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Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERSKINE STREET [Dundee] | Erskine Street Erskine Street Erskine Street |
Mr. Mackison, Town Surveyor Name on Corner at "Dura Street" Name on Corner at "Victoria Street" |
054 | This name applies to a Street only partially laid out, one portion running off "Victoria Street" for a short distance and then ending and not appearing again for a great distance to the North where there is about two chains length of it branching off "Dura Street" near "Stobswell Works" it is intended to connect the Street between those two points shortly |
| STOBSWELL WORKS (Jute Spinning) | Stobswell Works (Jute Spinning) Stobswell Works (Jute Spinning) Stobswell Works (Jute Spinning) |
Name on Carts Mr. Morton, Manager Mr Mackison, Town Surveyor |
054 | This name applies to a large Manufactory where Jute spinning is carried on. Situated in "Dura Street" Adjacent to "Erskine Street" this Manufactory derives its name from the fact of it being erected near "Stobs Well" now filled up and the Water utillised for the Carring on of these Works. these works Employ 160 Hands and the Machinary is driven by Engines of 50 horse power (nominal) the Motive being Steam, the buildings are of Two Storeys high slated and in excellent repair, the property of Messrs. Laing & Sandeman |
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County of Forfar -- Town of Dundee 1/500 Scale
Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 30 - Town of Dundee, OS1/14/30
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.