BROWN'S CLOSE
First recorded as Sommerville's Close after local gunsmith John Sommerville, this became widely known as Paterson's Close or Golfer's Land in deference to John Paterson, who built a tenement here from the proceeds of a golfing wager.

Depending on source, Paterson later sold the land to John Brown, a gardener, Joseph Brown, a merchant, or Andrew Brown, of undisclosed standing, any of whom would account for the current name.