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launched an initiative to raise enough money, through public subscription, to commission a purpose-built corn exchange for the town. The site he selected had been occupied by the local flesh market.
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746:. Midlothian View. 13 May 2023
702:. Melville Housing Association
499:"About Dalkeith Corn Exchange"
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525:British Agriculture 1875-1914
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427:. Gazetteer for Scotland
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477:. Amberley Publishing.
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