Place-names and Street-names
on the Pigot & Co. Directory
for Dumfries & Maxwelltown 1825/26
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NotesAcademy Academy Street Dumfries Instituted in 1802 Academy Street Academy Street Dumfries Albany Place Albany Dumfries Noted under 'Resident Gentry' - appears erroneously as 'Albion Place' Albion Place - see entry for Albany Place Albany Dumfries In the Pigot &c. Directory for 1825/26 there are six entries for 'Albion Place' which, based on other evidence, probably correctly represents Albany Place. Alliance Insurance High Street Dumfries Assembly Street Assembly Street Dumfries Atlas Insurance [Co.] English Street Dumfries Bank of Scotland, Commercial - High Street Dumfries Merchants, Tradesmen &c., Banks (open from ten to three) - Bank of Scotland Irish Street Dumfries Merchants, Tradesmen &c., Banks (open from ten to three) .. drawn on Coutts & Co., London Bank Street Bank Street Dumfries Merchants, Tradesmen &c., Banks (open from ten to three) - Bank, British Linen Company - High Street Dumfries Merchants, Tradesmen &c., Banks (open from ten to three) - .. drawn on Smith, Payne & Co. Bank, Galloway - (at the Kings Arms Inn) High Street Dumfries Merchants, Tradesmen &c., Banks (open from ten to three) - Galloway Bank - attends at the Kings Arms Inn every Wednesday and Thursday Brewery Street Brewery Street Dumfries Brown Hall Glencaple Road Dumfries Buccleugh Street Buccleuch Street Dumfries Burns Street Burns' Street Dumfries Carrier, Auchencairn - Castle Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from Castle Street every Wednesday'. Carrier, Carlisle - High Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from High Street every Wednesday'. Carrier, Carlisle & Newcastle - High Street Dumfries Carriers, 'From High Street .. arrives every Wednesday and departs same day'. Carrier, Crieff - English Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from 80 English Street, every Wednesday'. Carrier, Dalbeattie - Castle Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from Castle Street, every Wednesday'. Carrier, Dalbeattie - High Street Dumfries Carriers,'from High St., every Wednesday'. Carrier, Ecclefechan - High Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from High St., every Wednesday'. Carrier, Edinburgh - Assembly Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from 7 Assembly St., every Thursday'. Carrier, Edinburgh - English Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from 80 English St., every Saturday'. Carrier, Edinburgh - High Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from Farries, High St., every Wednesday'. Carrier, Edinburgh - Queen Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from 14 Queen St., .. every Wednesday'. Carrier, Edinburgh - Queensberry Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from 17 Queensberry St., every Thursday'. Carrier, Edinburgh - Queensberry Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from 25 Queensberry St., arrives Monday, and departs on Thurdsay Carrier, Edinburgh - Queensberry Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from 26 Queensberry St., .. arrives on Wednesday, and departs on Saturday'. Carrier, Edinburgh - Queensberry Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from 33 Queensberry St., every Thursday'. Carrier, Gatehouse - High Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from High St., every Wednesday'. Carrier, Glasgow - High Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from High St., every Saturday'. Carrier, Glasgow - Queensberry Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from 26 Queensberry St., every Saturday'. Carrier, Kilpatrick - Brewery Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from Papple's, Brewery St., every Wednesday'. Carrier, Kilpatrick - Whitesands Dumfries Carriers, 'from G. Johnston's Whitesands, every Wednesday'. Carrier, Kirkbean - High Street Dumfries Carriers, 'leaves from Farries, High St., every Wednesday'. Carrier, Kirkbean - Whitesands Dumfries Carriers, 'Mark Jardine leaves from Johnstons, Whitesands, every Tues. & Sat.'. Carrier, Kirkcudbright - High Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from High St., every Wednesday'. Carrier, Lockerbie - English Street Dumfries Carriers, 'Wm., Mundell, from 80 English St., every Wednesday'. Carrier, Moffat - High Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from High St., every Wednesday'. Carrier, New Abbey - High Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from High St., every Wednesday'. Carrier, New Galloway - High Street Dumfries Carriers, 'From High St., every Wednesday'. Carrier, New Galloway - High Street Dumfries Carriers, 'From Farries, High St., every Wednesday' Carrier, Newton Stewart - High Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from High St., every Wednesday'. Carrier, Parton - High Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from Farries, High St., every Wednesday'. Carrier, Parton - High