88-602: Montrose may refer to: Places [ edit ] Scotland [ edit ] Montrose, Angus (the original after which all others ultimately named or derived) Montrose Academy , the secondary school in Montrose Australia [ edit ] Montrose, Queensland (Southern Downs Region) , a locality in the Southern Downs Region Montrose, Queensland (Western Downs Region) ,
176-607: A Blue Flag for its eco credentials. The surrounding Traill Pavilion and Seafront Splash! facilities with an arcade, a playground, a café and an ice-cream stall is popular amongst locals and visitors alike. North of the town the River North Esk enters the North Sea across the beach. The historically observed average rates of erosion of the beach is between 2.8–7.0 metres (9–23 ft) per year, which has been linked to climate change . The Save our Sands Campaign (SOS)
264-617: A borough in 1990; prior to that, it was part of Caroni County . The current mayor is Faaiq Mohammed, and the Borough Council has historically been dominated by the United National Congress . Chaguanas has also been a hub for Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian culture and even the broader Indo-Caribbean culture. Chaguanas was named for the Chaguanes Amerindian tribe. The area was settled by
352-632: A subscription library for learned men was formed. Before World War I the Royal Flying Corps established a base at Montrose (later RAF Montrose ). On 26 February 1913, it became the first operational military aerodrome to be established in the United Kingdom. Between the wars, Montrose was a focus for key figures of the Scottish Renaissance . In 1920, a young Christopher Murray Grieve (later Hugh MacDiarmid )
440-529: A Mississippi Landmark Montrose, Nebraska Montrose, New Jersey Montrose, New York Montrose (Hillsborough, North Carolina) , on the list of RHPs in NC Montrose-Ghent, Ohio Montrose, Ohio Montrose, Pennsylvania Montrose, South Dakota Montrose, Houston , a neighborhood in Houston, Texas Montrose, Virginia Montrose, West Virginia Montrose, Wisconsin ,
528-535: A Royal Air Force station in Scotland SS Montrose , several civilian vessels USS Montrose (APA/LPA-212), a Haskell-class attack transport of the US Navy in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War Other uses [ edit ] Montrose (horse) , winner of the Kentucky Derby in 1887 Montrose (McKenney, Virginia) ,
616-410: A dairy and agricultural area south of Chaguanas and is all but unrecognisable. Much of the former airfield area is owned by National Flour Mills (NFM) and the only remnants of the base are the name of the area in south Chaguanas, along with streets named "Edinburgh" and "Xerxes". In the later 20th century Chaguanas grew rapidly as a bazaar town. The construction of Lange Park in the early 1980s attracted
704-590: A historic farmhouse on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places Montrose (surname) Montrose Chemical Corporation of California Montrose F.C. , Scottish football team Château Montrose , French Bordeaux wine producer, archaically named simply Montrose Duke of Montrose , Scottish title See also [ edit ] Montrose station (disambiguation) James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612–1650), Scottish nobleman and soldier Montross (disambiguation) Monterosa (disambiguation) Monte Rosa (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
792-477: A hub for a constant stream of international pilots from all over the Commonwealth , Poland , Czechoslovakia , America , Russia , France and other allied nations. As well as a training base RAF Montrose was also an operational airfield for Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire squadrons, which flew sorties over Norway and were a part of the air defences for Edinburgh . Of course, this also made
880-559: A locality in the Western Downs Region Montrose, Tasmania , a suburb of Hobart Montrose, Victoria , a suburb of Melbourne Canada [ edit ] Montrose, British Columbia Montrose (Edmonton) , neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta Rural Municipality of Montrose No. 315 , Saskatchewan Montrose, Nova Scotia Republic of Ireland [ edit ] Montrose, Dublin , an area where
968-597: A lowland seasonal tropical climate with a wet season lasting from June to November and a dry season lasting from January to May. Unlike Port of Spain, Chaguanas has a usually hot and sweltering climate year round, with an exception for the wet season . Chaguanas is bounded to the north by Munroe Road, to the east by the Gandia River, to the south by the Honda River and to the west by the Gulf of Paria . The town
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#17327731379091056-602: A market town and still attracts bargain shoppers. Much of Chaguanas' development has centred around the Chaguanas Main Road where numerous shopping plazas have been constructed. The Chaguanas Main Road (east of the Chaguanas flyover) continued to develop, primarily through small and medium size businesses, to fulfill the expanding population centres. Retail development expanded with the construction of three malls in
