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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE STREET | George Street | Mr. Andrew Murray Road Surveyor Stranraer William Buchanan Stranraer |
016 | A Broad Street well paved and drained with a Causeway on each Side partly paved and portions of it flaged It extends from the Junction of King St and high St. to the Junction of North Strand St. and Charlotte Street, It is the principle St. of the Town of Stranraer the houses are generally two Stories high with a few one and three Stories in height all Slated and in good repair and has generally neat gardens attached There is Five Public Houses two Hotels the (George Hotel ) (Kings Hotel & Commercial Inn) There are Several respectable Cloth Shops, Grocers Shops and provisional Shops also Several hardware Shops &c and a few private houses. A Medical and Apothecaries hall and two Apothecaries Shops, The Town Hall or Court house Stands about the Center of the South Side of the Street Opposite the end of Queen St. and in view of Loch Ryan High Street George Street and Charlotte St forms a continued line (or in appearance one) Street running East and West thro [through] the Town of Stranraer and is Kept generally clean |
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[Page] 149 -- Plan 1- Trace 13 - 5 feet Scale -- Town of Stranraer -- List of Names collected by Pt. [Private] Peter BracKen 1st. ExaminerObject - George Street - Street
[Signed] Peter BracKen
Pt. R S & M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
Feby [February] 25th [1847]
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