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Laird commissions the planned town
- When
- 1782
- Where
- Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
- Part of
- Planned Town of Johnstone
In 1782 George Houstoun commissioned designs for regular residential streets that now form Johnstone's town centre.
The Laird of Johnstone, George Houstoun, commissioned designs for a series of regular residential streets in 1782. These streets now form the town centre of Johnstone, a largely planned community that had grown up around the Houston family's seat, Johnstone Castle, formerly the house of Easter Cochrane.
Sources
- Johnstone Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-30
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