Pigot Places, Dumfries and Maxwelltown, 1825-26

The modern location of the place is given in parentheses.

Academy (Academy Street) Dumfries
Note: Instituted in 1802

Academy Street (Academy Street) Dumfries

Albany Place (Albany) Dumfries
Note: Noted under 'Resident Gentry' - appears erroneously as 'Albion Place'

Albion Place - see entry for Albany Place (Albany) Dumfries
Note: In the Pigot &c. Directory for 1825/26 there are six entries for 'Albion Place' which, based on other evidence, probably correctly represents Albany Place.

Alliance Insurance (High Street) Dumfries

Assembly Street (Assembly Street) Dumfries

Atlas Insurance [Co.] (English Street) Dumfries

Bank of Scotland, Commercial - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Merchants, Tradesmen &c., Banks (open from ten to three) -

Bank of Scotland (Irish Street) Dumfries
Note: Merchants, Tradesmen &c., Banks (open from ten to three) .. drawn on Coutts & Co., London

Bank Street (Bank Street) Dumfries
Note: Merchants, Tradesmen &c., Banks (open from ten to three) -

Bank, British Linen Company - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Merchants, Tradesmen &c., Banks (open from ten to three) - .. drawn on Smith, Payne & Co.

Bank, Galloway - (at the Kings Arms Inn) (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Merchants, Tradesmen &c., Banks (open from ten to three) - Galloway Bank - attends at the Kings Arms Inn every Wednesday and Thursday

Brewery Street (Brewery Street) Dumfries

Brown Hall (Glencaple Road) Dumfries

Buccleugh Street (Buccleuch Street) Dumfries

Burns Street (Burns' Street) Dumfries

Carrier, Auchencairn - (Castle Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from Castle Street every Wednesday'.

Carrier, Carlisle - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from High Street every Wednesday'.

Carrier, Carlisle & Newcastle - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'From High Street .. arrives every Wednesday and departs same day'.

Carrier, Crieff - (English Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from 80 English Street, every Wednesday'.

Carrier, Dalbeattie - (Castle Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from Castle Street, every Wednesday'.

Carrier, Dalbeattie - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers,'from High St., every Wednesday'.

Carrier, Ecclefechan - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from High St., every Wednesday'.

Carrier, Edinburgh - (Assembly Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from 7 Assembly St., every Thursday'.

Carrier, Edinburgh - (English Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from 80 English St., every Saturday'.

Carrier, Edinburgh - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from Farries, High St., every Wednesday'.

Carrier, Edinburgh - (Queen Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from 14 Queen St., .. every Wednesday'.

Carrier, Edinburgh - (Queensberry Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from 17 Queensberry St., every Thursday'.

Carrier, Edinburgh - (Queensberry Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from 25 Queensberry St., arrives Monday, and departs on Thurdsay

Carrier, Edinburgh - (Queensberry Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from 26 Queensberry St., .. arrives on Wednesday, and departs on Saturday'.

Carrier, Edinburgh - (Queensberry Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from 33 Queensberry St., every Thursday'.

Carrier, Gatehouse - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from High St., every Wednesday'.

Carrier, Glasgow - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from High St., every Saturday'.

Carrier, Glasgow - (Queensberry Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from 26 Queensberry St., every Saturday'.

Carrier, Kilpatrick - (Brewery Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from Papple's, Brewery St., every Wednesday'.

Carrier, Kilpatrick - (Whitesands) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from G. Johnston's Whitesands, every Wednesday'.

Carrier, Kirkbean - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'leaves from Farries, High St., every Wednesday'.

Carrier, Kirkbean - (Whitesands) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'Mark Jardine leaves from Johnstons, Whitesands, every Tues. & Sat.'.

Carrier, Kirkcudbright - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from High St., every Wednesday'.

Carrier, Lockerbie - (English Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'Wm., Mundell, from 80 English St., every Wednesday'.

Carrier, Moffat - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from High St., every Wednesday'.

Carrier, New Abbey - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from High St., every Wednesday'.

Carrier, New Galloway - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'From High St., every Wednesday'.

Carrier, New Galloway - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'From Farries, High St., every Wednesday'

Carrier, Newton Stewart - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from High St., every Wednesday'.

Carrier, Parton - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from Farries, High St., every Wednesday'.

Carrier, Parton - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'John Thomson from Farries, High St., every Wednesday'.

Carrier, Sanquhar & Thornhill - (Queensberry Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'Sanquhar & Thornhill, John Walker, from 26 Queensberry St., arrives every Wednesday, and departs Saturday'.

Carrier, Southwick - (Whitesands) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'John Carson, from Johnston's Whitesands, every Wednesday'.

Carrier, Thornhill - (Queensberry Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'from 14 Queensberry St. every Saturday'.

Carrier, Thornhill - (Queensberry Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'Andrew Watson, from 22 Queensberry Street, every Saturday'.

Carrier, Wigto[w]n - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'John Gill, from High St., every Wednesday'.

Carrier, Wigto[w]n - (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Carriers, 'Wm. Gibson, from High St., every Wednesday'.

Carsewell Dumfries
Note: Not currently identified

Castle Dyke[s] (Glencaple Road) Dumfries

Castle Street (Castle Street) Dumfries

Chapel Street (Chapel Street) Dumfries

Chapel, First United Secession - (Loreburn Street) Dumfries
Note: Places of Worship

Chapel, Independent - (Irish Street) Dumfries
Note: Places of Worship

Chapel, Methodist - (Queen Street) Dumfries
Note: Places of Worship

Chapel, Relief - New Street (Loreburn Street) Dumfries
Note: Places of Worship - the Relief chapel lay between Loreburn and Queensberry Streets

Chapel, Roman Catholic (Shakespeare Street) Dumfries
Note: Places of Worship

Chapel, Scotch Episcopal (Buccleuch Street) Dumfries
Note: Places of Worship

Chapel, Second United Secession - (Buccleuch Street) Dumfries
Note: Places of Worship

Church Place (Church Place) Dumfries

Church, New - (High Street (Head of )) Dumfries
Note: Places of Worship - predecessor of Greyfriars Church

Church, St Michael's (St Michael's Street) Dumfries
Note: Places of Worship

Clerk Hill (Clerkhill) Dumfries

Closeburn (Closeburn)
Note: Mentioned under 'Merchants, Tradesmen &c., Bleachers' - see entry for Trailflat

Coach, Edinburgh - 'The Robert Burns' (Assembly Street) Dumfries
Note: Coaches, - The Robert Burns, from the Dumfries and Galloway Hotel, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning at eight, and returns the following afternnoon at five.

Coach, Edinburgh - The Royal Mail (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Coaches, - The Royal Mail, from the Kings Arms, High Street, every morning at quarter before seven, through Moffat &c. and returns every afternoon, at half past three, in time for the mail to Castle Douglas, Stranraer, and Portpatrick

Coach, Kilmarnock - 'The Robert Bruce' (Assembly Street) Dumfries
Note: Coaches, - The Robert Bruce, from the Dumfries and Galloway Hotel at eight in the morning, during the Summer months.

Coach, London & Carlisle - 'The Royal Mail' (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Coaches, - The Royal Mail, from the Kings Arms, High Street, every evening at a quarter before seven, through Annan, and returns for Castle Douglas, Stranraer, and Port Patrick, every afternoon at four.

