Barclay Place, Terrace
In memory of a Miss Mary Barclay who provided most of the funds to build the Barclay Church.

The outstanding tenements at Nos 1-19 Barclay Place were built in 1885 by Thomas P Marwick and often go unnoticed, except by those who live in Gillespie Crescent.

Barrace Steps
To be found between the Castle Terrace Car Park and the King's Bridge in commemoration of the mediaeval Barras (tilting ground).

Belfrage Lane
After Andrew Belfrage who built a tenement between the High Riggs and Lauriston Place in 1826. Houses in this area were demolished in the mid 1960s to make way for Goldberg's Department Store. Which was also later demolished and the houses put back.

Brandfield Street
When Sir Archibald Brand bought the mansion and lands of Dalry in 1696 he changed their name to Brandsfield. Other streets in the area were likewise called Brandfield Place and Gardens but were incorporated into Fountainbridge and demolished through expansion of the Fountain Brewery earlier last century. Only two stairs remain in this street as a consequence of this expansion.

Bread Street, Street Lane
Renamed from Orchardfield to Bread Street in 1823, there is no known explanation of the name. The only baker in the street before and after the change was a William Gray. No evidence has been found of a Bread Society reputed to have met at premises in this street. Before tenements numbered 1-33 were built around this time there were very few buildings. The Orchardfield estate was being developed during this period which would account for the number of building companies on the south side of the street towards the Main Point.

Brougham Place, Street
Named after Lord Henry Brougham, Statesman, in the 1820s. Until 1859, when Melville Drive was built, there were no houses on these streets. Henry Brougham was born in Edinburgh in 1778.

Brown's Place
By the Vennel this street was built around 1827 by James Brown, builder of stables and houses there.

Bruntsfield Place
Named after the lands of Brownsfield first owned by Richard Browne in 1381. The villas immediately below the Bruntsfield Hotel were built in 1826-7 and for a long time were known as the 'Doctors' Houses' because of their medical practitioners residents. The Hotel was constructed from three double villas built in 1861-3.