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MHG16422 - House, 1/2 Harbour Road - Fortrose

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House, formerly West End Stores

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1 Canonbury Terrace (listed building)

West End Stores

'The Store', as it was referred to locally, was owned by the Mackay family from the mid 50's until circa 1980. In addition to hardware and household goods in the shop, one could buy paraffin and agricultural supplies. Prior to the Mackays, The Store was owned by J & T Henderson. Shopping in the first half of the 20th century was very different to today. Everything had to be weighed out on purchase so flour was sold by the boll, similarly oatmeal. A boll was about 140 pounds. Customers would make their own jams, picking fruit in season and buying 1cwt of sugar. Henderson’s advertised themselves as Coal and General Merchants, House agents etc as well as selling ‘ironmongery, sporting ammunition, motor requisites and garage’. They also sold ‘millenium flour, the finest oatmeal, sugars, dog cakes, poultry foods etc etc’. <1>

Note; now a private house. (T. Blackie 13/10/22)

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Grid reference	Centred NH 7233 5630 (17m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH75NW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	ROSEMARKIE

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