Street Dumfries Carriers, 'John Thomson from Farries, High St., every Wednesday'. Carrier, Sanquhar & Thornhill - Queensberry Street Dumfries Carriers, 'Sanquhar & Thornhill, John Walker, from 26 Queensberry St., arrives every Wednesday, and departs Saturday'. Carrier, Southwick - Whitesands Dumfries Carriers, 'John Carson, from Johnston's Whitesands, every Wednesday'. Carrier, Thornhill - Queensberry Street Dumfries Carriers, 'from 14 Queensberry St. every Saturday'. Carrier, Thornhill - Queensberry Street Dumfries Carriers, 'Andrew Watson, from 22 Queensberry Street, every Saturday'. Carrier, Wigto[w]n - High Street Dumfries Carriers, 'John Gill, from High St., every Wednesday'. Carrier, Wigto[w]n - High Street Dumfries Carriers, 'Wm. Gibson, from High St., every Wednesday'. Carsewell Dumfries Not currently identified Castle Dyke[s] Glencaple Road Dumfries Castle Street Castle Street Dumfries Chapel Street Chapel Street Dumfries Chapel, First United Secession - Loreburn Street Dumfries Places of Worship Chapel, Independent - Irish Street Dumfries Places of Worship Chapel, Methodist - Queen Street Dumfries Places of Worship Chapel, Relief - New Street Loreburn Street Dumfries Places of Worship - the Relief chapel lay between Loreburn and Queensberry Streets Chapel, Roman Catholic Shakespeare Street Dumfries Places of Worship Chapel, Scotch Episcopal Buccleuch Street Dumfries Places of Worship Chapel, Second United Secession - Buccleuch Street Dumfries Places of Worship Church Place Church Place Dumfries Church, New - High Street (Head of ) Dumfries Places of Worship - predecessor of Greyfriars Church Church, St Michael's St Michael's Street Dumfries Places of Worship Clerk Hill Clerkhill Dumfries Closeburn Closeburn Mentioned under 'Merchants, Tradesmen &c., Bleachers' - see entry for Trailflat Coach, Edinburgh - 'The Robert Burns' Assembly Street Dumfries Coaches, - The Robert Burns, from the Dumfries and Galloway Hotel, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning at eight, and returns the following afternnoon at five. Coach, Edinburgh - The Royal Mail High Street Dumfries Coaches, - The Royal Mail, from the Kings Arms, High Street, every morning at quarter before seven, through Moffat &c. and returns every afternoon, at half past three, in time for the mail to Castle Douglas, Stranraer, and Portpatrick Coach, Kilmarnock - 'The Robert Bruce' Assembly Street Dumfries Coaches, - The Robert Bruce, from the Dumfries and Galloway Hotel at eight in the morning, during the Summer months. Coach, London & Carlisle - 'The Royal Mail' High Street Dumfries Coaches, - The Royal Mail, from the Kings Arms, High Street, every evening at a quarter before seven, through Annan, and returns for Castle Douglas, Stranraer, and Port Patrick, every afternoon at four. Coach, London, Carlisle & Liverpool - 'The New Times' High Street Dumfries Coaches, - London, Carlisle & Liverpool, The New Times, from the Kings Arms, High Street, every evening at five, through Kendal, Lancaster, and Preston, and returns for Thornhill, Sanquhar, Mauchline, and Kilmarnock, every morning at eight Coach, London, Carlisle & Manchester - 'The Independent' High Street Dumfries Coaches, - London, Carlisle & Manchester - The Independent, from the Commercial Inn, every evening at five, through Kendal, Lancaster, Preston, Buxton, Derby, Leicester, Northampton, and St Albans, and returns for Thornhill, Sanquhar, Cumnock, Mauchline, Catrine, Kilmarnock, and Glasgow, every morning at eight Coach, Newton-Stewart 'The Express' Assembly Street Dumfries Coaches, - Newton Stewart, The Express, from the Dumfries and Galloway Hotel, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning at ten, and returns the following afternoon at half past four Commercial Inn High Street Dumfries Council Stairs High Street Dumfries County Tax Office Greyfriars Street Dumfries County Tax Office, 1 Greyfriars Street Court House Buccleuch Street Dumfries Craigs Dumfries Crown Inn High Street Dumfries Custom House Shakespeare Street Dumfries Dawson's Cottage Dumfries Not yet identified Dock Head Dockhead Dumfries Dumfries & Galloway Hotel Assembly Street Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway Courier High Street Dumfries Dumfries Weekly Journal English Street Dumfries Eagle Insurance Agents English Street Dumfries Edinburgh Life Assurance Co. High Street Dumfries English Street English Street Dumfries Excise Office, Kings Arms Inn High Street Dumfries Flesh Market Loreburn Street Dumfries There is some confusion in this directory between the 'Fleshmarket' formerly in what is called 'Old Fleshmarket Street' (now Queensberry Street) and the New FleshMarket which was in 'New Flesh Market Street' (now the southern length of Loreburn Street between Great King Street and English Street) Fleshmarket Street Queensberry Street Dumfries See under Flesh Market Friars Vennel Friars Vennel Dumfries Galloway Bank (at the Kings Arms Inn) High Street Dumfries Gentlemen's Day Academy Loreburn Street