Coach, London, Carlisle & Liverpool - 'The New Times' (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Coaches, - London, Carlisle & Liverpool, The New Times, from the Kings Arms, High Street, every evening at five, through Kendal, Lancaster, and Preston, and returns for Thornhill, Sanquhar, Mauchline, and Kilmarnock, every morning at eight

Coach, London, Carlisle & Manchester - 'The Independent' (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Coaches, - London, Carlisle & Manchester - The Independent, from the Commercial Inn, every evening at five, through Kendal, Lancaster, Preston, Buxton, Derby, Leicester, Northampton, and St Albans, and returns for Thornhill, Sanquhar, Cumnock, Mauchline,

Coach, Newton-Stewart 'The Express' (Assembly Street) Dumfries
Note: Coaches, - Newton Stewart, The Express, from the Dumfries and Galloway Hotel, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning at ten, and returns the following afternoon at half past four

Commercial Inn (High Street) Dumfries

Council Stairs (High Street) Dumfries

County Tax Office (Greyfriars Street) Dumfries
Note: County Tax Office, 1 Greyfriars Street

Court House (Buccleuch Street) Dumfries

Craigs Dumfries

Crown Inn (High Street) Dumfries

Custom House (Shakespeare Street) Dumfries

Dawson's Cottage Dumfries
Note: Not yet identified

Dock Head (Dockhead) Dumfries

Dumfries & Galloway Hotel (Assembly Street) Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway Courier (High Street) Dumfries

Dumfries Weekly Journal (English Street) Dumfries

Eagle Insurance Agents (English Street) Dumfries

Edinburgh Life Assurance Co. (High Street) Dumfries

English Street (English Street) Dumfries

Excise Office, Kings Arms Inn (High Street) Dumfries

Flesh Market (Loreburn Street) Dumfries
Note: There is some confusion in this directory between the 'Fleshmarket' formerly in what is called 'Old Fleshmarket Street' (now Queensberry Street) and the New FleshMarket which was in 'New Flesh Market Street' (now the southern length of Loreburn Street bet

Fleshmarket Street (Queensberry Street) Dumfries
Note: See under Flesh Market

Friars Vennel (Friars Vennel) Dumfries

Galloway Bank (at the Kings Arms Inn) (High Street) Dumfries

Gentlemen's Day Academy (Loreburn Street) Dumfries

George Street (George Street) Dumfries

Globe Inn (High Street) Dumfries

Globe Insurance (English Street) Dumfries

Greenbrae (Greenbrae Loaning) Dumfries

Grey Friars St (Greyfriars Street) Dumfries

Hannah Field (Hannah Field) Dumfries

Hercules Insurance (Bank Street & Irish Street) Dumfries
Note: Note two entries

High Street (High Street) Dumfries

High Street (behind Mid Steeple) (High Street) Dumfries

High Street (Long Close) (High Street) Dumfries

High Street (Muirs Close) (High Street) Dumfries

Huntingdon Lodge (Moffat Road) Dumfries

Insurance Co. of Scotland (Church Place) Dumfries

Insurance companies
Note: - see under individual names

Irish Street (Irish Street) Dumfries

Irish Street, Long Close (Irish Street) Dumfries

Kalton [sic ] Dumfries
Note: ? Kelton

Kalton Manse[sic] Dumfries
Note: Not clarified

King Street (Great King Street) Dumfries

Kings Arms, Glasgow Street (Glasgow Street) Maxwelltown

Kings Arms, High Street (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Coaches, - The Royal Mail, from the Kings Arms, High Street, every morning at quarter before seven, through Moffat &c. and returns every afternoon, at half past three, in time for the mail to Castle Douglas, Stranraer, and Portpatrick

Kings Arms, High Street (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Coaches, - The Royal Mail, from the Kings Arms, High Street, every evening at a quarter before seven, through Annan, and returns for Castle Douglas, Stranraer, and Port Patrick, every afternoon at four.

