Tales Of Kirrie Toon
High Street
High Street
BUSINESSES IN HIGH STREET 1846 TO 2017
BUSINESSES IN HIGH STREET 1846 TO 2017
FROM POST OFFICE DIRECTORY 1846
BAKER
Alexander Boath
Mrs Mitchell
BANK AGENT
James Forrest [house in Glengate-street]
BRITISH LINEN COMPANY AGENT
William Forrest
DOCTOR’S WIFE
Mrs Dickson
DRAPER
Alexander Fairweather
Charles Hendry
Duncan McPherson
DRUGGIST
Robert Grant
FLESHER
William Donaldson [house in Bank St]
Alexander Webster [house in Southmuir]
GROCERS
James Low
Milne & Scott
Thomas Patterson
John Webster
GROCERS & IRONMONGERs
Walter Gordon
David Jamieson
Charles Tosh
MERCHANT
James Forrest J.P. (of Easter Ogil)
SADDLERS
David Adam
Duncan Walker
SHOEMAKER
Alexander Mustard
STATIONER & AUCTIONEER
George Morris
TEA & COFFEE MERCHANTS
A & N Steel
TINSMITH
William Lowson
VINTNER or SPIRIT DEALERS
Mrs Donaldson
Mrs Robb, Commercial Inn
Alexander Webster
WATCHMAKERS
William Adamson
John Low
WRITER
James Brodie [house in Roods]
FROM SLATER'S DIRECTORY 1878
FROM SLATER'S DIRECTORY 1878
AGENTS
Agnes Hepburn (for Stevenson Brothers, Dyers, Dundee)
David Jamieson & Son (for John B Lawes’ manures)
BAKERS
Helen Boath, 44 High St
BABY LINEN & FANCY REPOSITORIES
Agnes Hepburn
BANKERS
British Linen Company, James Forrest agent, George Dunbar accountant
BOOT & SHOE MAKERS
Equitable Co-operative Society, 1 High St
Adam George, 24 High St
David Shepherd, 36 High Street
Robert Stewart, 2 High St
CATTLE DEALER
Alexander McKenzie, 43 High St
CHEMISTS & DRUGGISTS
David Buchanan, High St
James Ford, 4 High St
FIRE ETC OFFICE AGENTS
City of Glasgow (life), George Deuchar, High St
Edinburgh (life), William Philip, High St
Insurance Company of Scotland, George Deuchar, High St
Kirriemuir Plate Glass, John Lawson, High St
Scottish (fire), William Philip, High St
Scottish Provincial, Thomas Patterson, High St
FLESHERS
William David, 11 High St
Alexander McKenzie (and game dealer), 43 High St
GROCERS
Walter Gordon & Son
James Stewart, 27 High St
Charles Tosh & Son
GROCERS & SPIRIT DEALERS
William Christison, 12 High St
Tomas Kewans, 25 High St
Mary Miller, 33 & 34 High St
IRONMONGERS
Walter Gordon & Son
David Jamieson & Sons
Charles Tosh & Son, 56 & 57 High St
LINEN & WOOLLEN DRAPERS
John Lawson, 45 High St
James Low & Co, 14 High St
James McDonald, 20, 22, 22 High St
MANURE MERCHANTS
David Jamieson & Son (Laws manures)
MILLINERS & DRESSMAKERS
Mary Ann Lindsay, Jamieson’s Close, High St
NEWSPAPERS ETC DEALERS
Thomas Kermack
PLUMBERS, GASFITTERS ETC
Alexander Adams, Rodger’s Cl;ose, High St
SADDLERS & HARNESS MAKERS
John Yeaman, 38 High St
SEEDSMEN
Walter Gordon & Son
David Jamieson & Son
Charles Tosh & Son
SPIRIT DEALERS & PUBLIC HOUSES
David Gillespie (Gairie Inn), Lindsay’s Close, High St
William Moncur, (White Horse), 32 High St
William Wilkie (Star Inn)
TAILORS
James McDonald, 20, 21, 22 High St
MISCELLANEOUS
John Ogilvy, soda water manufacturer
HIGH STREET BUSINESSES, KNOWN IN 1878
2 High St, Robert Stewart, boot & shoe maker, 1878 / Thomas Mann, boot merchant, 1955
4 High St, James Ford, chemist and druggist, 1878 /
11 High St, William David, flesher, 1878
12 High St, William Christison, grocer & spirit dealer, 1878 / James Duncan, grocer & wine merchant, 1895 / William Milne, stationer, 1890s /
14 High St, James Low & Co, linen & woollen merchant, 1878 /
20, 21 & 22 High St, James McDonald, linen & woollen merchant & tailor, 1878 /
20 High St [& 22 High St], Peebles & Milne, drapers, 1885 / Miss Jessie Lamb, draper, 1890s / Mrs Agnes Lyell, draper, 1898-1900 /
