Description

16 UNION STREET: dated 1763 but possibly earlier. 2-storey,
square walled enclosure formed by rubble walls of roofless
mansion. 6 bays to Union Street, 4 bays to Bank Lane.
Near centre entrance in Union Street; various later enlarged
entrances. Re-used tooled granite pediment dated 1763
inserted in Union Street elevation.
INTERIOR: much overgrown with vegetation.
2 THE SQUARE: mid 19th century warehouse abutting The Jam,
later converted as net factory. Tall rectangular 3-storey,
4-bay building with later single storey wing fronting The
Square. Original windows enlarged in ground and 1st floor of
W elevation with brick jambs and metal horizontal glazing;
2nd floor windows in long elevations all blocked. Later brick
stack abuts SW angle; slate roof.

Statement of Interest

The Jam and the Old Netting Factory abut one another at angle

of Union Street and The Square.

Pediment probably re-used; it is dated 1763 and initialled

AC.

Jam(b) means empty or too large house or wing of house.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17778705

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)