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| GAMEKEEPER'S LOAN ROAD |
30.1.36 - |
Gamekeeper's Road existed prior to 1794. A map of this date shows estates of Cramond Regis and Barnton House surrounded by Gamekeeper's Road, Whitehouse Road, Queensferry Road and Cramond Road South. Gamekeeper of one of these estates most likely had his house in this road or the road was used by Gamekeepers of one of these estates. |
| GARDEN TERRACE | 1.3.73 | Part of the Easter Park development where names were chosen from parts of the house and grounds of Easter Park. "Garden" refers quite simply to the garden of the old house. |
| GARDINER GROVE ROAD TERRACE |
17.9.31 29.7.26 21.1.32 |
Dr. Gardiner, Minister of Kirknewton Church, was Chairman of Trustees of Craigcrook Mortification for many years prior to the naming of Gardiner Road in 1926. The estate became a trust in 1719. |
| GILLESPIE ROAD | - | Gillespie Road. Not to be confused with "Gillespie" Streets in the Bruntsfield area although named from the same source. Gillespie Road was outside the city boundary until 1920. Named from the brothers James and John Gillespie who owned and worked the Spylaw Snuff Mill by the Water of Leith. James resided at Spylaw House still in existence in Spylaw Public Park. John attended the snuff shop in the Lawnmarket. They were founders of Gillespie School. See also Gillespie - Part I |
| GILMERTON DYKES AVENUE CRESCENT DRIVE GARDENS GROVE LOAN PLACE ROAD STREET TERRACE VIEW GILMERTON ROAD GILMERTON STATION ROAD |
29.5.52 30.1.36 29.5.52 29.5.52 29.5.52 29.5.52 29.5.52 27.3.52 29.5.52 29.5.52 29.5.52 13.7.67 - |
The name "Gilmerton" existed in the reign of David I. Reference is made to the "Lands of Gilmerton and Drum". Streets obviously named after the village of Gilmerton which for centuries existed as a separate community. |
| GLANVILLE PLACE | - | Derivation unknown. This is a very old name which became a side name to Kerr Street Stockbridge. It first appears in the Edinburgh Street Directory in 1827. |
| GLEBE GARDENS GROVE ROAD TERRACE |
3.1.24 29.7.26 3.1.24 - |
The reference here is to the grebe or church land of Corstorphine Old Parish Church dating back to 14th Century. |
| GLENALLAN DRIVE | 26.6.52 | Corporation Inch housing. Names are taken from novels of Sir Walter Scott. See "Ashton Grove". |
| GLENDEVON AVENUE GARDENS GROVE PARK ROAD TERRACE |
3.6.26 15.8.34 15.8.34 15.8.34 16.6.38 15.8.34 |
Streets named from Glendevon Place which has existed since 1903. Named from the birth place of the second chairman of the Edinburgh Co-operative Building Co. the builders. See also Glendevon - Part I |
| GLENDINNING CRESCENT | 26.6.52 | Corporation Inch Housing. Names taken from the novels of Sir. Walter Scott- See Ashton Grove. |
| GLENISLA GARDENS | - | This could simply be a fanciful name because the street descends from Mortonhall Road into a small glen at the Pow burn. Glenisla is in west Angus on the river Isla 9 miles N.W. of Alyth. However, the connection may be that one of the Trotters (on whose estate this street is built) married a descendant of the 3rd Duke of Atholl (Glenisla is only 19 miles from Blair Castle). The Trotter concerned was Richard Trotter who in 1836 married the great-granddaughter of the 3rd Duke of Atholl. Queen Victoria visited Glenisla on occasions being one of her favourite spots. This may have had an influence on the choice of name. Street built in 1868 |
| GLENLEE AVENUE GARDENS |
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Glenlee is a Mansion in Kells parish N.E. Kirkcudbright near river Ken. The connection here may be stately homes. Comparison should be made with adjacent streets, Lismore (Lismore Castle), Scone (Scone Palace), Kenmure (Kenmure Castle). Glenlee Mansion was occupied in 1750 by two eminent judges Sir William and Sir Thomas Miller who both had titles of Lord Glenlee. Glenlee, Kenmure, and Lismore were all constructed at the same time, namely 1907. |
| GLENLOCKHART BANK ROAD VALLEY |
7.9.33 15.12.32 6.6.74 |
Glenlockhart Road was formerly called City Poorhouse Road (City Poorhouse now Glenlee Old Peoples Home) renamed because this name was unsuitable as an address. Glenlockhart Road is situated in the Glen between Easter and Wester Craiglockhart Hills. |
