n the 19th century Stirling remained a market town and it did not become an industrial centre. However in 1848 the railway reached Stirling and the town began to grow more rapidly. This was partly because well to do people moved to the town and commuted to work in Glasgow. For the middle class new houses were built west of the old town at Abercromby Place, Clarendon Place, Victoria Place, Victoria Square and Queens Road. New streets were also built north of the old town such as Wallace Street, Bruce Street, Douglas Street and Union Street.
Also because of its strategic position as the 'gateway to the Highlands' Stirling began to develop as a tourist centre.
In 1871 Stirling had a population of 11,788. By 1881 that had risen to 14,000.
In 1913, you have, in Stirling, Thomas L. Morton, Ironmonger, 12 Abercromby Place.