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The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Location : Burgh Yard, formerly 11,  Granary Lane

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= Property demolished or site redeveloped

Notes:      Gas Works to 1903.

Other references can be found at : gas office on High Street     

 

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.439873,-2.941993

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):   2 Blyth Street   4 Blyth Street   (formerly garages & workshop, 9, Boat Road)   (former house [1], Granary Lane)   (former house [2], Granary Lane)   (formerly 5, Granary Lane)   (Smithy, formerly 9, Granary Lane)   (Slaughter House, Granary Lane)   (part of Gas Works Lane Granary [1], Granary Lane)   (part of Gas Works Lane Granary [2], Granary Lane)   (part of Gas Works Lane Granary [3], Granary Lane)   (part of Gas Works Lane Granary [4], Granary Lane)   (part of Gas Works Lane Granary [5], Granary Lane)   (part of Gas Works Lane Granary [6], Granary Lane)   (former house [3], Granary Lane)   (former house [4], Granary Lane)   (former house [5], Granary Lane)   (former house [6], Granary Lane)   (Newport harbour pack house, Granary Lane)   (Caldwell, Granary Lane)   (Old Granary [1], High Street)   (Old Granary [2], High Street)   (Old Granary [3], High Street)   (Old Granary [4], High Street)   (Old Granary [5], High Street)   (Old Granary [6], High Street)   (Old Granary [7], High Street)   (Old Granary [8], High Street)   (Old Granary [9], High Street)   (Old Granary [10], High Street)   (Old Granary [11], High Street)   3 High Street   5 High Street   7 High Street   shop, 9, High Street   shop, 11, High Street   12 High Street   shop, 13, High Street   14 High Street   shop, 15, High Street   shop, 16, High Street   18 High Street   20 High Street   22 High Street   shop, 24, High Street   26 High Street   28a, High Street   shop, 28, High Street   shop, 30, High Street   shop, 32, High Street   34 High Street   36 High Street   shop, 38, High Street   shop, 40, High Street   shop, 46, High Street   shop, 48, High Street   (house at gasworks, High Street)   (Gas Office, High Street)   downstairs property, 9, High Street   (old house [north 2], High Street)   (old house [north 3], High Street)   (old house [south 1], High Street)   (old house [south 2], High Street)   (old house [south 3], High Street)   (old house [south 4], High Street)  

 

Information and Photographs on Other Sites (open in a new window)

Gas works     source: Newport History Group

 

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

Gas Lane
Gas Works Lane

 

 

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

Burgh Yard
Gas Works

 

 

