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The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Location : Electric Station,  Naughton Road

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= Property demolished or site redeveloped

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Introduction

Pre-1904, operated a windmill generator, backed up by a coal-fired generator, on Wormit Hill.

 

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.425481,-2.977268

View location on the 1855 6-inch map, the 1895 25-inch map, the 1914 25-inch map, the 1966-73 25-inch map, or a 1944-50 aerial photograph at the National Library of Scotland website.

Nearby properties (demolished in red):   West Hall, 1, Bay Road   6 Bay Road   Garage, 1, Naughton Road   3 Naughton Road   5 Naughton Road   7 Naughton Road   Store, 9, Naughton Road   Restaurant, Naughton Road   Workshop, Naughton Road  

Later use of the site :   Restaurant     

 

Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)

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House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)

electric station from 1904

 

 

Directory entries (before 1975)      There are 34 entries

SourceEntry 
1928-29 dirCowley, William R.; Chairman, [under Wormit Electric Light Co., Ltd]
1928-29 dirWormit Electric Co., Ltd., Newburgh road, Wormit ; J. F. Fleming, secretary
1928-29 dirAnderson, William; Treasurer, [under Wormit Electric Light Co., Ltd]
1928-29 dirFleming, J. F., Clunie house, Scotswood crescent, Wormit; Secretary, [under Wormit Electric Light Co., Ltd]location 2
1928 Kelly dirTayside (The) Electric Gas Light Co. Ltd [under Wormit Commercial]
1927-28 dirFleming, J. F., Clunie house, Scotswood crescent, Wormit; Secretary, [under Wormit Electric Light Co., Ltd.]location 2
1927-28 dirWormit Electric Co., Ltd., Newburgh road, Wormit ; J. F. Fleming, secretary
1927-28 dirCowley, William R.; Chairman, [under Wormit Electric Light Co., Ltd.]
1927-28 dirAnderson, William; Treasurer, [under Wormit Electric Light Co., Ltd.]
1926-27 dirCowley, William H.; Chairman, [under Wormit Electric Light Co., Ltd]
1926-27 dirWormit Electric Co., Ltd., Newburgh road, Wormit ; J. F. Fleming, secretary
1926-27 dirAnderson, William; Treasurer, [under Wormit Electric Light Co., Ltd]
1926-27 dirFleming, J. F., Cluny house, Scotswood crescent, Wormit; Secretary, [under Wormit Electric Light Co., Ltd]location 2
1925-26 dirWormit Electric Co., Ltd., Newburgh road, Wormit ; J. F. Fleming, secretary,
1923-24 MacDonald dirTayside Electric Co., Ltd., Wormit : Engineers
1921-22 MacDonald dirTayside Electric Co., Ltd., Wormit : Engineers
1921 Slater dirTayside (The) Electric Gas Light Co. Ltd [under Wormit Commercial]
1919-20 MacDonald dirTayside Electric Co., Ltd., Wormit : Engineers
1918-19 MacDonald dirTayside Electric Co., Ltd., Wormit : Engineers
1917-18 MacDonald dirTayside Electric Co., Ltd., Wormit : Engineers
1916-17 MacDonald dirTayside Electric Co., Ltd., Wormit : Engineers
1915-16 MacDonald dirTayside Electric Co., Ltd., Wormit; electrical engineers : Engineers
1915 Slater dirTayside (The) Electric Gas Light Co. Ltd [under Wormit Commercial]
1914-15 MacDonald dirTayside Electric Co., Ltd., Wormit; electrical engineers : Engineers
1914-15 dirStewart, Alexander, & Son, electrical engineers, contractors, and builders, Wormit ; h. Crossmountlocation 2
1913-14 MacDonald dirTayside Electric Co., Ltd., Wormit; electrical engineers : Engineers
1913-14 dirStewart, Alexander, & Son, electrical engineers, contractors and builders, Wormit ; h. Crossmountlocation 2
1912-13 dirStewart, Alexander, & Son, electrical and motor engineers, contractors and builders, Wormit
1911-12 dirStewart, Alexander, & Son, electrical and motor engineers, contractors and builders, Wormit
1911 Slater dirTayside (The) Electric Gas Light Co. Ltd [under Wormit Commercial]
1910-11 dirStewart, Alex., & Son, electrical engineers, contractors, builders, Wormit
1909-10 dirStewart, Alex., & Son, electrical engineers, contractors, and builders, Wormit
1907 Tayside AnnualTayside Electric Gas Light Co. Ltd. [advert p.18]
1907 Slater dirTayside (The) Electric Gas Light Co. Ltd. [under Wormit Commercial]

 

 

Census records

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Valuation Roll entries      There are 19 entries

YearNo.PropertyProprietorTenantOccupierValue
1927-281395Electric Station Trs of late Isa W Maclaren, per Stevenson & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee Wormit Electric Light Co Ltd 11-5-0View details
1925-261370Electric Station Trs of late Isa W Maclaren, per Stevenson & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee Wormit Electric Light Co Ltd same 8-15-0View details
1925-261373Electrical Machinery & Wires Wormit Electric Light Co Ltd per J F Fleming, solicitor, Wormit proprietor 50View details
1922-231334Electric Station Trs of late Isa W Maclaren, per Stevenson & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee Tayside Electric & Gaslight Co Ltd same 11-0-7View details
1922-231336Electrical Machinery & Wires Tayside Electric and Gaslight Co. Ltd. per Lowden Bros & Co, North Tay Street, Dundee proprietor 30View details
1920-211308Electric Station Trs of late Isa W Maclaren, per Stevenson & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee Tayside Electric & Gaslight Co Ltd same 11-0-7View details
1920-211310Electrical Machinery & Wires Tayside Electric and Gaslight Co. Ltd. per Lowden Bros & Co, North Tay Street, Dundee proprietor 30View details
1917-181302Electric Station Trs of late Isa W Maclaren, per Stevenson & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee Tayside Electric & Gaslight Co Ltd same 7-7-0View details
1917-181304Electrical Machinery & Wires Tayside Electric and Gaslight Co. Ltd. per Lowden Bros & Co, North Tay Street, Dundee proprietor 30View details
1915-161295Electric Station Trs of late Isa W Maclaren, per Stevenson & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee Tayside Electric & Gaslight Co Ltd same 7-7-0View details
1915-161298Electrical Machinery & Wires Tayside Electric and Gaslight Co. Ltd. per Stevenson & Johnston, 46 Reform St, Dundee proprietor 30View details
1912-131206Electric Station Trs of late Isa W Maclaren, per Stevenson & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee Tayside Electric & Gaslight Co Ltd same 7-7-0View details
1912-131210Electrical Machinery & Wires Tayside Electric and Gaslight Co. Ltd. proprietor 30View details
1910-111195Electric Station Trs of late Isa. W Maclaren per Stevenson & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee Tayside Electric & Gaslight Co Ltd same 10-10-0View details
1910-111198Electrical Machinery & Wires Tayside Electric and Gaslight Co. Ltd. proprietor 30View details
1909-101178Electric Station Stewart & Son (Alexander Stewart and Edwin A Stewart, partners) Tayside Electric & Gaslight Co Ltd same 10-10-0View details
1909-101181Electrical Machinery & Wires Tayside Electric and Gaslight Co. Ltd. proprietor 30View details
1907-081164Electric Station Alexander Stewart & Co Tayside Electric & Gaslight Co Ltd same 10View details
1907-081166Electrical Machinery & Wires Tayside Electric and Gaslight Co. Ltd. proprietor 15View details

 

 

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