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ABBEYHILL CRESCENT	19.9.68	Corporation development on site of original Holyrood Terrace. Name from the neighbouring Abbey of Holyrood. Similar to what's shown in Part I. See also Abbeyhill-Part I
ABBEY LANE	4.5.66	Formerly Rose Lane named because of duplication. Also from the Abbey of Holyrood.
ABERCORN DRIVE GROVE	31.3.32 25.2.32	From John James Hamilton, Marquis of Abercom, later created Duke of Abercorn. The lands of Duddingston were acquired by the Marquis of Abercom from the Argyle family in 1745. See also Abercorn-Part I
ACADEMY STREET	1.3.68	Formerly Morton Street renamed because of duplication with Morton Street, Portobello. Thus named because it is adjacent to Leith Academy.
ADELPHI GROVE PLACE	4.5.66 -	Adelphi Grove formerly Livingston Place renamed because of duplication with Livingston Place, Sciennes. Possibly an attempt to imitate Adelphi Buildings, a noted Work of Robert Adam the famous architect, in Strand, London. Demolished 1772. The name "Adelphi" has on occasions been used in naming buildings etc.
AFTON PLACE TERRACE	9.9.27 -	Afton Place: application by Fyfe, Ireland & Co. for street order on the date shown. Named thus because adjacent to Afton Terrace-derivation unknown but possibly fanciful name from River Afton, Ayrshire. "Flow gently sweet Afton".
AFFLECK COURT	14.2.74	Development by T. Boland & Co. Houses contained within an enclosed courtyard and thus the theme chosen was names of Scottish Castles because these names would reflect the nature of the development. Affleck Castle beside Monikie, Angus.
ALLAN BRECK GARDENS	28.2.57	Corporation South Clermiston scheme where all names were selected from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, "Kidnapped". The appropriate Committee felt this theme was suitable because of Stevenson's connection with Edinburgh and in his novel it was Clermiston Hill that David Balfour crossed before looking down on old Ebenezer's house.
ALEXANDER DRIVE	16.1.36	On this date approval was given to application for order to construct the street. Application was made by Williamson, Watt & Co., on behalf of Mr. Alexander Glass after whom it is presumed the street is named.
ALLAN PARK CRESCENT ROAD DRIVE GARDENS LOAN	23.3.33 23.3.33 23.3.33 23.3.33 18.1.34	Street order application of 23.3.35 by T.L. Rae & Co. for construction of new streets "at Allan's Park". Application of 18.1.34 by J. Miller, Architect. Probably Allan was a local proprietor.
ALLERMUIR ROAD	June 1923	Named from Allermuir Hill in the Pentland Hills.
ALLOWAY LOAN	23.1.75	On a suggestion of the chairman of the Highway & Road Safety Committee that streets be named from the works of Robert Burns, the Kirk Brae development was selected as available. Alloway is the birth place of Robert Burns.
ALMOND BANK COTTAGES	-	Evident-near the bank of the River Almond.
ALMOND GREEN SQUARE	11.10.73 11.10.73	Not named after River Almond. This is part of the Southfield and East Craigs development where ground was allocated to various housing societies to develop. This area was developed by the Almond Housing Society.
ALNWICKHILL ROAD DRIVE GARDENS VIEW TERRACE COURT LOAN GROVE CRESCENT PARK	- 25.1.73 25.1.73 25.1.73 25.1.73 25.1.73 25.1.73 25.1.73 25.1.73 25.1.73	Name from Alnwickhill House situated on this road. Streets named 25.1.73 developed by Scottish Residential Estates (Crudens Ltd.) named thus simply because were off Alnwickhlll Road. Alnwickhill House was at one time the Edinburgh Industrial Home for Fallen Women. It is now divided into 13 self-contained flats. The name probably derives from the fact that the road to the south passed this way and eventually to Alnwickhill, Northumberland.
ANDREW WOOD COURT	16.4.70	Situated in Newhaven redevelopment on the line of the original James Street. Duplication with James Street, Portobello, necessitated a new name. Sir Andrew Wood was a famous sea captain and commanded 'The Great Michael' during the reign of King James IV. Buried at Largo Church, Fife. The Great Michael was a famous fighting ship built at Newhaven and was the largest ship in the British Isles at that time.
ANNFIELD STREET	15.7.65	Formerly Ann Street renamed with effect from 1.3.66 because of duplication with Ann Street, Dean. Name from Lady Ann Stewart, widow of John Stewart of Blairhall thereafter Annfield.
ANTIGUA STREET	-	Shown on Ainslie's Map of 1804. Referred to in Town Council Minutes 26/8/1807. Compare Jamaica Street. Both islands in the West Indies were of great importance in 1800 and it would therefore not be unusual of these streets to have been named from this source.
ARDSHIEL AVENUE	28.2.57	Corporation South Clermiston scheme. See Allan Breck Gardens.
ARGYLE TERRACE	-	Compare Atholl, Breadalbane, and Richmond. The theme chosen was names of Dukes. In this case the Duke of Argyle.
ARNOTT GARDENS	8.10.36	Named Redhall Gardens at the request of superiors of Redhall Estate. Altered with committee approved to Arnott Gardens. Application for street order dated 26.3.36 was by Arnott & Lawend, Builders, from which firm the street name is derived.
ASHLEY DRIVE GARDENS GROVE	20.10.32 20.10.32 -	A note exists in Part I written other than by Boog Watson "Off Ashley Terrace which is next to Shaftesbury Park and Ashley is the family name of the Earls of Shaftesbury''. Boog Watson in Part I however, gives a reference of the secretary of the Edinburgh Co-op Building Company Limited as fanciful from the ash tree which is probably correct, and the Shaftesbury name was introduced later in the mistaken belief that Ashley of Ashley Terrace was named from the Earls of Shaftesbury. No connection can be found to associate this Earldom with the Merchiston Estate. The Earl in 1878 was made a freeman of the city on 13.4.78 however.
ASHLEY PLACE Newhaven Road	-	Ordinance Survey Map of 1852 shows ground here as a fruit and vegetable nursery and also shows it as well planted with trees. The mane therefore is probably fancy - from the Ash tree.
ASHTON GROVE	25.5.50	Committee decision taken on this date, after much debate, that all streets in Corporation Inch Housing Scheme be named from novels of Sir Walter Scott.
ATHOLL TERRACE CRESCENT CRESCENT LANE PLACE	- - --	Of the 26 Duke in the United Kingdom the names of 19 are used in Edinburgh street names and all the Scottish Dukes' names are used. These streets are most probably named from the Duke of Atholl.
AUCHINLECK COURT	16.4.70	In the redevelopment of Main Street, Newhaven, this court was built in line of original Auchinleck Brae named from local proprietor. See also Auchenleck's Court - Part I.
AVENUE VILLAS	-	A short line of villa houses forming an avenue off Crewe Road South. Formerly known as Black's Entry.
AVON ROAD GROVE PLACE	15.2.34 29.6.72 29.6.72	Name Avon Road originally suggested by John A.W. Grant, Architect. A check was made to the firm of this name on 12.4.73. Original John Grant deceased and the question of derivation could not be answered. However, the street is near to the River Almond and it is possible that it was named after another river, River Avon.