(H) Area Maps

Fig 5 1990 Geographia map. Showing Birness Street as name of road coming off from Pleasance Street and Coustonholm Road.  This name was previously used for the unnamed spur off Birness Drive at the middle of the area and not used since the redevelopment.

Fig 6 Geographia map from 1987. Showing Tracy Street on what was known as Birness Drive from 1971!

1976 PO Directory
Businesses listed are

Address                              Description                     Name

Coustonhill Street

2                                          None Given                    Cohen, D & H

Shawhill Road

140                                    School                               St Convals

150                                    Church                              St Mary’s

The listing of D & H Cohen (changed to Claremont Garments and closed in 1994)  is puzzling due to Coustonhill Street being cleared for the CDA was not listed in any voters rolls from 1966 onwards.  The factory of D & H Cohen was located on Coustonholm Road on the opposite side from Shawhill.