, 57. Wm. Giles, Brewer, lxith, v.r. 33. Mr. Giles, the brewer, t.f.l. 152, m.t.c. 9/9/1829.
GILLESPIE CRESCENT PLACE	From the "Carpenter Gothic". Gillespies Hospital, built on the site of the picturesque ancient mansion of Wrighthouses, demolished to make room for it by the Trustees of James Gillespie, snuff maker. Built 1806. Used as soldiers quarters during the War. New school acquired from School Board at Viewpark.
GILLESPIE STREET	On the ground of the Gillespie Trust.See also Gillespie Road-Part II.
GILLSLAND ROAD ROAD SOUTH	On ground feued by Merchant Coy. Mr. John Clapperton, master of the coy named his house there Gillsland, for personal reasons, and the name was extended to the road, and carried over to South Gillsland road by request of the Merchant Coy., March 1897.
GILMORE PLACE LANE PARK TERRACE	On property of Samuel Gilmore, ropemaker, a.o.e.89. Ainslie 1804 Gilmore Street.. Arnot 1816 map. House and some ground owned by Mr. Gilmore for sale 2O/11/1811, eec.js. Gilmore Place, m.t.c. 13/9/1820. Samuel Gilmore, ropemaker, Grassmarket. John Gilmore, West Bow, p.w.1780/81,37. Samuel Gilmore, ropemaker, Grassmarkethousepark house by Drumdrya'n, D.1800. D.1827. Gives Samuel Gilmore, ropemaker, 100 Grassmarket, and two others. Ainslie 1780 shows projected road, and Gilmour Sq., Lothian Map 1825. Gilmour Pl. and rope walk. Gilmore Pl., m.t.c. 13/8/1823. Arnot 1816 gives Gilmore St. instead of Place. So map 38.
GILMORE'S CLOSE	101 Grassmarket, D. 1827. From Gilmore and Gibson, ropemakers, 103 Grassmarket. Old nadie seems to be Pringle's Cl. Samuel Gilmore Ropemaker, junr. gave his name to the close, south side of Grassmarket, back of Meuse or Moses Well, Reg. 1/4/1856.
GILMOUR ROAD	On the property of Major Robert Gordon Gordon Gilmour of Liberton and Craigmillar.
GILMOUR STREET	Shown as Simon Sq., D. 1827. Probably from Wm. Gilmour, Currier, etc., 106 Pleasance, D.1827. Ainslie 1804. Wm. G, Currier & Oliver G., tanner, tan yard at foot of Pleasance, m.t.c. 8/11/1842. Wm. G Currier, and Oliver G., tanner, sons of Wm. G. Senior, lately shoemaker in Fisherrow. Property in Pleasance, Can. Chart. 8/11/1842.
GLADSTONE COURT	Shown as Bowling Green Close. Magdalene Entry. This seems to be a very modern name, appearing for the first time in the Postal Director for 1867-8, just after Gladstone Terrace, Meadows made its appearance. The inference is inevitable, that it was so named in honour of the Rt. Hon W.E. Gladstone, M.P. The old name was Entry to Bowling Green, p.w. list 1779, or Bowl Green Close, Ainslie. Edgar and Kerr show the bowling green, but without naming the close. Its later name, Magdalene Entry, D. 1827 or Entrance to Magdalen Asylum, Kirkwood; o.s., is taken from the Magadalene Asylum, it was built on the bowling green. It is mentioned as the Asylum at foot of the Shoemakers' Close, m.t.c. 10/9/1800. Before 1865 it removed to Dalry.
GLADSTONE PLACE	In honour of Sir jn. Gladstone of Fasque, o.& n.e. iii. 251, father of the Rt. Hon. Ewart Gladstone, statesman.
GLADSTONE TERRACE	From Wm. Ewart Gladstone.
GLEN STREET	Capt. R.N. part of lands of High Riggs called Crichens Gardens, q.v., m.t.c . 28/2/1840.
GLENCAIRN CRESCENT	See also Eglinton Crescent. West Coates was feued to the Countess of Glencairn in 1792. She died there 1801. Lady Glencairn Coats.p.w.1780/81,37. She is mentioned as in Coats or Easter Whitehouse, v.r.42. Feued from Heriot's Hospital, April 1877.
GLENDEVON PLACE	After the birth place of the second chairman of the e.c.b.c. ld. who built it.See also Glendevon Avenue etc. -Part II.
GLENFINLAS STREET	From one of the estates of the Earl of Moray, on whose ground it is built.
GLENGYLE TERRACE	D. 1869. Built by W. & 0. Macgregor, and named from the Land of the Macgregors, as also Gleneagle Lodge, Bruntsfield Place, the residence of one of them, w.c. g.l.b. Lands of Leven Lodge & Valleyfield, owned by Wm. & Duncan McGregor, on which Glengyle Ter. & Leven Ter. are to be built,c.h.i. 100 Dec. 1867.
GLENOGLE ROAD	Fancy, from the glen above Lochearnhead, e.c.b.c.ld.