1144-477: A middle-class community moving south from Port of Spain and the East–West Corridor and north from San Fernando . Its central location made it attractive to southerners working in north Trinidad and northerners looking for more affordable homes. Over the years, there has been an increase in the number of Afro-Trinidadian persons joining the mostly Indo-Trinidadian community of Chaguanas, primarily through
1232-730: A number of areas in Chaguanas are now quickly developing into entertainment areas, such as Rodney Road, Endeavour with The Rise, Law 5, Double R, and others. The Chaguanas District Hospital is located in Montrose Chaguanas (along the Southern Main Road). Inclusive of the district health facility, a private hospital (Medical Associates) situated in the vicinity of the Chaguanas flyover was opened in 2012. Other small privately run health facilities are located throughout Chaguanas and its environs. The Caroni County Medical Officers of Health (CMOH), of which Chaguanas falls under,
1320-537: A number of promotional leaflets and have established a weekly Saturday market in the town centre. In 2002 plans were unveiled to renovate the Mid Links. The project was completed in 2003 at the total cost of £1.8million with £1.2million granted by the Heritage Lottery Fund . Plaques have been incorporated to inform visitors of the historical heritage of the town's buildings. Montrose is regarded as
1408-462: A proportional representation methodology. The mayor and deputy mayor are then selected. The electoral districts are: Felicity/Endeavour; Enterprise South; Edinburgh/Longdenville; Enterprise North; Charlieville; Montrose; Monroe Road/Caroni Savannah Road; and Cunupia. Chaguanas comprises (wholly or in part) the following parliamentary electoral districts: Chaguanas West; Chaguanas East, Couva North, Caroni Central, and Caroni East. Chaguanas developed as
1496-456: A roughly rectangular shape 2 miles (3 km) long by 0.75 miles (1 km) wide, aligned in a north–south orientation. The land is relatively flat, rising gradually to around 15m elevation to the North of the town. The expanse of the town extends to the villages on its fringes; Hillside and Ferryden . It lies close to the hamlets of Lunan and St Cyrus . The rural location ensures that
1584-558: A town Montrose (community), Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Montrose Avenue , a major street on the north side of Chicago Montrose County, Colorado Montrose Township (disambiguation) Trinidad and Tobago [ edit ] Montrose, Trinidad and Tobago , a town in the Trinidad borough of Chaguanas Music [ edit ] Montrose (band) , American hard rock/heavy metal band Montrose (album) , their 1973 self-titled debut album "Montrose",
1672-412: A traditional song about James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, recorded by (among others) Steeleye Span on the 1978 album Live at Last "Montrose", a song by Man Overboard from the 2010 album Real Talk "Montrose", a song by Weyes Blood from the 2014 album The Innocents Military and naval [ edit ] HMS Montrose , ships of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy RAF Montrose ,
1760-457: Is a historically Afro-Trinidadian village that has been absorbed into the growing city of Chaguanas. Also, Edinburgh 500 and other associated governmental housing developments are also largely Afro-Trinidadian. The Lion House also known as Anand Bhavan, is the ancestral home of the Capildeo family and is the birthplace of Nobel Prize–winning author V.S. Naipaul is located in Chaguanas. This
1848-406: Is a hive of activity all spring and early summer. One can watch the blue tits and barn swallows inside their nests, and take in the panoramic vista of the rolling Angus countryside and hills. In October and November there are 38,000 birds using the basin. In winter, 20,000 pink-footed geese take up residence on the mudflats, feeding in the nearby fields by day, and returning to the safety of
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#17327731379091936-529: Is a major attraction in the period just before Diwali . The village of Felicity, on the western end of Chaguanas, is famous for its elaborate Diwali celebrations. The Trinidad Publishing Company (TTSE: TPCL), the country's oldest and most established publisher of the Trinidad Guardian newspaper, constructed its printing facility for the Newspaper division of Trinidad Publishing Company Limited, of
2024-433: Is a town with a wealth of architecture, and is a centre for international trade. It is an important commercial port for the oil and gas industry. It is known for its wide thoroughfare and high street, which leads to picturesque closes containing secluded gardens. The town has a view of a tidal lagoon, Montrose Basin , which is considered a nature reserve of international importance. It is the largest inland salt water basin in
