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Newton Stewart oil depot

Former parish and county:
Parish of Penninghame, County of Wigtown
Local authority:
Dumfries and Galloway
Ownership:
Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co. Ltd.
Ownership:
Scottish Oil Agency Ltd.
Scottish Oils & Shell Mex Ltd
Opened:
1913
  • Recorded (1937) as a Scottish Oils & Shell Mex depot, Station Road, Newton Stewart

References

  • AR0721 (record missing) Agreement, dated 1913, between the Portpatrick and Wigtonshire Joint Committee and Youngs PLMO Co. regarding erection of oil tanks with yards at Newton Stewart and Stranraer
  • Scottish Oil Agency Ltd signed agreement with LMS Railway for pipeline facilities at Newton Stewart depot in 1927. See full record 183530 page 79

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