Dumfries George Street George Street Dumfries Globe Inn High Street Dumfries Globe Insurance English Street Dumfries Greenbrae Greenbrae Loaning Dumfries Grey Friars St Greyfriars Street Dumfries Hannah Field Hannah Field Dumfries Hercules Insurance Bank Street & Irish Street Dumfries Note two entries High Street High Street Dumfries High Street (behind Mid Steeple) High Street Dumfries High Street (Long Close) High Street Dumfries High Street (Muirs Close) High Street Dumfries Huntingdon Lodge Moffat Road Dumfries Insurance Co. of Scotland Church Place Dumfries Insurance companies - see under individual names Irish Street Irish Street Dumfries Irish Street, Long Close Irish Street Dumfries Kalton [sic ] Dumfries ? Kelton Kalton Manse[sic] Dumfries Not clarified King Street Great King Street Dumfries Kings Arms, Glasgow Street Glasgow Street Maxwelltown Kings Arms, High Street High Street Dumfries Coaches, - The Royal Mail, from the Kings Arms, High Street, every morning at quarter before seven, through Moffat &c. and returns every afternoon, at half past three, in time for the mail to Castle Douglas, Stranraer, and Portpatrick Kings Arms, High Street High Street Dumfries Coaches, - The Royal Mail, from the Kings Arms, High Street, every evening at a quarter before seven, through Annan, and returns for Castle Douglas, Stranraer, and Port Patrick, every afternoon at four. Kings Arms, High Street High Street Dumfries Coaches, - London, Carlisle & Liverpool, The New Times, from the Kings Arms, High Street, every evening at five, through Kendal, Lancaster, and Preston, and returns for Thornhill, Sanquhar, Mauchline, and Kilmarnock, every morning at eight Kings Arms, High Street High Street Dumfries Excise Office Ladyfield Glencaple Road Dumfries Loch Bank Dumfries Long Close, High Street High Street Dumfries The Long Close connected between Irish Street and the High Street Long Close, Irish Street Irish Street Dumfries Lower Burn Street Loreburn Street Dumfries Lower Netherwood Dumfries Lowerburn Street Loreburn Street Dumfries Lowerburns Street Loreburn Street Dumfries Mid Park Not clarified Mill Street Mill Street Dumfries Moat Academy Street Dumfries Moss Lane End Not clarified Mountain Hall Bankend Road Dumfries Netherwood, Lower - Dumfries Netherwood, Upper - Glencaple Road Dumfries New Bridge Street Newbridge Street Dumfries New Church High Street (Head of ) Dumfries Places of Worship - predecessor of Greyfriars Church New Fleshmarket Street Loreburn Street Dumfries See under Flesh Market Nith Bank or Nithbank Nithbank Dumfries Nith Place Nith Place Dumfries Nithside Maxwelltown Norwich Union [Insurance Co.] High Street Dumfries Nun Holm Nunholm/Albany Dumfries Nunfield Cottage Edinburgh Road Dumfries Old Fleshmarket Street Queensberry Street Dumfries See under Flesh Market Phoenix Insurance [Co.] High Street Dumfries Pleasance Annan Road Dumfries Poors' Hospital St Michael's Street Dumfries Moorheads' Hospital Post Office Castle Street Dumfries Post Office - notes details of services Queen Street Queen Street Dumfries Queensberry Square Queensberry Square Dumfries Queensberry Street Queensberry Street Dumfries Formerly Old Fleshmarket Street Reading Room High Street Dumfries Reading Rooms, Subscription - High Street Dumfries Rose Bank Bankend Road Dumfries Rose Hall Glencaple Road Dumfries Sandbed Whitesands/Greensands Dumfries Name associated with the Over or Green Sandbeds (Greensands), Nethersandbeds (the Whitesands) or Laigh Sandbeds and finally the early Sandbedmiln which stood just downstream of the end of Friars' Vennel Scotland, Insurance Co. of - Church Place Dumfries Scottish Union Insurance [Co.] Queen Street Dumfries Shakespeare Street Shakespeare Street Dumfries St Andrew Street St Andrew's Street Dumfries St David Street St David Street Dumfries St Michael's Church St Michael's Street Dumfries Places of Worship St Michael Street St Michael's Street Dumfries Stamp Office Bank Street Dumfries Stone House Maxwelltown Noted under 'Resident Gentry': possibly the 'Stonehouse which appears a short distance to the SE of Stakeford House on the 1850 OS Sheets. Stonehouse Croft was part of the lands of Staikford (Valuation roll of 1819 and belonging to M.Johnston & C.H.Philips) Suffolk [Insurance Co.] High Street Dumfries Summer Hill Summerhill Maxwelltown Tax Office, County - Greyfriars Street Dumfries County Tax Office, 1 Greyfriars Street Tax Office. Town - Irish Street Dumfries Townhead Street Townhead Street Dumfries Trailflat [Tinwald parish] The Dumfries 'Town' bleachfields were at Trailflat Troqueer Maxwelltown No specific details provided Turnpike Maxwelltown Not identified United Empire [Insurance Co.] Castle Street & High Street Dumfries Two entries Upper Netherwood Glencaple Road Dumfries Wallgreen House Not identified Waterloo Street Waterloo Street Dumfries Part of Whitesands West of England [Insurance Co.] English Street Dumfries Whitesands Whitesands Dumfries
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