GLENORCHY PLACE	From Lady Glenorchy's Chapel, built 1772, demolished and new church built in Roxburgh Pl. 1845. Her body, buried under the old church, transferred. United Free Lady Glenorchy's Church in Greenside, Littlejohn App. 24.
GLENORCHY TERRACE	On the lands of Duncan McLaren, Lord Provost, and M.P. for Edinburgh, whose family came from Glenorchy. (His biography by J.B. Markie).
GLOUCESTER PLACE	D.1827. Lothian Map 1825. Ainslie 1804. A different plan as completed, but evidently only planned, "Gloster Place", m.t.c. 11/8/1824. See also Gloucester Lane etc. -Part II.
GLOVER STREET	Belonging to late Wm. Glover, wright in Leith, 16/1/1813, eec.js. D.1827.
GOLDENACRE TERRACE	From the lands of Goldenacres or riggs 1685, o.& n.e. iii. 310. Goldenriggs, 16 July 1658. Ainslie. 1906/7, 371. From their fertility compared with Wardie Moss.
GORDON STREET	On property of Mr. Gordon of Halmyre, near West Linton, j.r.
GORGIE CRESCENT COTTAGES ROAD	Gorgie, near Edinburgh, Prot. 9/1/1764. Mentioned under Robert the Bruce and James IV, j.r.
GRANGE COURT LOAN ROAD TERRACE	From the Grange (or granary belonging to a religious house) of St. Giles, which had been granted to St. Giles Kirk before 1151. Acquired by Wm. Dick 1631, now owned by family of Dick Lauder, St. G.
GRANTON COTTAGES ROAD SQUARE HARBOUR	From the district. Grantaine Cragge, landing place of English party 1544, o.& n.e. iii. 169. Attempt by town to hinder the Duke of Buccleuch from making a harbour at Granton, m.t.c. o & n.e. 13/9/1836. See also Granton Crescent etc.-Part II
GRANVILLE TERRACE	Probably from George 2nd Earl of Granville, Colonial Secretary 1868/76. Foreign Secretary 1880.
GRASSMARKET	Shown as Grasse-mercat 1681 o.e.c. iii. 55. Grassmarket St.,M. The King's High St. called the Cowgate or Grassmarket, Prot. 5/1/1759, W.F.8; 26/8/1747, W.F.2.
GRAY STREET (SOUTH) STREET (UPPER)	John Gray of Gray & Hourson, shawl manufacturers, Nicolson St resided at Grange Toll, D.1827. Probably same as Grayfield.
GREAT KING STREET	After King George III, to distinguish it from the earlier named King St. (now Little King St.), Ainslie 1804. Lothian Map 1825. Little King St., Ord. Surv. 1852. Both King St., Ainslie 1804. (Gt. King Street, Lothian Map 1825). King St., m.t.c. 16/5/1810. Great King St., m.t.c. 19/4/1815.
GREAT STUART STREET	From James Stuart, Earl of Moray, the Good Regent, half-brother to Queen Mary. Built on the Moray Estate after 1822. Stuart St., Star 1825-91.
GREAT JUNCTION STREET	See Junction St., Great.
GREENBANK PLACE CRESCENT TERRACE AVENUE	From the lands of Greenbank, part of the general estate of Blackford, Alias Over Plewlands, St. G. 385. o.e.c. x. 224. Farm at Greenbank, m.t.c. 7/9/1814. See also Greenbank Drive etc.-part II.
GREENHILL GARDENS PARK PLACE TERRACE	From the Estate of Greenhill, Kirkwood. Lands for sale, 4/7/1785, eec.js. "Apply to Mr. Fairholm, George's Sq." Lands and village of Greenhill, m.t.c. 9/5/1810. Superiority of the Lands sold to Sir Wm Forbes,m.t.c. 30/11/1814. John Gillespie of Greenhill, Prot. 7/11/1750. Prot. G.H.6, 21/12/1750 for Adam Fairholme of Greenbank, villas and lands of Greenbank.
