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A little to the westward of this close,, and direct-
ly opposite to the churches, once stood the most
ancient and extensive house in Dundee., belonging
to the Earls of Crauford. The house with its offi-
ces occupied the whole space from the street to the
river. A part of these extensive buildings, which
must have been erected in the thirteenth cen-
tury, was standing about forty years ago, with the
letters " lindsay " embossed on a kind of battle-
ment. The house was then in the possession of
Andrew Laird, Esq. father to the late Admiral Laird.
At that time it was partly converted into a modern
mansion, and now completely so; and the other
grounds where the offices must have stood, which ! c
had been divided among different purchasers, are
mostly united by the present proprietor.
In this house Archibald Douglas, the fifth belt*
ed Earl of that name, was married in the beginning
of the fifteenth century, to Maud Lindsay, daugh-
ter of the Earl of Crauford, with such triumph and
pomp, as was never seen before in Scotland. Of
this marriage William, the sixth Earl, and Sir David
Douglas, were the offspring, — who both in their
youth, in 1440, fell a sacrifice to the cruel policy
of Sir Alex. Livingstone, Governor, and Sir William
Creighton, Chancellor of the kingdom, in the mino-
rity of James II. when all Scotland was at the mercy
of the great barons ; who only agreed in one cir-
cumstance — that of domination over the people.
At the port of this street stands the remainder j
of the Hospital, which at the time of its erection
was a handsome building, and was well endowed.
In the suburb beginning from the Hospital, there
A little to the westward of this close,, and direct-
ly opposite to the churches, once stood the most
ancient and extensive house in Dundee., belonging
to the Earls of Crauford. The house with its offi-
ces occupied the whole space from the street to the
river. A part of these extensive buildings, which
must have been erected in the thirteenth cen-
tury, was standing about forty years ago, with the
letters " lindsay " embossed on a kind of battle-
ment. The house was then in the possession of
Andrew Laird, Esq. father to the late Admiral Laird.
At that time it was partly converted into a modern
mansion, and now completely so; and the other
grounds where the offices must have stood, which ! c
had been divided among different purchasers, are
mostly united by the present proprietor.
In this house Archibald Douglas, the fifth belt*
ed Earl of that name, was married in the beginning
of the fifteenth century, to Maud Lindsay, daugh-
ter of the Earl of Crauford, with such triumph and
pomp, as was never seen before in Scotland. Of
this marriage William, the sixth Earl, and Sir David
Douglas, were the offspring, — who both in their
youth, in 1440, fell a sacrifice to the cruel policy
of Sir Alex. Livingstone, Governor, and Sir William
Creighton, Chancellor of the kingdom, in the mino-
rity of James II. when all Scotland was at the mercy
of the great barons ; who only agreed in one cir-
cumstance — that of domination over the people.
At the port of this street stands the remainder j
of the Hospital, which at the time of its erection
was a handsome building, and was well endowed.
In the suburb beginning from the Hospital, there
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Scottish Post Office Directories > Towns > Dundee > Dundee delineated; or, A history and description of that town, its institutions, manufactures and commerce > (32) |
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Description | Directories of individual Scottish towns and their suburbs. |
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Description | Around 700 Scottish directories published annually by the Post Office or private publishers between 1773 and 1911. Most of Scotland covered, with a focus on Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen. Most volumes include a general directory (A-Z by surname), street directory (A-Z by street) and trade directory (A-Z by trade). |
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