Cross Wynd

Cross Wynd in 1960 (Canmore image SC01589251)

Cross Wynd runs from north to south, at right angles to the High Street, It starts at High Street, continues to a cross-roads separating Brunton Street and Horsemarket and ends at Back Dykes.

Much of the west side of Cross Wynd was demolished to form Brunton Green and a car park.

Until the drainage works in 1901, a burn ran down the centre of the Wynd, bringing yellow sand from the hill. Housewives would bring their pots and pans here to wash and scour them.

See map: Map T (14); Map D (54)

East side

From north to south, the houses on the east side are:

• Seton House
• The Corrie (incorporating Bonnie Boo Kids)
• Cobblestones
• "House (Mrs Lilias Chisholm), Cross Wynd" (not identified)
• The Wynd
• Wynd Cottage (1 Parliament Square)
• 2 Parliament Square
• The Smiddy (3 Parliament Square
• The Shien (4 Parliament Square)
• Cross Wynd Cottage

(Horsemarket is here)

• Thistle Cottage (round the corner)
• Ivy Cottage
• Arthur Place
• Ashgrove Cottage

West side

• Post Office (Cross Wynd) - since burnt down
• Former houses in Cross Wynd - now demolished

Further references

"In Cross Wynd ... harled C17 and C18 houses, one [The Corrie] with a round-headed blind window in the chimney gablet, another [The Corrie (southern extension)] dated 1686 and a third [Cobblestones] dated 1764."

Further images

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  Houses on the west side, 1954 prior to demolition

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  Northern end of Cross Wynd

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  Another view

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  Another view