| GLENURE LOAN | 28.2.57 | Corporation South Clermiston Housing. Names taken from R.L. Stevenson's novel "Kidnapped". See Alan Breck Gardens. |
| GLENVARLOCH CRESCENT | 26.6.52 | Corporation Inch Housing. Names taken from the novels of Sir Walter Scott - See Ashton Grove. |
| GLOUCESTER LANE STREET SQUARE |
14.4.66 14.4.66 14.4.66 |
Gloucester Street, Lane, Square formerly Church Street, Lane, and Lane Square respectively. Renamed with effect from 1. 1 1.66 because of duplication. Church Lane was an old historic route taken by residents of Stockbridge and the surrounding area to St. Cuthberts Parish Church (at the West end of Princes Street). The name Gloucester was chosen from Gloucester Place adjacent and no doubt named from a Royal Dukedom namely the Duke of Gloucester similar to the other Royal names in the new town.See also Gloucester - Part I |
| GORDON LOAN ROAD Corstorphine |
5.7.23 5.7.23 |
On Corstorphine Hill Estate which was feued in 1886 by the owner Charles Ferrier Gordon of Halmyre. |
| GORDON TERRACE Newington |
- | Named after one of the Gilmour family of Liberton and Craigmillar Estate, Major Robert Gordon Gordon Gilmour. (Later Brig-gen Sir, 1st Baron). |
| GOSFORD PLACE | - | Gosford is in Aberlady Parish near Longniddry and is the seat of the Earl of Wemyss. The Mansion house was built in the latter half of the 18th century by the 6th Earl. Gosford Place is adjacent to Dalmeny Road and Dalmeny is the seat of the Earl of Roseberry to the West of Edinburgh and by the Firth of Forth. It would therefore be appropriate for the name Gosford to be introduced here as named from the seat of the Earl of Wemyss to the east of Edinburgh and also by the Firth of Forth. |
| GRACEMOUNT AVENUE DRIVE PLACE ROAD SQUARE |
15.3.56 15.3.56 15.3.56 20.12.34 15.3.56 |
From Gracemount House still in existence as part of Gracemount R.C. School. The House and grounds stood on the church lands of St. Catherines. Formerly known as Priest's Hill. Idea of name "Grace Mount" is from "Priest's Hill". |
| GRAHAM STREET | - | Built about 1883 the builder was Richard Bishop Gladstone Place Edinburgh. The derivation is not known but from Leith and its Antiquities Vol. 2 page 312 the following is stated "Sir Thomas Graham, Lt. Gen in 1810 the hero of St. Sebastion, afterwards Lord Lynedoch, and proprietor of Balgowan in Perthshire, began life as a Leith Merchant". This extract is taken from a page annoted "Leith citizens" . |
| GRANBY ROAD | - | This street requires to be considered in conjunction with Wilton Road, Suffolk Road, and Gilmour Road all of which were constructed about 1888. Granby. Granby is situated 10 miles west of Grantham Notts and gives the title of Marquis of Granby to the Duke of Rutland in 1888. Henry John Brinsley Manners was the 8th Duke. He was Parlimentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister in 1885-1886 and 1886-88, M.P. 1888-95. His seat is at Belvoir Castle, Grantham.Wilton. The 4th Earl of Wilton born 1839, was Seymour John Grey Egerton, Captain Life Guards. The 5th Earl of Wilton was Arthur George Egerton, Col. Manchester Regiment, born 1863. The seat is at Wilton Castle Co. Hereford. Suffolk. The 18th Earl of Suffolk, Henry Charles Howard, M.P. for Malmesbury 1859-68. The seat is at Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire. Gilmour. Major General Sir Robert Gordon Gordon Gilmour of Liberton and Craigmillar estate on which all these streets are constructed was created first baron in 1887 and the assumption is that he named adjacent streets after Lords as a celebration of the event of himself being elevated to the peerage. The other theory that exists is that these streets were named after members of the House of Lords in opposition to streets further north which were named after members of the House of Commons namely McLaren, Bright, Cobden, and Peel. |
| GRANT AVENUE | 1923 | Street was constructed on ground belonging to the Merchant Company and Master of the Merchant Company between 1905 and 1907 was William Grant. |
