17-00228 Proposed Street Names
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Date: 8 May 2018 Our Ref: 17/00228/NEWDEV/SM3 Dear Councillors CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982 DEVELOPMENT NAME: 17 Fishwives Causeway STREET NUMBERING: 17 Fishwives Causeway, Edinburgh, EH7 6GH, With reference to the above development. I would be grateful if you would comment on the proposed name(s) for the streets within the new development. I would be grateful if you could make your comments in writing by 05 June 2018. If I have not heard from you by this date, I will assume that you have no objections to the proposed name(s). The Council have provisionally given the following name(s) to the street(s):- Cunningham Square Please see below for a brief history for the street; Johnny Cunningham, born in Portobello in 1957, was a folk musician widely considered responsible for spreading interest in traditional Celtic music around Europe and America as a member of the band Silly Wizard (amongst others). The Council have provisionally given the following name(s) to the street(s):- Adamslaw Place Please see below for a brief history for the street; Adam's Law is a historic name for the land the development is being built on, as seen on a plan of Portobello from 1783 (copy attached). It was the source of the clay used in the brickworks located on the site. The Council have provisionally given the following name(s) to the street(s):- Barnie Terrace Please see below for a brief history for the street; Dr William Edward "Ned" Barnie was a Portobello resident and the first person to swim the English Channel three times. He was a science teacher at a number of Edinburgh schools throughout his career, including St Anthony's and David Kilpatrick's Schools. A commemorative plaque was erected in 2006 at 7 Straiton Place, where he lived for many years. Stuart Miller, Street Naming Officer Tel 0131 529 4081, [email protected] Street Naming and Numbering, Place, Directorate, Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG If you require further information regarding the street naming and numbering of the above development, please do not hesitate to contact me on 0131 529 4081. Yours faithfully Stuart Miller Stuart Miller Street Naming Officer Stuart Miller, Street Naming Officer Tel 0131 529 4081, [email protected] Street Naming and Numbering, Place, Directorate, Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG .