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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS [Dundee] | Industrial Schools | Half Yearly Report of Society Mr. T. Henderson Painted over entrance Dundee Directory |
054 | [Situation] On the north side of Ward Street. A large & substantially built edifice, of a very neat & tasteful design founded & erected principally through the instrumentality of George Duncan Esqr. MP [Member of Parliament] in 1856 and locally known as the "Duncan Testimonial". It is an extensive building three storeys in height with a small square tower on the South side surmounted by a spire. The whole is built of rough hewn stone faced with freestone & walled & railed in throughout. It is adapted to the purposes of Industrial Schools and supported by voluntary contributions, Donations and bequests. The inmates are both Boys & Girls, chiefly destitute juvenile delinquents who having been convicted before the Magistrates are here employed in industrial pursuits, clothed, fed & educated with a view to their ultimate reformation. There are at present between 50 & 60 [continued on page 42] |
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Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 27 - Town of Dundee, OS1/14/27
This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire town of Dundee.
Ordnance Survey - Angus county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Angus, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.