2112-946: Is bisected by the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway and Uriah Butler Highway . Chaguanas consists of the following main population centres: The Chaguanas Borough Corporation (CBC) is a local government authority and was incorporated on 13 September 1990 by Municipal Corporation Act 21 of 1990. The CBC is governed by the Act 21 of 1990 of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. In 2013, the Chaguanas Borough Corporation moved into its new administrative building situated in Success Street, Woodforde Lodge. Chaguanas Borough Council has eight electoral district councillors and four aldermen selected through
2200-480: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Montrose, Angus Montrose ( / m ʌ n ˈ t r oʊ z / mun- TROHZ ; Scottish Gaelic : Mon Rois [mɔn ˈrˠɔʃ] ) is a town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland . Situated 28 miles (45 kilometres) north of Dundee and 37 miles (60 kilometres) south of Aberdeen , Montrose lies between
2288-493: Is formed from the Scottish Gaelic Moine (meaning moor or peat moss) and Ros (meaning peninsula or promontory), perhaps ultimately of Pictish origin. The first documentary evidence of the existence of Montrose is the burgh charter issued by David I who founded the town around 1140 as Sallorch or Sallork . By 1178 the name had taken the form Munross before becoming Montrose . Folk etymology attributes
2376-493: Is generally assumed to be the model for Hanuman House in Naipaul's A House for Mr Biswas , with Chaguanas as the model for Arwacas. The Caroni Swamp , the largest mangrove wetland in Trinidad and Tobago, is located just north and west of the town. The swamp is a popular tourist attraction and roosting ground for the scarlet ibis , national bird of Trinidad and Tobago. The Divali Nagar site, located in northern Chaguanas,
2464-740: Is now considered as a threat to future growth of the Borough. The main sporting venue in Chaguanas is the Central Regional Indoor Sport Arena Hall at Saith Park. Smaller recreation grounds (e.g. Woodforde Lodge, Avinash Samaroo ground) and cricket pitches (Pierre Road) are scattered throughout the borough, but no larger sporting venues are located within the town. The town leverages the infrastructure from other towns such as Couva 's Ato Boldon Stadium or Sevilla golf course, also located in Couva. Electric generation
2552-743: Is part of the Angus and Perthshire Glens constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which returns a Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons , at Westminster . The constituency's MP is Dave Doogan of the SNP who has been the MP since 2019. Montrose is also part of the Angus North and Mearns constituency of the Scottish Parliament that elects a single MSP and also part of
2640-425: Is reflected in the profusion of nursing and residential homes and in recent plans to extend provision for sheltered housing . Data published by Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics in 2008 records the population of Montrose & District as 15,013, which is around 18% of the population of Angus as a whole. Of this total 17.6% are children, 60% are of working age and 22% are pensioners. Around 12% of those who live in
2728-569: Is said to have slain all soldiers in sight. The site of the castle, known as Castlestead, is at the southern end of the High Street. David II visited it towards the end of his reign in 1371. The Dukedom of Montrose was created in 1488. During the 15th century, the inhabitants of the town found themselves increasingly under heel of the Lairds of Dun who ransacked and took possession of property and cattle. The lairds are said to have arrived in
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2816-600: Is situated on the Southern Main Road in Couva. The CMOH are responsible for insect-vector control and septic leakage complaints. The Borough is host to many prominent primary and secondary schools. Notable primary schools include Montrose Vedic in Downtown Chaguanas, and Montrose Government in Lange Park. The Presentation College, Chaguanas is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Chaguanas and
2904-467: Is the brother school of Presentation College, San Fernando . It was regarded the best performing high school in Trinidad and Tobago throughout its history, and in particular within its recent history being awarded the country's President's medal for best performing student multiple times (5 times in a row). The University of the West Indies (UWI) Esmond D Ramesar Open Campus will be constructed along
2992-712: Is the largest municipality (83,489 at the 2011 census) and fastest-growing town in Trinidad and Tobago . Located in west-central Trinidad , south of Port of Spain , north of Couva and San Fernando , and named after the indigenous tribe who originally settled there, it grew in size due to its proximity to the Woodford Lodge sugar refinery . It remained a minor town until the 1980s when it began to grow rapidly as it drew people for its bargain shopping and moderately priced housing. Its rapid growth has seen property values increase dramatically, however. Chaguanas became
