I think Hollydog is right, the architecture at Rolands is different to Welch's buildings so must have been a bit later. As for the slaughter house and stable these may have been where Kanes bakery was in the 50's, entrance onto Church Street.
I was brought up opposite the chip shop in an upstairs flat, 34, and moved, in 1950 over to 19 which was then next to Walter Willson's garage. I believe that the buildings on that site at present were once used as stabling for Walter Willson's delivery horses and carts.
The picture of the chip shop has a sign above the window, this was the fish and chip illuminated sign which might be mistaken for a "For Sale" sign. There were none of these in those days as all the transactions in Amble were usually handled by Carse and Googer the local solicitors. If a property was for sale it usually done with a simple notice in a window.
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