MHG41205 - West End Pharmacy, 47 High Street, Fortrose
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- SHOP (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Boots, The Chemist
This has always been a pharmacy/chemist/druggist. At the beginning of the 20th century the druggist was James Robertson. By the 1930s the proprietor of the ‘Black Isle Pharmacy’ was James Gow. His son Angus Gow joined him later to not only dispense medicines but also to sell toilet requisites, sick room accessories, pipes, tobacco, cigars and cigarettes. The Pharmacy also acted as a Kodak Agency to develop and print photographs. There was a ‘dole’ office outside, at the back, where young men went to register for the army. <1>
Still ‘Gow the Chemist’ in 1985 by 1995 the new chemist was Mohammed Shafi. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG29173 Collection/Project Archive: Rendell, D. Rendell, C.. 2005. Fortrose and Rosemarkie Local History Group Archive. Fortrose and Rosemarkie Local History Group.
- <2> SHG29207 Text/Publication/Monograph: Fortrose and Rosemarkie Local History Group. 2013. A Century of Shopping along Fortrose and Rosemarkie High Streets. Digital. p.16.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7266 5662 (23m by 18m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH75NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | ROSEMARKIE |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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External Links (2)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/106676 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
- the history of shops and retailing in a small highland town (spanglefish.com) (Link to online record)
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