3080-598: The Montrose Review , was edited by MacDiarmid. Since 2008 Montrose has hosted the Montrose Music Festival , or Mo Fest as it has affectionately become known, which takes place each year at the end of May. It has grown in size and stature each year to become Scotland's biggest free live music festival with over 200 free gigs over the three days in more than 26 venues across the town, including an open-air stage on Montrose's historic high street with
3168-660: The Caroni Swamp . The Caparo River runs through the town. The Chaguanas Main Road runs East to West from Felicity to Longdenville. The Southern Main Road (SMR) from Busy Corner (part of which includes the Chaguanas Main Road from Busy Corner to Montrose Junction) runs south to San Fernando. The North-South Highways begins and ends at the flyover in Chaguanas, just east of the SMR West of the SMR, Perseverance Road continues south from Railway Road onto Orange Field Road. Chaguanas has
3256-518: The Hanseatic League . The town imported flax and timber from the Baltic ; salt, fruit and wine from France and Portugal . The wealth this brought to the town is demonstrated in the surviving houses built by landowning and merchant families as well as local street names of "America Street", "California Street", "Baltic Street" and "India Street" evidencing its trading heritage. The site of
3344-1051: The North East Scotland electoral region which elects seven additional Members of the Scottish Parliament. The constituency's MSP is currently Mairi Gougeon of the Scottish National Party who was first elected in 2016 as Mairi Evans. Montrose occupies a position on the North Bank of Montrose Basin at the mouth of the River South Esk on the East Coast of Scotland, 11 miles (18 km) NNE of Arbroath , 19 miles (31 km) SW of Stonehaven , and 7.2 miles (12 km) ESE of Brechin . The town lies 62.2 miles (100 km) NNE of Edinburgh , and 373.2 miles (601 km) NNW of London . The built-up area occupies
3432-671: The Royal Norwegian Navy minesweeper Thorodd during World War II with Captain Erling Hafto, his owner, who registered him as a crew member. He saved the life of Lieutenant Commander Olav Nilsen at Dundee Docks and generally protected his fellow sailors. In stories Bamse is said to have got up on his hind legs and, at over 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, clamped his great paws on assailants to end any fight. On his death in July 1944 Montrose schools were closed and 800 children lined
3520-646: The Second World War the population of Montrose has increased. The presence of Dundee families in Montrose during wartime persuaded a number to settle there. This altered the demographics of the town and led to the building of housing estates in the 1960s. A number of people from the Polish community who had served with the British forces at RAF Montrose also settled. The increase in the elderly population
3608-540: The Southern Main Road at Chaguanas. Construction of the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway extended the highway south to San Fernando. The Carlsen Air Force Base was a former United States Army Air Forces World War II airbase constructed in Carlsen Field in 1942, consisting of two landing strips, "Edinburgh" and "Xerxes". The airbase also included an emergency landing strip, "Tobago". Edinburgh Field became
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3696-541: The culture and sculpture capital of Angus , with over 20 statues of note scattered around the town. They are a mix of modern and classical works, with many by the local sculptor, William Lamb ARSA, an artist of exceptional talent. From the 1920s to 1940s local architect George Fairweather's studio provided a forum for lively debate by an artistic community that included Hugh MacDiarmid, Edwin Muir, William Lamb, Helen Cruickshank and Fionn MacColla. The local weekly newspaper,
3784-459: The 1950s. Other significant employers include Tesco , Cooperative Group , Petrofac , National Oilwell Varco , Baker Hughes and Argos . The Lochside Distillery , located on Brechin Road north of the town centre, was closed down in the 1990s and the buildings demolished in 2005 after a fire. In 2009 Sainsbury's announced plans to build a new superstore on the edge of the town which was to provide work for an estimated 200 people. Construction of
3872-607: The ANSA McAL Group's Media Sector, in the vicinity of Chaguanas flyover. HCU Communications Limited (now defunct) was based in Chaguanas. It operated a radio station (Win Radio 101.1 FM), was home of television station ( WIN TV ) From early 2007, it also published three weekly newspapers, The Probe , Uhuru and Bollywood Today . The town includes numerous malls (such as Price Plaza, Xtra Plaza, Mid Centre Mall & Centre Pointe Mall) and associated restaurants and bars. Also,
