The good news is that the former National Bank of Scotland on the left has had a sympathetic restoration and is in fine nick. The rest of the buildings from Streapadair's October 1973 photo haven't faired so well.

The far away warehouse building of around 1860 is in what looks like terminally poor condition, one of many victims of @Selfridges stonewalling bullshit. But the most interesting loss is the plain building next to the bank in Streapadair's photo.

This was Spreull's Land. It was owned by an old lady, Margaret Spreull, daughter of John Spreull infamous as "Bass John". Keen to continue the family name she executed an entail on her estate in favour of James Shortridge on condition that he take the name Spreull.

Shortridge duly obliged and when Miss Spreull died in 1784 he demolished the building and built a fine tenement known as Spreull's Land. By 1973 It only had 5 years left. Streap returned in August 1978 and took this shot: the cloud of dust is all that remained of Spreull's Land.