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Topic: 8 York Street Peterhead (Read 723 times)
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hazelstephen
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???I was born at no8 in 1941. Would like to know who lived there before my family. They were called Charles Murray/Isabella Murray. Cant find any records of it and as no 8 no longer exists,it has been pulled down, would just like to know when my g.parents moved in . Hazel many thanks
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supernova
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Hello Marg,
York Street was named after the York Buildings Company who owned Peterhead 1720-26
The corner of York Street as we knew it ceased to exist when it was pulled down in the 70's. It was merged into St Peter Street and 58 flats were erected on the site that looked like souless cement buildings, a terrible eyesore to the people of the town. They were fraught with problems and were finally emptied in 2003 and are now in the process of being pulled down. I don't think any decision has been made about the future but it's bound to be a commercial site as it's been proved that it wasn't ideal for residential living.
I was born at number 8 too (Hazel's sister) and even though I left when young I can still envisage the flat about Neish's shop and the smell of bleach in the outside washhouse. Renovation isn't always progress, they should have kept the character of that corner.
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supernova
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Hi Marg,
I haven't found out when it was built but it was a Draper, Haberdasher's shop with flats above. I believe the shopkeeper may have owned the whole block.
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-map-490452-map_of_peterhead-i
If you visit the above link you'll find a street plan of Peterhead, keep double clicking to zoom in closer.
Follow the pink line that is West Road, leading to Kirk Street you will come to the yellow line and the first grey triangle was the site of 8 York Sreet. The little triangle is no more as it integrated with St Peter Street and number 8 has been reassigned across the road to the the house on the corner to the left, York Sreet stretches all the way up to Peterhead Academy.
Here is an old photo I found on the web, you can see the shops underneath and the flat upstairs is the one to the right of no.8
York Street was always a very busy place for the view your husband would have had was harbour traffic, town centre traffic and laterly Crosse and Blackwells canning factory directly opposite although I don't know when that was build, certainly before my time pre 50's.
I just found a site with a lot of old photo's of Peterhead
http://comments.fotki.com/Bluetoonser/ which are taken round about that corner.
Another strange fact was that my grandparents lived at 31 Queen Street before they moved to York Street - or maybe not strange at all!  Happy searching.
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flst
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Just to let you know that you can go on to Google maps & see a satellite view of Peterhead. It's worth checking out!
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supernova
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Fascinating discovery for us newbies ev - thanks for that! 
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supernova
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Hello again Marg,
What a coincidence, my grandfather was also a cooper. Perhaps he heard of the flat through your FIL. I've been trying to imagine the likelihood of them working together. I must go to the museum and see the coopers exhibit there and look at the old photos.
Weren't families prolific in those days, my grandmother had about a dozen siblings also.
I live a couple of hours drive away from Peterhead and like to visit now and then. I's a terribly cold place, maybe the climate change will make it more agreeable.
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