3960-512: The Basin in the evening. The haunting fluting of their calls is beloved of local people, for whom the sound marks the turning of the seasons. The many feeders attract brightly coloured field and garden birds and the occasional woodpecker. In recent years research published by Scottish Natural Heritage claimed that the population of greylag geese has fallen as a result of climate change . The 3-mile-long (4.8 km) sandy beach has been awarded
4048-552: The English-speaking Caribbean. Chaguanas has also developed into a financial centre. The Unit Trust Corporation (UTC), First Citizens Bank (FCB), Sagicor, Republic Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, Scotiabank , RBTT , and the Bank of Baroda all have major corporate offices in Chaguanas. The dissolution of the state-owned sugar company, Caroni (1975) Limited, had a profound effect on Chaguanas, since this company
4136-784: The Mulchan Seuchan Link Road. More recently, construction of Price Plaza in Endeavour expanded upscale retail opportunities. Price Plaza includes a warehouse-style stores, restaurants, a food court as well as many other retail outlets. ABEL or Alstons Building Enterprises Limited is a member of the ANSA McAl Group of Companies and is situated in Longdenville. It is the largest manufacturer of clay building blocks and Metpro steel and aluminium windows and doors and Astralite and Spectra uPVC windows and doors in
4224-591: The Narsaloo Ramaya Road in Chaguanas. Chaguanas is an important transportation hub. Buses, taxis and maxi-taxis connect Chaguanas with Port of Spain , San Fernando , Curepe and Couva , and smaller settlements around central Trinidad. Given the town's origin as a village and its generally unplanned rapid growth into the country's largest town (by population), Chaguanas is continuously plagued by traffic problems despite numerous attempts of alternative traffic management schemes. This traffic congestion
4312-561: The UK, and an important habitat for the mute swan . Just outside Montrose is the 18th-century House of Dun , designed by the Scottish architect William Adam and built in 1730 for David Erskine, Lord Dun , 13th Laird of Dun. Prehistoric elements are found in the vicinity of Montrose, including the Stone of Morphie located to the north. One ancient name for Montrose was Celurca. The place-name
4400-627: The Young Pretender), 30 years later and in February 1746 the largest naval battle of the war was fought in Montrose Harbour. During the 18th century the town was a major smuggling centre. It profited from the slave trade but only for a brief time. The wealth accrued by trade was substantial. Wealthy merchants in the 18th and 19th centuries dominated the town and built their houses gable to gable. Hence Montrosians have inherited
4488-493: The air quality is good, with low levels of nitrogen dioxide and PM10 . The Montrose Basin is a shallow estuary approximately three miles in diameter. It is situated where the River South Esk meets the North Sea . During the 16th century, local landowners desiring more arable land considered reducing its size, but their plans were never carried out. In 1981 the Montrose Basin Nature Reserve
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#17327731379094576-689: The castle, now known as Castlestead was the birthplace of the famous James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose . Graham signed the National Covenant against Charles I 's reorganisation of the Kirk in Scotland, fighting in the ensuing Bishops' Wars , but later switched to the King's side only to be captured and executed in Edinburgh in the year 1650. Between 1677 and the summer of 1678 a dyke which
4664-528: The coastline around Montrose in a two-year study to decide the best way of managing coastal erosion . The film titled "SOS Montrose Dredging" has been posted on YouTube in 2009. In November 2023, during Storm Babet , the beach eroded by three metres, leading to the promenade walkway collapsing. The 2001 census gave Montrose's total resident population as 10,845. This makes it the third largest town in Angus , after Arbroath (22,785) and Forfar (14,048) with Carnoustie in fourth place (10,561). Since
4752-439: The construction of National Housing Authority (now the Housing Development Corporation) residential housing, such as Edinburgh 500. Orchard Gardens was constructed as an upper middle class community, and Lange Park (which originally and continues to have a number of civil servants) gradually gentrified . Also, despite Couva 's historical legacy within the Caroni County, as Chaguanas has evolved and expanded significantly to become
4840-403: The de facto administrative and commercial capital of Central Trinidad, Couva's character has now changed to become a magnet for industrialisation, sports, health, education, commercial, aviation and residential activities. In October 1990 Chaguanas was elevated to the status of borough under the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1990. Chaguanas is low-lying and is just upstream from
