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Barron's

Rag Merchants

Southside

Thank you to Rod Barron, Sevenoaks, Kent, England who wrote:

Asa Wass'

"I was very interested to read Ken Miller's information on Asa Wass and the other messages and recollections regarding "rag and bone" men of the Dumbiedykes area of Edinburgh."

John Barron

"My great-great grandfather was called John Barron and, like Asa Wass, also came to Edinburgh from Yorkshire in about 1859/1860 and set up business in Edinburgh as a rag merchant.

I am told the business involved collecting "shoddy" which was then cleaned, sorted and packed up to be sent down by rail to mills in Morley, West Yorkshire, where it was recycled into new cheap-quality cloth, a lot of it for export."

1860s Onwards

"The family rag business in Edinburgh thrived under John, who died in the 1880's, his son Samuel Barron (b.1848), John's son-in-law Edwin Lawton, and for another couple of generations through to the period between the wars I believe.

In the 1861 the family are at 31 Blair Street. In 1871 John and family are at 6 Montague Street, where John (b.1824) is described as "Rag Merchant employing 18 men". The family business began to decline after WW1 I think primarily because one of the brothers was killed in the Somme and the other brothers took up business in other trades and professions."

Rod Barron, Sevenoaks, Kent:  March 1, 2007

 

Question

Barron's Rag Merchants

Dumbiedykes Depot

"I am told that the business had a depot in the Dumbiedykes area of Edinburgh and wondered if anyone had any recollections of this.

I have not done much research on the location of the depot as yet, but it would be interesting to know if anyone has any recollections or memories of the Barron's depot.  Any assistance or feedback would be greatly appreciated"

Rod Barron, Sevenoaks, Kent:  March 1, 2007

If you can help to answer Rod's question, please e-mail me and I'll pass on your comments to Rod.

 Thank you.    - Peter Stubbs

Answer

Thank you to Bob Sharp for sending his recollections.  Bob was in the Edinburgh Police from 1955 to 1967.  His beat included Dumbiedykes.

Bob wrote:

Barron's Rag Merchants

Dumbiedykes Depot

"I've just been passed this site today and was reading about the rag site.

I'm sure the property you are referring to was in (I believe it was called) Dumbiedykes Lane. When walking on Dumbiedykes Road towards Holyrood Road you turned right into the lane.  I remember it as really old property and a wee bit scary.

We used to work a beat on night shift from a police box on Dumbiedykes Road, across from Arthur Street, I think it was. The box was into the wall, right at a foot gate to the park.  This of course was all before any of the reconstruction.

The beat in question was '14 beat'.  It was strictly a night-shift beat and was part of the old '9 beat' which worked out of the police box at Simon Square on day shift."

Bob Sharp, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada:  February 19, 2008

Dumbiedykes Lane

I've checked the old maps.  Dumbiedykes Lane does not appear to be shown on the large-scale maps of Dumbiedykes on the EdinPhoto web site - 1915, 1925, 1940.

However, it can be found on the A1 'Geographia' Atlas and Guide to Edinburgh, published probably around 1950s.  The lane is where Bob Sharp describes it. to the east of Dumbiedykes Road, close to Holyrood Road.  It's to the north of the bowling greens in Dumbiedykes Road and SW of the two gas holders in Holyrood Road.

Peter Stubbs:  February 24, 2008

 

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A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year.   Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven.  Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes.  Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s,  some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today  -  Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes     1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh:    2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections:     1. Street views:    2. Buildings:    3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh  -  Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos.  Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

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