Description

Circa 1840. 3-storey and attic 5-window pinned rubble.

Statement of Interest

James Street was largely built up in Ainslie's map of C. 1800. The area South of Broad Street was laid out but

unbuilt in 1771 except for a few modern sized detached houses and a row of artisan cottages on the east side

of Jamaica Street, replaced c. 1790. The rise in thread and textile manufacture and the popularity of Peterhead

as a spa resulted in the rapid development of this area in the 1790s when land here was worth £1150 an acre. In 1795 it was noted 'a great number of houses, where elegant lodgings may be found, have been erected by the inhabitants merely with a view to accomodate strangers'. By 1836 the thread and textile industry had collapsed; the Wine Well and Baths were demolished 1931. Except for no. 7 and nos. 18 & 20 St. Andrew Street was completely built up in Ainslie's maps of 1800/05.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56645356

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)