4928-582: The dominating Montrose Steeple behind the stage, which draws crowds of all ages from all over the country. In 2014 the MoFest team took a leap and hosted a gig on Montrose East Links for 5000 revellers on the Friday night. The 7th annual festival kicked off with rock legends Status Quo playing to the sell-out crowd. Other notable headliners have included Average White Band , Deacon Blue , The Proclaimers , Ocean Colour Scene , Toploader , Eddi Reader , Bryan Adams , The Beach Boys & Madness . Montrose, Trinidad and Tobago The Borough of Chaguanas
5016-406: The downtown in the 1980s (Centre City, Mid Centre and Ramsaran Plaza, later to become Centre Pointe Mall). Centre City Mall has been significantly renovated and there are future plans to expand further to become the largest mall in the Caribbean. It will feature two major buildings, one near to the Uriah Butler Highway and another close to the centre of Chaguanas, joined by an enclosed walkover above
5104-507: The dunes, as one of the oldest in the world, should be protected. The sand dunes are becoming unstable due to increasing tides which has forced the Montrose Golf Links to consider moving elements of the golf course more inland. A major scheme of engineered coastal protection was discouraged by Scottish Natural Heritage on the grounds that it would be unsustainable and could impact a protected coastal site at St Cyrus . A film made by local broadcaster Anthony Baxter in January 2009 highlighted
5192-426: The establishment of Scotland's first lunatic asylum in Montrose in 1781 which eventually became known as Sunnyside Royal Hospital . The asylum, initially called Montrose Lunatic Asylum, Infirmary and Dispensary was founded by Susan Carnegie of Charleton to treat both paupers and private patients and was originally situated on Montrose Links. It was granted a royal charter in 1810. In 1858 it moved to Sunnyside farm at
5280-428: The fall of 1943, the 80th Seabees were brought in to build a station at Carlsen Field. To supplement the eight Army-owned buildings taken over by the Navy, the 80th Battalion built a large, steel blimp hangar, a mooring circle, paved runways, a helium-purification plant, and other operational appurtenances. The facility was formally disestablished on 1950, and today the former air and naval airship base has been turned into
5368-439: The historicity of this account has been disputed. In the two proceeding centuries there are no precise dates in its history. During the 1140s it was an important trading town. The trading revenues received from Montrose as well as Forfar and Dundee were acquired by Malcolm IV and contributed to Restenneth Priory . In 1178 William the Lion built a castle nearby in which he would occasionally reside. The ruins have acquired
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#17327731379095456-467: The ill-fated 1715 Jacobite rebellion was also played out in Montrose. Towards the end of the uprising (which had lasted nearly six months, from September 1715 to February 1716) James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender; formerly James, Prince of Wales) arrived in Montrose, where he spent his last night in Scotland, on 4 February 1716. He sailed from Montrose to exile in France. The town was held for his son, Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie;
5544-414: The issue and was designed to attract attention for urgent action and put pressure on local politicians. The group are concerned that Angus Council are not acting efficiently to halt the effects of erosion and believe a full study should be carried out. The film won the best short film category in the BFFS Community Cinema Festival in 2009. Since 2009 a team from the University of Dundee has begun assessing
5632-478: The middle of one night on horseback heavily armed. The burghesses of the town immediately sent out an appeal to the Duke of Montrose for protection but the messenger was purportedly murdered before the appeal arrived. It was then that James IV of Scotland intervened and settled the matter. From its early inception as a port Montrose had traded in skins, hides and cured salmon but in the 17th century began to export wheat and barley in regular trading transactions with
5720-415: The morning and found it well-built, airy, and clean. The town house is a handsome fabrick with a portico. We then went to view the English chapel , and found it a small church, clean to a degree unknown in any other part of Scotland, with commodious galleries, and what was yet less expected, with an organ." . Alexander Christie (c. 1721–1794) was provost in the town during the 1760s and 1780s and oversaw
5808-542: The mouths of the North and South Esk rivers. It is the northernmost coastal town in Angus and developed as a natural harbour that traded in skins, hides, and cured salmon in medieval times. With a population of approximately 12,000, the town functions as a port, but the major employer is GlaxoSmithKline , which was saved from closure in 2006. The skyline of Montrose is dominated by the 220-foot (67 m) steeple of Old and St Andrew's Church , designed by James Gillespie Graham and built between 1832 and 1834. Montrose