Directory entries (before 1975)      There are 112 entries

SourceEntry 
1974 dirSturrock, Charles, foreman, 11 Station Braelocation 2
1973 dirSturrock, Charles, foreman, 11 Station Braelocation 2
1972 dirSturrock, Charles, foreman, 11 Station Braelocation 2
1971 dirSturrock, Charles, foreman, 11 Station Braelocation 2
1970 dirSturrock, Charles, foreman, 11 Station Braelocation 2
1969 dirSturrock, Charles, foreman, 11 Station Braelocation 2
1968 dirSturrock, Charles, foreman, 11 Station Braelocation 2
1967 dirSturrock, Charles, foreman, 11 Station braelocation 2
1966 dirSturrock, Charles, foreman, 11 Station braelocation 2
1965 dirSturrock, Charles, foreman, 11 Station braelocation 2
1964 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, 1 Kinbrae parklocation 2
1963 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, 1 Kinbrae parklocation 2
1962 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehilllocation 2
1961 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehilllocation 2
1960 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehilllocation 2
1958-59 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehilllocation 2
1957-58 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill location 2
1956-57 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill location 2
1955-56 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newportlocation 2
1954-55 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newportlocation 2
1953-54 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newportlocation 2
1952-53 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newport location 2
1951-52 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newportlocation 2
1950-51 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newportlocation 2
1949-50 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newportlocation 2
1948-49 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newport location 2
1947-48 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newportlocation 2
1946-47 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newportlocation 2
1942-43 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newportlocation 2
1941-42 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newportlocation 2
1940-41 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newportlocation 2
1939-40 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newportlocation 2
1938-39 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newportlocation 2
1937-38 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newportlocation 2
1936-37 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newport location 2
1935-36 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newportlocation 2
1934-35 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newportlocation 2
1933-34 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newport location 2
1932-33 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newport location 2
1931-32 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newportlocation 2
1930-31 dirCraig, Andrew, foreman, James square, Gowriehill, East Newport location 2
1903 Slater dirNewport Gas Light Co. (Jn. Black, mgr) Newport (Commercial)
1902-03 dirBlack, John, manager. Gas Works ; h. Gaswork lane. East Newportlocation 2
1901-02 dirBlack, James; Manager, [under Newport Gas Light Company, Office, High Street; Gasworks, Old Harbour.]location 2
1901-02 dirNewport Gas Light Company, Gas Works, Newport ; secretary and treasurer, P. F. Husband, 27 Bank street, Dundee
1901-02 dirBlack, James, manager. Gas Works ; h. Gaswork lane. East Newportlocation 2
1901-02 dirHusband, P. F., 27 Bank street, Dundee; Secretary and Treasurer, [under Newport Gas Light Company, Office, High Street; Gasworks, Old Harbour.]location 2
1900-01 dirNewport Gas Light Company, Gas Works, Newport ; secretary and treasurer, P. F. Husband, 27 Bank street, Dundee, and Linden avenue, Newportlocation 2
1900-01 dirBlack, James, manager. Gas Works ; h. Gaswork lane. East Newportlocation 2
1900-01 dirBlack, James; Manager, [under Newport Gas Light Company, Office, High Street; Gasworks, Old Harbour]location 2
1899-00 dirNewport Gas Light Company, Gas Works, Newport ; secretary and treasurer, P. F. Husband, 27 Bank street, Dundee, and Linden avenue, Newportlocation 2
1899-00 dirBlack, James, manager. Gas Works ; h. Gaswork lane, East Newportlocation 2
1899-00 dirBlack, James; Manager, [under Newport Gas Light Company, Office, High Street; Gasworks, Old Harbour.]location 2
1899 Slater dirNewport Gas Light Co. (Jas. Black, mgr) N [under Commercial]
1898-99 dirBlack, James, manager, Gas Works ; h. Gaswork lane, East Newportlocation 2
1898-99 dirBlack, James; Manager, [under Newport Gas Light Company ; Office, High Street ; Gasworks, Old Harbour.]location 2
1898-99 dirNewport Gas Light Company, Gas Works, Newport ; secretary and treasurer, P. F. Husband, 27 Bank street, Dundee, and Linden avenue, Newportlocation 2