| GRAY'S LOAN | - | This is quite probably connected with Gray's Mill at Longstone and was an old road leading to the Mill from the south. Following the capture of Edinburgh and after camping at Gray's Mill for two days, Bonnie Prince Charlie proceeded to the City by way of Buckstone and Grange. Such a route would have taken his army from Gray's Mill by way of Gray Loan. |
| GRANTON PARK AVENUE | 12.9.67 | Formerly Broompark Avenue renamed with effect from 1.4.68 because of duplication of similar type names: Broomhouse, Broomhall, etc. |
| GRANTON CRESCENT GARDENS GROVE MEDWAY PLACE TERRACE VIEW |
1.12.32 12.9.35 12.9.35 1936 23.6.32 23.6.32 23.6.32 |
Named from the district and Granton Road existing. The first mention of this name is recorded as the landing place of an English Party in 1544 at Grantaine Craggs. Granton means "The Farm by the Shore".See also Granton - Part I |
| GOFF AVENUE | 1906 | One of the Christiemiller family, Major Edward Goff Christiemiller of Craigentinny estate on which the street is constructed. |
| GREAT MICHAEL RISE SQUARE |
12.12.57 13.7.67 |
The Great Michael was one of the famous Leith Fighting ships built at Newhaven. It was the largest ship in either the Scottish or English navies at the time of James IV. |
| GREEN STREET | 8.1.25 | Application for naming was made by the Hope Trust owners of the ground. None of the Trustees were called by this name and it can only be presumed that the name derives from the fact that an open green parkland existed in the vicinity in 1925. The derivation may however be from the Gallow Green next to the Gallowlee, a former public hanging place, on the Shrub Hill nearby. |
| GREENBANK DRIVE GARDENS GROVE LANE LOAN PARK RISE ROAD ROW |
1928 21.7.32 21.7.32 25.1.31 26.2.31 23.6.32 7.9.33 26.2.31 23.6.32 |
Named from existing streets Greenbank Place, Crescent, Terrace and Avenue. Named from the lands of Greenbank, part of the general estate of Blackford. Another old name for Greenbank is Over Plewlands. Greenbank Drive was formerly Hospital Road, the road leading to the City Hospital. See also Greenbank - Part I |
| GREENDYKES AVENUE DRIVE GARDENS LOAN ROAD TERRACE |
13.3.47 13.3.47 13.12.62 13.12.62 13.3.47 13.3.47 |
In 1549 Alexander Lord Home was defeated by the Earl of Bothwell. The battle was known as the raid of Greenside or Greendykes. Described as at Niddrie Edge, to the south of Niddrie, where these streets are constructed. |
| GREENEND DRIVE GARDENS GROVE |
9.6.66 9.6.66 9.6.66 |
Named from the village of Greenend where Ellens Glen Road meets Gilmerton Road today. Approaching the City this was where the open fields gave way to a more wooded area. |
| GREENMANTLE LOAN | 26.6.52 | Corporation Inch Housing. Names taken from the novels of Sir Walter Scott - See Ashton Grove. |
| GRIERSON AVENUE CRESCENT GARDENS ROAD SQUARE VILLAS |
7.5.25 7.5.25 7.5.25 7.5.25 7.5.25 29.7.26 |
Sir Andrew Grierson was Town Clerk of the City from 1918-1934 and although no proof is available it is thought streets were named after him. |
| GRIGOR AVENUE | 25.4.35 | A Mr. Grigor was factor for the Maitland family, owners of the estate for many years prior to 1920. His full name and the years he was factor are not known. |
| GROATHILL AVENUE DRIVE GARDENS TERRACE |
25.4.35 1.2.62 25.4.35 1.2.62 |
Before the construction of Telford Road, Groathill Farm was situated at the north end of Groathill Road South. The road leading from Queensferry Road was where Groathill Road South is today, and the road to the farm from Ferry Road was where Groathill Road North is today. Prior to 1929 both were known as Groathill Road. The name, however, is older, and lands were known as Groathill incorporated in the estate of Drylaw. |
| GROVENOR CRESCENT GARDENS STREET |
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From the Earls of Grovenor the secondary title of the Dukes of Westminster, Grovenor being the family name of the Duke of Westminster. Compare other streets in the vicinity such as Rosebery, Lansdowne, Glencairn and Eglinton all names from the peerage. |
| GYLEMUIR ROAD | - | On the north side of Corstorphine lay a wide and treacherous swamp known as Gyle Muir. |