5896-418: The name Red Castle . The last record of a charter there was in 1198. A convent dedicated to the Virgin Mary is said to have been founded in 1230 by Alan Durward but the precise location is unknown. In 1244 the town succumbed to fire. In July 1296 during the Wars of Independence, Edward I visited the town with 30,000 of his men and stayed at Munros castle for three nights. Some accounts state that it
5984-563: The national television station RTÉ broadcasts from; use of the term "Montrose" often metonymically refers to RTÉ and not the area United States [ edit ] Montrose, Alabama Montrose, Arkansas Montrose, California Montrose, Colorado Montrose, Georgia Montrose, Illinois Montrose, Iowa Montrose, Kansas Montrose (Clarksville, Maryland) , on the list of RHPs in MD Montrose, Michigan Montrose, Minnesota Montrose, Mississippi Montrose, Missouri Montrose (Holly Springs, Mississippi) ,
6072-405: The nearby village of Hillside. Its facilities were expanded several in the next few decades and it underwent various changes in name, finally becoming Sunnyside Royal Hospital in 1962. Sunnyside remained in use for the treatment of people with mental illnesses until its final closure in 2011 when many of its patients and functions moved to the Susan Carnegie Centre at Stracathro Hospital . In 1785
6160-476: The new Sainsburys store was approved by Angus Council in August 2011 and spokespersons from Sainsburys believed at the time that the store would open in less than a year, unfortunately Sainsburys cancelled these plans and 4 commercial units were built on the site in 2018. BT initially upgraded the local telephone exchange to grant the town access to super fast fiberoptic broadband services one of only three towns to be chosen in Scotland. The average price of housing in
6248-425: The origin of the town's name as "Mount of Roses". This is reflected by the motto on the town's seal: Mare ditat, rosa decorat . ( English : The sea enriches, the rose adorns ) Montrose was visited and plundered in numerous instances by Danes . In the year 980 it was sacked and razed to the ground. It was once believed that a castle existed in Montrose in the 10th century and was destroyed by Kenneth III . However
6336-411: The painter Edward Baird . Willa and Edwin Muir lived at her mother's house in Montrose at various times during the 1920s. The poet Helen Cruickshank attended Montrose Academy , though she had moved to Edinburgh by the 1920s. She was a key figure in maintaining the network of contacts between writers and artists of Scotland's inter-war cultural renaissance. During World War II Montrose became
6424-574: The principal combat base for USAAF bombers and Naval airships on Trinidad as well as Navy fighters with a complex of runways and taxiways that surpassed even Waller Field. This lasted until 3 November 1943 when, it was renamed Carlsen Field. It was also used by the Royal Air Force and was defended by US Army infantry and AA units. When the Navy began lighter-than-air operations in the Caribbean in
6512-813: The route to his graveside funeral. The Bamse Project raised £50,000 to erect a larger than life-size bronze statue of Bamse at Montrose Harbour. Half the donations came from Norway. The statue was created by internationally known sculptor Alan Herriot , and was unveiled by The Duke of York in October 2007. Montrose is represented within Angus Council by the Montrose & District Ward, from which four councillors are elected. The members elected from this ward are, as of 2022: Bill Duff ( Scottish National Party ), Tommy Stewart (Independent), Kenny Braes (Scottish National Party) and Iain Gall ( Conservative ). The town
6600-452: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Montrose . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Montrose&oldid=1190822404 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
6688-554: The sobriquet, "gable-enders". A statistical account taken between 1791 and 1799 estimates the population in the 1750s as 4248; in 1776 as 4465; in 1784 as 4866 and in 1790 as 5194. Contemporaries expected that many would emigrate at the conclusion of the American Revolutionary War but those that did leave were few. Samuel Johnson made a tour of the town on his visit to Scotland in the 1770s. He said of it: "...we travelled on to Montrose, which we surveyed in
6776-568: The time of the British conquest of Trinidad in 1797 (see History of Trinidad and Tobago ). The town originated on what was then H.E. Robinson's sugar estate adjacent to the Woodford Lodge sugar refinery and the De Verteuil coconut and cocoa estate to the north and east. In its early days the inhabitants, most of them of Indian descent, called the town Chauhan , after the Chauhan Dynasty of India from medieval times. The estate
