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The town of Montrose has been variously described as ‘the aristocrat of Angus,’ and ‘one of the most unusual medium sized towns in Scotland.’
With the sea to the east, a large tidal basin to the west, and the South Esk River to the south, Montrose enjoys a peninsular situation with a sheltered and once busy port plus extensive links and dunes to the north.
The town’s High Street is exceptionally wide and is home to Montrose Old Church built in 1791 with its detached steeple erected in 1832, to the design of Gillespie Graham. According to John and Julia Keay’s encyclopaedia of Scotland, the Old Town House which is also in the High Street was much admired by Dr Johnson who also proclaimed Montrose to be ‘well built, airy and clean’ while his companion Boswell, merely objected that ‘many of the houses are built with gables to the street, which looks awkward.’ Others have found this typically Scottish arrangement, with the pends and wynds, which it necessitates, rather attractive.
Montrose also boasts a number of 18th and 19th century buildings of note, which attest to the popularity of the town with local landowners.
Today the town is thriving with a variety of active organisations and people working to promote the burgh.
Among them is Robina Addison, MBE a native of Montrose who runs a business in the High Street specialising in children’s qual
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