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The Tannery facing you, and to the left the waste piece of ground housed a Tenement,

1963
The Tannery facing you, and to the left the waste piece of ground housed a Tenement,
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1963 – number 44 Dean Path was located at the foot of the Broad Stairs (directly opposite) Legget’s Tannery in Damside, before it to was demolished in the early 1960s.

The Canteen was where the men had their lunch — in the left hand corner just beyond the Middle Double Doors .

© Courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland.

Dean Village Memories Added by Dean Village Memories Attributed to: RCAHMS

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Dean Village Damside
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Dean Village Memories
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My happy Childhood Memories living in the Dean Village by Gail Featherstonehaugh How did I manage to become a Legget? My Mother Helen Marjory Stewart Legget was the Daughter of Robert Sommerville Legget 1888 - 1963, Wool Merchant and Part Owner of the Dean Village Tannery.

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