6864-475: The town a target for German aircraft and it was bombed on more than one occasion. Despite its coastal location presenting a danger however, large numbers of children and young mothers from Dundee were evacuated there during the period of the Phoney War . Initially numbers totalled around 2,000 but in a second wave around 1,200 more were sent. As was the case in many other receiving areas, the local population
6952-401: The town are unemployed and 14.1% of households are ‘income deprived’. Census: 1801–2001 Schools include six primary schools - Lochside, Ferryden, Southesk, Rosemount, Borrowfield and St Margaret’s - and one secondary school, Montrose Academy . The economy of the town has been expanding since the end of the Second World War . GlaxoSmithKline has been a major source of jobs since
7040-853: The town is between £106,054 and £131,539, a rise on the 1998 average between £42,640 and £51,200. Since 2002 there has been a focus on attracting new visitors to the town with the foundation of the Montrose Town Partnership, the aim of which is to "encourage representatives of the public, private and community sector to act together to develop the economic potential of Montrose to address the needs of local people and visitors alike". Membership includes The Montrose Society, Montrose Heritage Trust, Montrose Community Council, Montrose Golf Links Ltd, MERPRO Leisure, Montrose Business and Retailers Association, Scottish Wildlife Trust , Angus Council , Ferryden & Craig and Hillside, Dun and Logie Pert community councils. Since 2002 they have produced
7128-403: Was a major employer. Chaguanas has grown rapidly from a small village to the largest borough in Trinidad and Tobago. Chaguanas has historically been considered an Indo-Trinidadian city through its original villages (such as Edinburgh village, Felicity, Charlieville, Chandernagore, Chase Village, St. Thomas, Montrose, and Endeavour), but as it has grown it has become more multi-racial. Enterprise
7216-495: Was begun across the Montrose Basin, designed to drain and reclaim the northern half, by Dronner, a Dutch engineer. It was destroyed shortly after in a storm. One of the most vocal objectors to the scheme was the elderly Meggie Cowie, who was said to have made blasphemous comments to those who were involved. She was tried, found guilty of witchcraft , and was burnt at the stake on 14 January 1679. The final chapter of
7304-534: Was concerned by the condition of the urban poor and impetigo and vermin were found on some of those evacuated. By June 1940 Montrose could no longer provide shelter. Montrose was a royal burgh until 1975. Bamse (meaning 'teddybear' in Norwegian), a St Bernard dog famed for his exploits and popular in local imagination, is buried in the town. Bamse the Norwegian Sea Dog arrived in Montrose on
7392-407: Was created. The Scottish Wildlife Trust operates a modern, purpose-built wildlife centre at Rossie Braes, which offers good telescopic and televisual views of the area, and of the thousands of migratory birds which pass through the area in all seasons. In summer one might see the osprey which hunts along the length of the Basin, or a kingfisher flitting past. The artificial sand martin bank
7480-514: Was employed as a reporter on the Montrose Review . By 1922 he had been elected as an Independent Labour Party councillor. The poet and novelist Violet Jacob was brought up at the nearby House of Dun and spent time in Angus during the 'twenties. The sculptor William Lamb was born in Montrose and returned to the town in 1924. Another native of Montrose, the writer Tom MacDonald ( Fionn MacColla ) returned to Montrose in 1929, as did his friend
7568-418: Was set up on 26 March 2009 to raise awareness amidst concerns over the erosion of Montrose beach, caused by the "one million tonnes of sand, swept by the tide into the harbour...removed from the local area over the past 25 years". In 2006 150,000 tonnes was shipped to Aberdeen to fortify its dwindling beach. This was met with opposition from Montrose Golf Links who believed that the golf course built on top of
7656-649: Was sold over to the now defunct Caroni (1975) Ltd when sugar was the main export commodity for Trinidad and Tobago, and was part of the Woodford Lodge Estate, which is home to several buildings, including the homes of several ex-Caroni workers. Construction of the Trinidad Government Railway helped the town grow. The Princess Margaret Highway , built by the Naval Base Trinidad military during World War II , joined
7744-453: Was there that he humiliated Scottish King John de Balliol by publicly stripping him of his royal insignia and status; other accounts claim that this occurred in Brechin . Twelve burgesses of the town swore allegiance to Edward I to protect themselves and the community of the town. The following year the castle, which was manned by an English garrison, was destroyed by William Wallace who
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