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Title: Which street is this in Alloa?
Post by: Jang on Friday 11 May 07 06:24 BST (UK)

Can anyone help me identify this street in Alloa?
 
I took the photo in 2004 but didn't note its name.

Many thanks
Jan

Title: Re: Which street is this in Alloa?
Post by: Little Nell on Friday 11 May 07 12:44 BST (UK)

I think you will find it is Mill Street.

Nell

Title: Re: Which street is this in Alloa?
Post by: Jang on Tuesday 15 May 07 12:49 BST (UK)

Many thanks Nell :-)

Would you know which church it is at the end of the street?

Jan

Title: Re: Which street is this in Alloa?
Post by: Little Nell on Tuesday 15 May 07 13:29 BST (UK)

I think it could be the parish church, also known as St Mungo's.

Nell

Title: Re: Which street is this in Alloa?
Post by: Jang on Tuesday 15 May 07 13:37 BST (UK)

Thanks again :-)

Jan

Title: Re: Which street is this in Alloa?
Post by: maddymoss on Monday 28 May 07 09:45 BST (UK)

Hi,
The church is actually the Chalmer's Church.  The building has been used as a disco and nightclub for a number of years.  St. Mungo's Church of Scotland is about 1/2 a mile away.  St. Mungo's R.C. Church is a couple of hundred yards away on the right.

Jim

Title: Re: Which street is this in Alloa?
Post by: Jang on Monday 28 May 07 10:43 BST (UK)

Hi Jim,

Thanks for the clarification. I must admit I didn't realise there were two St Mungo's and was getting confused because I didn't think my ancestor married in a Catholic Church.

Jan

Title: Re: Which street is this in Alloa?
Post by: The Clackmannan Person on Tuesday 25 November 14 12:15 GMT (UK)

This is Mill Street looking south west from the junction of Mill St and Drysdale St from outside the Thistle Bar. The church you ask about is the former Chalmers Church. St Mungo's Church is further west, follow the way the photo is pointing. The red building used to be The British Linen Bank but is now a tearoom.

Title: Re: Which street is this in Alloa?
Post by: Jang on Tuesday 25 November 14 12:24 GMT (UK)

What a great photo! It's almost identical to the one I took.

Thanks so much for posting it. :-)

Jan

Title: Re: Which street is this in Alloa?
Post by: Flattybasher9 on Tuesday 25 November 14 13:26 GMT (UK)

Quite a few changes since 2004 if you look at Google Earth. The Falcon chipper is still there in 2103, "re the fish on the wall top left in your picture" at the junction of Mill Street and Drysdale Street.

Regards

Malky

Title: Re: Which street is this in Alloa?
Post by: Jang on Wednesday 26 November 14 00:03 GMT (UK)

Thanks, Malky. I didn't think to check Google Earth.

Jan