GREENSIDE END LANE PLACE ROW	Old name of the locality. James II granted Greenside in 1456 for tournaments etc., i.w.c.h. vol. 1, p. 833, 13/8/1456, Anderson 10, at one of which Queen Mary first saw the reckless Bothwell, Wilson, i. 134. Named from "the verdant and turfy slope that overhung the path to Leith". o.& n.e. ii. 101. A Carmelite Monastery and Leper Hospital stood there. The roode of Greenside,27 Aug. 1534, Wilson ii. 26,6. Greenside Well, Kirkwood. Greenside House stood in the Lover's Loan, o.& n.e. iii. 159. To be let Called. Merc. 18/7/1785. Apply to Jas. Marshall, Shown as Marshall's house, Ainslie 1804. Shown Ord. Surv. 1852. Greenside Burn, nearly parallel to Leith W Eastside, Ainslie 8O4. o.&n.e.iii.205. "The lands anciently called the Greenside", Maitland 246, r.c.g.11. Name seems to occur 13/8/1456, r.c.g. 20. Lepers still in the Hospital Charter of Charles 23/10/1636, r.c.g. 11. Originally the name of a piece of the Town's "playground" (for tournaments, sports etc. in the hollow), granted certain friars Carmelites. Name transferred to leper house, and extended to yards thereof, m.t.c. 3/1/1827. Greenside Row,m.t.c. 9/2/1841. G. burn, 11/10/1842. Temple lands, wester end of Grei syde, Prot. 13/10/1528. The Boog and piece of arable ground called Greensyde lying between Calton Crags on the cast, and the highway leading from Caldtoun to Leith on the west, m.t.c. 17/10/1707. Nov. 1633, Mr. John Hairt, M.D. infested in half of tenement of land beside the Greenside holden of the good Town as patrons of the Hospital founded at Leith Wynd foot gratis, as heir to umq. Issobell Cutlate his guid dame; and 6 Nov. 1633 in the other half as oye to umq. John Hairt in Canongate, m.t.c.
GREYFRIARS PLACE	Beside Greyfriars church and Churchyard. Monastery founded by James I, 1430, Anderson 8.
GRINDLAY STREET	On property bequeathed by Mr. Grindlay, being the Orchardfield Estate, in trust, under the Merchant Coy. Mr. Grinlay's property, Ainslie 1804.
GROVE STREET PLACE TERRACE	From the Grove, property of Mr. Bonar, Ainslie 1804. Property formerly Brandfield, q.v. Villa called The Grove, 10/9/1796, eec.js. D. 1800, 96. Thomas Bonar, mcht. Grove St. and house, D. 1827. Lothian Map 1825. Half of North Grove St. (now Grove St.) built, Grove Square and South Grove St. planned, never executed.
GULLAN'S CLOSE	Shown as Gillon's Close, o.s.; Kerr. Goolen's Close, p.w. list 1779. Goolan's Close, Ainslie. Gullan's Close, Kirkwood. Gillilan's Close, Brown and Watson's map, 1793. Haliburton's Close, Reg. 11/7/1856. Cant's Close, Prot. A.W. 2, 19/6/1705. A stable in Haliburton's Close, on the south side of the Canongatehead, was occupied by James Golien, stabler, on the west of Robert Gibb's land, Prot G.I.1, 17/10/1763. James Dempster, weaver in Haliburton's Close, south side of Canongatehead, owned a tannery, etc., in the close, which he disponed to Robert Walker, tanner, 10th May 1740: he in turn to Archibald Chessils, Wright. The stable, etc., were occupied by James Guilland, Prot. W. F. 7, 5/4/1756; G.I. 1, 17/10/1763. James Gillion was in Haliburton's Close, Canongatehead., Prot. G.I 1, 10/9/1731. This seems to indicate that Dempster's Close was another name for Gullan's Close. Haliburton's is given as a clear alias, 'now Gullan's Close, Canongatehead',Reg. 11/7/1856. It is very difficult to follow the references to Haliburton's Close, but we find that Andrew, son to Andrew Haliburton, owned property on the east side of St. Mary's Wynd; Prot. A.W.2, 18/5/1705; that Haliburton's or Cant's Close was on the sout ' h side of the High Street below the Netherbow, Prot.A.W.2,19/6/1705. It must be remembered that the south side of the Canongate, down to St. John's Street, was reckoned as under the burgh of Edinburgh, and all transfers of property are recorded in the Edinburgh protocols, not in those of the Canongate, but a tenement stood between Cant's Close on the west and Haliburton's on the east, Prot. A.W.6, 22/5/1722, making them clearly distinct. A tenement on the cast side of Haliburton's Close was bounded on the east by lands of Robert Gibb, Prot. W. F. 1, 14/12/1744, from whom Gibb's Close takes its name: Gibb's yard being at the foot of Haliburton's Close, Prot. WF.5, 15/12/1752. There was a bend, or break, in the middle of the close, Prot. J. W.4, 5/10/1757. A tenement stood on the south of the Canongate, near the head thereof, built by Robert Haliburton and owned by Sir John, his brother,Prot. G.I.1, 22/3/1764. James Boyd, stabler, or inn-keeper, Canongatehead, owned property on the West side of Haliburton's Close, sometime occupied by James Gullan, stabler, Reg. 7/12/1767. These notes prove the identity of the closes and origin of the names. Cant's Close, as an alias, has been mentioned above, and occurs elsewhere, Prot. G.H, 1-1/5/1722. The tenement of J. Monteith in St. Mary's Wynd was bounded on the east by Cant's Close, but no indication given of any special Cant, there seems to be at least five Cant's Closes, and three Haliburton's! Evidently two closes shared one bewildering name.
GUTHRIE STREET	To honour Rev. Thomas Guthrie, D.D. Disruption leader and philanthropist, who died 24 Feb. 1875, o.& n.e. ii. 258. Built where Chambers St. was made by "Improvement" Scheme.