1897-98 dirNewport Gas Light Company, Gas Works, Newport ; secretary and treasurer, P. F. Husband, 27 Bank street, Dundee, and Linden avenue, Newportlocation 2
1897-98 dirBlack, James; Manager, [under Newport Gas Light Company; Office, High Street ; Gasworks, Old Harbour]location 2
1897-98 dirBlack, James, manager. Gas Works; h. Gas work lane, East Newportlocation 2
1896-97 dirNewport Gas Light Company, Gas Works, Newport ; secretary and treasurer, P. F. Husband, 27 Bank street, Dundee, and Linden avenue, Newportlocation 2
1896-97 dirBlack, James, manager, Gas Works ; h. Gaswork lane, East Newportlocation 2
1896-97 dirBlack, James; Manager, [under Newport Gas Light Company, Office, High Street; Gasworks,]location 2
1896 Slater dirNewport Gas Light Co. (Jas. Black, mgr.) [under Commercial]
1896 Slater dirBlack, James, mangr; [under Newport Gas Light Co.]
1895-96 dirBlack, James, manager. Gas Works, Gaswork lane. East Newport
1895-96 dirNewport Gas Light Company, Gas Works, Newport; secretary and treasurer, P. F. Husband, 27 Bank street, Dundee, and Linden avenue, Newportlocation 2
1895-96 dirBlack, James; Manager, [under Newport Gas Light Company ,Office, High Street; Gasworks, Old Harbour.]location 2
1894-95 dirBlack, James, manager, Gas Works, Gaswork lane, East Newport
1894-95 dirBlack, James; Manager, [under Newport Gas Light Company]
1894-95 dirNewport Gas Light Company, Gas Works, Newport ; secretary and treasurer, Peter Fair Husband, 10 Whitehall street, Dundee, and Linden avenue, Newportlocation 2
1893-94 dirBlack, James, manager. Gas Works, Gaswork lane, East Newport
1893-94 dirNewport Gas Light Company, Gas Works, Newport ; secretary and treasurer, Peter Fair Husband, 10 Whitehall street, Dundee
1893 Slater dirBlack James, manager, Newport Gas Light Co. : Miscellaneous.
1892-93 dirNewport Gas Light Company, Gas Works, Newport ; secretary and treasurer, Peter Fair Husband, 10 Whitehall street, Dundee
1892-93 dirBlack, James, manager, Gas Works, Gaswork lane, East Newport
1891-92 dirNewport Gas Light Company, Gas Works, Newport ; secretary and treasurer, Peter Fair Husband, 20 Reform street, Dundee
1891-92 dirBlack, James, manager. Gas Works, Gaswork lane. East Newport
1890-91 dirNewport Gas Light Company, Gas Works, Newport ; secretary and treasurer, Peter Fair Husband, 20 Reform street, Dundee
1890-91 dirBlack, James, manager, Gas Works, Gaswork lane, East Newport
1889-90 dirBlack, James, manager, Gas Works, Gaswork lane. East Newport
1889-90 dirNewport Gas Light Company, Gas Works, Newport ; secretary and treasurer, Peter Fair Husband, 20 Reform street, Dundee
1889 Slater dirBlack James, manager, Newport Gas Light Co. : Miscellaneous.
1888-89 dirNewport Gas Light Company, Gas Works, Newport ; secretary and treasurer, Peter Fair Husband, 20 Reform street, Dundee
1888-89 dirBlack, James, manager, Gas Works, Gaswork lane, East Newport
1887-88 dirBlack, James, manager. Gas Works, Gaswork lane. East Newport
1887-88 dirNewport Gas Light Company, Gas Works, Newport ; secretary and treasurer, Peter Fair Husband, 20 Reform street, Dundee
1886-87 dirBlack, James, manager. Gas Works, Gaswork lane. East Newport
1886-87 dirNewport Gas Light Company, Gas Works, Newport ; secretary and treasurer, Peter Fair Husband, 20 Reform street, Dundee
1886 Slater dirBlack James, manager Newport Gas Light Co.
1885-86 dirBlack, James, manager. Gas Works, Gaswork lane
1885-86 dirNewport Gas Light Company, Gas Works, Newport ; secretary and treasurer, Peter Pair Husband, 20 Reform street, Dundee
1885 Clark dirHusband, L. F., Secretary And Treasurer : Newport Gas Light Co.
1885 Clark dirBlack, James, Manager : Newport Gas Light Co.
1884-85 dirNewport Gas Light Company, Gas Works, Newport ; Secretary and Treasurer, Peter Fair Husband, 20 Reform street, Dundee
1884-85 dirBlack, James, manager. Gas Works, Gaswork lane
1882-83 dirBlack, James, manager, Gas Works, Gaswork lane
1882 Slater dirBlack James, mngr, Newport Gas Light Co : Miscellaneous.
1880-81 dirBlack, James, gas manager, Gaswork lane
1878-79 dirBlack, James, gas manager, East Newport
1878 Slater dirBlack James, manager : Gas Works, Newport
1877 Worrall dirBoyd Robert, secretary and treasurer : Gas Works, Newport
1877 Worrall dirBlack James, manager : Gas Works, Newport
1876-77 dirBlack, James, gas manager, Gaswork lane, East Newport
1874-75 dirBlack, James, gas manager, Gas Works, Newport
1873 Slater dirBlack James, manager, Gas Works, Newport : Miscellaneous.
1871-72 dirBlack, James, manager, Newport Gas Works
1869-70 dirBlack, James, manager, Newport Gas Works
1867 Slater dirBlack James, Manager, Gas Works, Newport : Miscellaneous
1866 Fife dirBlack, James, gasworks manager / gasfitter, Newport
1862 Fife dirBlack, James, gasworks manager / gasfitter, Newport
1860 Slater dirGas Works, Newport : Miscellaneous

