what place is this in Inverurie please?

[DonM]

The lane next to the Chemist is Chelsea Lane (I googled the barber in the back). 

And I asked these ladies http://www.frombakerylane.com in Inverurie on the promise I would visit in June.  But, despite their name they didn't know either.  I'm still going to visit.

The older maps show a lane where the gate is on the east side of the bank on the corner of Constitution perhaps there at some point.   

Don

[Forfarian]

The older maps show a lane where the gate is on the east side of the bank on the corner of Constitution perhaps there at some point. 

The bank is on the even-numbered side of West High Street so it won't be there.

Chelsea Close is listed in the 1871 census, between 27 and 25 West High Street, so it isn't that one. Chelsea Road is between 45 and 43 West High Street.

This map http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=57.2849&lon=-2.3771&layers=168&b=1 shows Chelsea Road. I reckon Bakers Lane has to be the next lane to the right of Chelsea Road, just below the EE of West High Street, and Chelsea Close is probably the L-shaped one next to the right again. It would be better if I could find a map showing both Chelsea Close and Chelsea Road!

[Grothenwell]

Thank you so much!

It never cease to amaze me the level of expertise in the answers you get on here. But it is the degree of helpfulness, to go that extra bit to help make a simple enquiry that much more interesting, that is so amazing.

Cheers.

[Forfarian]

I asked these ladies http://www.frombakerylane.com in Inverurie

This post code isn't in the town of Inverurie - it's out in the sticks somewhere several miles west, which could be why they don't know about Bakers Lane in the town.

[Forfarian]

Just realised that Don found Chelsea Lane next to the chemist, while the census has Chelsea Road and Chelsea Close.

Just to confuse matters the post code directory lists Chelsea Place AB51 3SR and Chelsea Road AB51 3PL but Chelsea Lane is listed under West High Street as AB51 3QQ and seems to contain only one address. There is no listing of Chelsea Close.

I speculate that what was Chelsea Close in 1871 has been re-named Chelsea Place, and what was Bakers Lane in 1871 has been re-named Chelsea Lane.

The Heritage Society remains your best bet.

[Grothenwell]

The Heritage Society remains your best bet.

They were very helpful with

Baker Lane (Sandison was the baker, apparently) became Geal's Lane and is now Douglas Lane.

But google maps doesn't have Douglas Lane marked.

[Flattybasher9]

Will Chemist is listed as 35 to 37 West High Street, Inverurie. The present building is dated as
FA 1909.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lv3/

This would tend to suggest that the original buildings have been removed and replaced, and Bakers Lane would have ran through to the rear of the Chemists, where Esquire hairdressers are now, only if the street numbering has not changed over the years.

Malky

[DonM]

Douglas Lane is marked on the "north side" adjacent to Marmari and the Nickel & Dime.  You can see it in Street View further west than thought.

Don

[Grothenwell]

Douglas Lane is marked on the "north side" adjacent to Marmari and the Nickel & Dime.  You can see it in Street View further west than thought.

Don

Thank you! So in the old nls map that Forfarian linked it looks like the unnamed lane leading to Burns Lane (now Western Rd)