Kings Arms, High Street (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Coaches, - London, Carlisle & Liverpool, The New Times, from the Kings Arms, High Street, every evening at five, through Kendal, Lancaster, and Preston, and returns for Thornhill, Sanquhar, Mauchline, and Kilmarnock, every morning at eight

Kings Arms, High Street (High Street) Dumfries
Note: Excise Office

Ladyfield (Glencaple Road) Dumfries

Loch Bank ( ) Dumfries

Long Close, High Street (High Street) Dumfries
Note: The Long Close connected between Irish Street and the High Street

Long Close, Irish Street (Irish Street) Dumfries

Lower Burn Street (Loreburn Street) Dumfries

Lower Netherwood Dumfries

Lowerburn Street (Loreburn Street) Dumfries

Lowerburns Street (Loreburn Street) Dumfries

Mid Park
Note: Not clarified

Mill Street (Mill Street) Dumfries

Moat (Academy Street) Dumfries

Moss Lane End
Note: Not clarified

Mountain Hall (Bankend Road) Dumfries

Netherwood, Lower - Dumfries

Netherwood, Upper - (Glencaple Road) Dumfries

New Bridge Street (Newbridge Street) Dumfries

New Church (High Street (Head of )) Dumfries
Note: Places of Worship - predecessor of Greyfriars Church

New Fleshmarket Street (Loreburn Street) Dumfries
Note: See under Flesh Market

Nith Bank or Nithbank (Nithbank) Dumfries

Nith Place (Nith Place) Dumfries

Nithside Maxwelltown

Norwich Union [Insurance Co.] (High Street) Dumfries

Nun Holm (Nunholm/Albany) Dumfries

Nunfield Cottage (Edinburgh Road) Dumfries

Old Fleshmarket Street (Queensberry Street) Dumfries
Note: See under Flesh Market

Phoenix Insurance [Co.] (High Street) Dumfries

Pleasance (Annan Road) Dumfries

Poors' Hospital (St Michael's Street) Dumfries
Note: Moorheads' Hospital

Post Office (Castle Street) Dumfries
Note: Post Office - notes details of services

Queen Street (Queen Street) Dumfries

Queensberry Square (Queensberry Square) Dumfries

Queensberry Street (Queensberry Street) Dumfries
Note: Formerly Old Fleshmarket Street

Reading Room (High Street) Dumfries

Reading Rooms, Subscription - (High Street) Dumfries

Rose Bank (Bankend Road) Dumfries

Rose Hall (Glencaple Road) Dumfries

Sandbed (Whitesands/Greensands) Dumfries
Note: Name associated with the Over or Green Sandbeds (Greensands), Nethersandbeds (the Whitesands) or Laigh Sandbeds and finally the early Sandbedmiln which stood just downstream of the end of Friars' Vennel

Scotland, Insurance Co. of - (Church Place) Dumfries

Scottish Union Insurance [Co.] (Queen Street) Dumfries

Shakespeare Street (Shakespeare Street) Dumfries

St Andrew Street (St Andrew's Street) Dumfries

St David Street (St David Street) Dumfries

St Michael's Church (St Michael's Street) Dumfries
Note: Places of Worship

St Michael Street (St Michael's Street) Dumfries

Stamp Office (Bank Street) Dumfries

Stone House Maxwelltown
Note: Noted under 'Resident Gentry': possibly the 'Stonehouse which appears a short distance to the SE of Stakeford House on the 1850 OS Sheets. Stonehouse Croft was part of the lands of Staikford (Valuation roll of 1819 and belonging to M.Johnston & C.H.Philip

Suffolk [Insurance Co.] (High Street) Dumfries

Summer Hill (Summerhill) Maxwelltown

Tax Office, County - (Greyfriars Street) Dumfries
Note: County Tax Office, 1 Greyfriars Street

Tax Office. Town - (Irish Street) Dumfries

Townhead Street (Townhead Street) Dumfries

Trailflat [Tinwald parish]
Note: The Dumfries 'Town' bleachfields were at Trailflat

Troqueer Maxwelltown
Note: No specific details provided

Turnpike Maxwelltown
Note: Not identified

United Empire [Insurance Co.] (Castle Street & High Street) Dumfries
Note: Two entries

Upper Netherwood (Glencaple Road) Dumfries

Wallgreen House
Note: Not identified

Waterloo Street (Waterloo Street) Dumfries
Note: Part of Whitesands

West of England [Insurance Co.] (English Street) Dumfries

Whitesands (Whitesands) Dumfries