MANY of the streets and buildings in
Stirling, more particularly in the older parts, having within recent
years undergone considerable change—so much so that only native
inhabitants have concept ion of where some were situated, or how they
looked, or can fully understand or appreciate the stories connected with
them and their occupants—I have endeavoured in the following pages to
present, in as succinct a manner as possible, some of the leading items
of information bearing upon such, and these brief notes will, I trust,
be found not only useful in themselves, but serve to preserve, in some
degree at least, interest in our good old town.
In addition to the notes on the Auld Biggins of
Stirling: its Streets, Wynds, and Closes, it has been deemed advisable
to include illustrations of the more prominent and typical of these,
from which still better understanding and appreciation of their
appearance may be had, and this will doubtless be considered a by no
means unimportant part of the book. The pictures of Neebour Villages
will also, it is hoped, prove of interest, and the insertion of the
portraits of Burgh and County Officials gives additional local bearing
to the volume.
In the
compilation I have been greatly aided by several friends affording
information on points of moment, and I am also indebted to the results
of investigation made by ex-Bailie Ronald, Mr W. B. Cook, and Mr J. S.
Fleming, F.S.A.; and, as in my former works of this nature, Mr Archd.
Duncan has been especially helpful. In preparing the photographs,
Messrs. Crowe & Rodgers, and also Mr Joseph Kenny, entered heartily into
the work, and while to all I desire to express my thanks, I earnestly
trust that the united efforts will meet with appreciation at the hands
of Sons of the Rock, and others, both at home and abroad.
Contents
Illustrations
Subscribers
Officials
Argyll Ludging,
Castle Wynd
Arms of
the Burgh of Stirling
Arms of County Council, Stirling
Baker Street
Baker Street
Bees' Bink Inn, Baker 8treet
Blairlogie
Bothwell Hall, St. John Street
Bowie's Court, St. Mary's Wynd
Bow Street, and "Belgebrig"
Bridge of Allan
Bridge of Teith
Broad Street
Buchlyyie
Burgh Gates, The
Cambusbarron
Cambuskenneth Abbey
Cameronian Kirk, Craigs
Castle Wynd
Causewayhead
Chaplain-General Gleig's House, 81 Baker
Street
"Coffee House, The," Bow Strut
Commercial Inn, The, Port
Street
Corn-Exchange. The
Cowane's Hospital, or Guild
Hall
Darnley House, Front
and Back
Doune Castle
Dunblane Cathedral East and West Churches
Episcopal Churches
Erskine
Church Fleshers' Tavern, The
Gargunnock Gartincaber Lime Avenue
Gartincaber Tower Gibb's Inn, 33 St. Mary's Wynd
Glassingall
House, 30 Bow Street Hangman's Close and House
King Street
Kippen
Long
Close, The Mar's Work—The Earl of Mars Ludging
Mercate Cross, The
Moir of Leckie's House
Murray Place Old Grammar School, Esplanade
Old Houses in Spittal Street Old Mint Old South United Free Church
Orchard Place "Penny Millar's Slap"
Port Street Houses Powder House, Back Walk
Provost Forman and
Provost Anderson's Shops, 10 and 18 Broad Street
Provost Weight's
("Tammy A'Thing") Shop Queen Mary's Palace, St. Mary's Wynd
Raploch, The
River Allan Robert Spittal's House, 82 Spittal Street
Shore Road
Level Crossing Shore, The Sir John Dinely's House, 18 Broad Street
Stirling Bank, The
St. John
Street St. Ninians
Thornhill Tolbooth, Broad Street
Torbrex
Town Clerk Nome's House, 34 Broad
Street Trades' Hall, The—Spittal's (or Nether) Hospital
Tullibody
Church and Churchyard Vennel Close, 73 Baker Street
Wester
Livilands House |