20 High St, Kirriemuir Equitable Co-operative, 1955
21 High St, R & J Dunn’s, shoes, 1890s / J H Edwards, boots & shoes, 1898-1900 /
24 High St, Adam George, boot & shoe maker, 1878 / [in 1885 at no 25?]
25 High St, Thomas Kewans, grocer & spirit dealer, 1878 / Fox & Irvine, accountants, 1955
27 High St, James Stewart, grocer, 1878 / D F Leslie, grocer, 1885 / D F Leslie & Sons, teas etc 1929 & 1955 /
32 High St, William Moncur, spirit dealer White Horse Public House¸ 1878 & 1885
33 & 34 High St, Mary Millar, grocer & spirit dealer, 1878 & 1885 / James Moir, grocer 1898 & 1955 /
34 High St, Buchanan, chemist, post office 1898 /
36 High St, David Shepherd, boot & shoe maker, 1878 / Dr French, dentist, 1885 / The Regal Cinema (the Strathmore Picture House) 1955 /
37 High St, Alexander Webster, surgeon, 1878 / Mrs Margaret Dunn, draper, 1885 – 1890s / David Irvine, ?, 1898-1900 / Michelle Visocci. Confectioner, 1955 /
38 High St, John Yeaman, saddler & harness maker, 1878 / Mrs D Irvine, fruiterer, 1898-1900
43 High St, Alexander McKenzie, flesher, game dealer & cattle dealer, 1878 / Mrs Jean Ann McKenzie, butcher shop & house, 1890s – 1900 / James Kinloch, butcher, 1955 /
44 High St, Helen Boath, baker, 1878 / James Boath, baker 1885 / William Doig, baker, 1890s / W & D Doig, grocer & baker, 1888-1900 & 1929 & 1955 /
45 High St, John Lawson, linen & woollen merchant, 1878 / British Linen Bank, 1885 -1900 / James Shepherd, solicitor, 1955 /
48 High St, William M Young, tobacconist, 1878 / Alexander McCallum, solicitor, 1955 /
56 & 57 High St, Charles Tosh & Son, ironmonger & grocer, 1878
From Survey of Kirriemuir Properties, especially shops, between 1885 and 1900 approx.
Researched in 1984 by Sandra Affleck, from valuation rolls, local newspapers, contemporary publications and advertisements.
‘Accuracy not 100% guaranteed’.
Calligraphy by Kathleen Duncan
TRADES O THE TOON 1891, BY DAVID ORR
TRADES O THE TOON 1891, BY DAVID ORR
KIRRIEMUIR FREE PRESS
JANUARY 3 1929
3 High St, Yeaman, Leather Goods
10 High St, Charles Lyon, Ironmongers
15 High St, Scott Bros (late Hoggs), Butchers
27 High St, D F Leslie & Sons, Teas etc
44 High St, D & G Doig, Bakers
Bank Lane, off High St, Central Garage
Corner Glengate & High St, James Kydd, Fruiterer
Corner Glengate, Doig Bros, Grocers
1955 KIRRIE BUSINESSES, BY DAVID ORR
KIRRIE BUSINESSES 2017
KIRRIE BUSINESSES 2017