 

 

Census records

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Valuation Roll entries      There are 44 entries

YearNo.PropertyProprietorTenantOccupierValue
1973-74213100Scavenging Depot Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain proprietor 135View details
1971-72213100Scavenging Depot Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain proprietor 135View details
1969-702131Cleansing Yard & Buildings Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain proprietor 90View details
1967-68788Cleansing Yard & Buildings Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain proprietor 90View details
1966-67788Cleansing Yard & Buildings Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain proprietor 90View details
1964-65788Cleansing Yard & Buildings Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport-on-Tay per burgh chamberlain proprietor 90View details
1961-622319Cleansing Yard & Buildings Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport-on-Tay per burgh chamberlain proprietor 90View details
1958-59953Cleansing Yard & Buildings Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport-on-Tay per burgh chamberlain proprietors 3View details
1957-58931Cleansing Yard & Buildings Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport-on-Tay per burgh chamberlain proprietors 3View details
1952-53906Cleansing Yard & Buildings Newport Town Council per S P Nicol proprietors 3View details
1947-48874Cleansing Yard & Buildings Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll proprietors 3View details
1942-43855Cleansing Yard & Buildings Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll proprietors 3View details
1940-41855Cleansing Yard & Buildings Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll proprietors 3View details
1937-38858Cleansing Yard & Buildings Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll proprietors 3View details
1935-36827Cleansing Yard & Buildings Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll proprietors 3View details
1932-33793Cleansing Yard & Buildings Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll proprietors 3View details
1930-31792Cleansing Yard & Buildings Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll proprietors 3View details
1927-28784Cleansing Yard & Buildings Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll, Burgh Chamberlain proprietors 3View details
1925-26765Cleansing Yard & Buildings Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll proprietors 3View details
1922-23738Cleansing Yard & Buildings Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll, Burgh Chamberlain proprietors 3View details
1920-21718Cleansing Yard & Buildings Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per Fred G Kemp proprietors 3View details
1917-18716Cleansing Yard & Buildings Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per Fred G Kemp proprietors 3View details
1915-16712Cleansing Yard & Buildings Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport per Fred G Kemp proprietor 3View details
1901-02698Gas Works Town Council of Newport per John Scrimgeour proprietor 489View details
1900-01686Gas Works Gas-Light Company per P F Husband, solicitor, Dundee proprietor 494View details
1899-00655Gas Works Gas-Light Company per P F Husband, solicitor, Dundee proprietor 508View details
1897-98606Gas Works Gas-Light Company per P F Husband, solicitor, Dundee proprietor 421View details
1896-97580Gas Works Gas-Light Company per P F Husband, solicitor, Dundee proprietor 337View details
1895-96542Gas Works Gas-Light Company per P F Husband, solicitor, Dundee proprietor 350View details
1894-95500Gas Works Gas-Light Company per P F Husband, solicitor, Dundee proprietor 375View details
1893-94479Gas Works Gas-Light Company per P F Husband, solicitor, Dundee proprietor 417View details
1892-93468Gas Works Gas-Light Company per P F Husband, solicitor, Dundee proprietor 392View details
1891-92455Gas Works Gas-Light Company per P F Husband, solicitor, Dundee proprietor 405View details
1890-91427Gas Works Gas-Light Company per P F Husband, solicitor, Dundee proprietor 333View details
1889-90406Gas Works Gas-Light Company per P F Husband, solicitor, Dundee proprietor 330View details
1885-86377Gas Works Gas-Light Company per P F Husband, solicitor, Dundee proprietor 400View details
1881-82273Gas Works Gas-Light Company per Robert Boyd Esq, secretary Said Company 450View details
1878-79263Gas Works Gas-Light Company Said Company 610View details
1875-76235Gas Works Gas-Light Company Said Company 330View details
1871-72215Gas Works Gas Light Co Gas Light Co 302View details
1867-68199Gas Works Newport Gas-Light Company Said Company 140View details
1865-66186Gas Works Newport Gas-Light Company Said Company 125View details
1864-65176Gas Works Newport Gas-Light Company Said Company 100View details
1860-61253Gas works Newport Gas-Light Co. - 65View details

 

 

Early Sasines:

Sasine Plots:

Plot: 240  view details Newport near Old Pier & Harbour (Gas Co) Gas Works, Granary Lane

 

Sasine Abridgements:

RefIn BriefAbridgementRecordedPlots
1885.05703Tr for Newport Gas Light Co to new TrsDisp by the surviving trustee for Newport Gas Light Co to Trs said Newport Gas Light Co. incorporated under joint stock companies act 1856 & 1857 of pce grnd 116' long by 50' near the Old Pier and harbour of Newport, : S by a cart road, : W by foot road access leading from the Newport Lockup House towards said harbour, : N by shore or beach of River Tay20 Apr 1885240
1856.00175Tayfield to Newport Gas Light CoNewport Gas Light Co seised pce grnd near the Old Pier & Harbour of Newport on feu ch by John Berry, Tayfield17 Apr 1856240

Abbreviations in the notes
t/on - thereon;   t/p - turnpike;   dw - dwelling;   ho - house;   pt - part;   pce - piece;   grnd - ground;   bldg - building;   Tr/Trs - Trustee/Trustees;   dec - deceased;   ... - words omitted;   pol - poles;   yd - square yards;   : - bounded;   rd - road;   ' - feet;   " - inches;

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