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Above the door at number 9 is a small plaque of a thistle, the logo of the Caledonian Insurance Company. Before there was a fire brigade people would pay different companies to rescue their houses in the event of a fire. They would only save the property if the owner had paid their insurance. The plaque was a sign to show that the building was insured. '
