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The notes which are included on some properties in the 'Introduction' section of a Property Page are given here. They contain a few unusual notes which cannot be found any other way. They are not listed in any order. Click on the 'Location' link to go to the full property page.

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More information on Golf's Missing Links.Wormit Bay Golf Club,  Bay RoadLocation
Used by the Town Council 1939-45, also site of an air-raid shelter; site previously used as a garage by John T Young; before that it was the Newport and District Steam Laundry; before that King Street Dairy.former laundry,  King StreetLocation
Used as ARP headquarters 1939-45; demolished after the war.The Cottage,  King StreetLocation
The Cottage is built mostly on sasine plot 185, with a little on plot 184.The Cottage,  King StreetLocation
Originally the pack house for Woodhaven Pier, later a joiner's workshop.former Workshop,  Woodhaven PierLocation
Manufactured by Walter Macfarlane & Co at the Saracen Foundry, Glasgow. Donated by Mrs Blyth-Martin in 1882.drinking fountain,  Tay StreetLocation
At times during the 19th century, the front part of the farmhouse was rented out as a separate property. At these times, the farmer's family lived in the rear part of the buildings.front part of Woodhaven Farmhouse, 92,  Riverside RoadLocation
Tayfield Mains only ever seems to refer to the same 3 properties (the present-day Tayfield Mains). Strawberry Bank and Park-knowe were used as names for all 4 properties (3 at present-day Tayfield Mains and 1 at present-day Strawberry Bank). It is therefore sometimes difficult to tell which property is being referred to.Tayfield Mains [1]Location
Tayfield Mains only ever seems to refer to the same 3 properties (the present-day Tayfield Mains). Strawberry Bank and Park-knowe were used as names for all 4 properties (3 at present-day Tayfield Mains and 1 at present-day Strawberry Bank). It is therefore sometimes difficult to tell which property is being referred to.Tayfield Mains [2]Location
Tayfield Mains only ever seems to refer to the same 3 properties (the present-day Tayfield Mains). Strawberry Bank and Park-knowe were used as names for all 4 properties (3 at present-day Tayfield Mains and 1 at present-day Strawberry Bank). It is therefore sometimes difficult to tell which property is being referred to.Tayfield Mains [3]Location
Photo taken early 1878. Used as an inn before the Newport Inn was built in 1806. After that date it was divided into different properties. Part used as Post Office before c.1865. Building demolished late 1881 to make way for Trinity Church.old St David's Inn,  Boat RoadLocation
Buildings are shown on the 1855 Ordnance Survey 6-inch map; they have been demolished by the time of the 1895 map. Only the existing Lodge is present on the 1861 census.The Cliff CottagesLocation
Original locations of Wormit Farm Cottages. Some still used post-1860. Apart from the 1911 census, it is not possible to say who lived in which cottage. All references pre-1860 are here; post-1860 are at Wormit Farm Cottages.Wormit Farm Cottages at Steading,  Naughton RoadLocation
Harris Land [1] is at street level. Harris Land [5] is the cottage to the rear.Harris Land [3],  West RoadLocation
Harris Land [1] is at street level. Harris Land [5] is the cottage to the rear.Harris Land [4],  West RoadLocation
Harris Land [1] is at street level. Harris Land [5] is the cottage to the rear.Harris Land [5],  West RoadLocation
Marked in 1932 Valuation Roll as being a duplicate of part [13]Royal Hotel,  Tay StreetLocation
Originally a large hall and part of the hotel, it was adapted and used as the Roman Catholic Mission Hall from November 1889 to January 1893.Royal Hotel, part [4],  Tay StreetLocation
Marked in 1932 Valuation Roll as having a duplicate at part [11]Royal Hotel, part [6],  Tay StreetLocation
Marked in 1932 Valuation Roll as being a duplicate of part [6]Royal Hotel, part [11],  Tay StreetLocation
Marked in 1932 Valuation Roll as having a duplicate at part [1]Royal Hotel, part [13],  Tay StreetLocation
In the 1860s, it as rated as two parts: the police office and police officer's house. Property demolished & replaced by shops 1907.house at gasworks,  High StreetLocation
The gas office on the High Street. Included in Valuation Roll as part of the gas works. Demolished 1903/4 after the new gasworks were opened on the Tayport Road.Gas Office,  High StreetLocation
Two floors below the Clydesdale Bank, one used as a clubroom or hall, later a house; and one used as a van shed and storage for Young, grocer, in what is now 7 High St. All floors incorporated into one shop + stores c. 1934.downstairs property, 9,  High StreetLocation
Building erected c.1824part of Gas Works Lane Granary [1],  Granary LaneLocation
Building erected c.1824part of Gas Works Lane Granary [2],  Granary LaneLocation
Building erected c.1824part of Gas Works Lane Granary [3],  Granary LaneLocation
Building erected c.1824part of Gas Works Lane Granary [4],  Granary LaneLocation
Building erected c.1824part of Gas Works Lane Granary [5],  Granary LaneLocation
Building erected c.1824part of Gas Works Lane Granary [6],  Granary LaneLocation
Converted to lock-up garages prior to demolition.former house [3],  Granary LaneLocation
Converted to lock-up garages prior to demolition.former house [4],  Granary LaneLocation
Converted to lock-up garages prior to demolition.former house [5],  Granary LaneLocation
Converted to lock-up garages prior to demolition.former house [6],  Granary LaneLocation
Built c.1840, demolished c.1867. On the site of Fern Cottage, 47 West Road.Broadhaugh Steading,  West RoadLocation
Gable end on West Road, facing east. 4 rooms. Demolished c.1865.cottage,  West RoadLocation
Cottage inhabited by hand-loom weaver. 2 rooms. At the side of the road, retaining wall behind it similar to 27 West Road. Demolished c.1864. On the site of garden of 43 West Road.weaver's cottage,  West RoadLocation
Founded 1886, closed 1891. 6 holes.Newport Golf CourseLocation
Clues to its location from newspaper reports of competitions: located at Inverdovat 'on ground commanding a wide prospect' and 'The ground at Inverdorvat, about one mile from Newport, is nicely situated, and commands a beautiful view of the surrounding country and the estuary of the Tay.' But the Fife Herald 13 Oct 1886 gives the full picture: 'between Inverdovat Farmhouse and The Cliff [now Chesterhill], bounded by Casewayhead Hill and the Tayport Road. With a little clearance, Causewayhead Hill might be added to the course. [It has] a fine view from Buddon Ness to Fife Ness …', from the British Newspaper Archive.Newport Golf CourseLocation
Further information at Golf's Missing Links.Newport Golf CourseLocation
Latterly a store for Moncur, painter; before that the post office sorting room; before that a studio for Anderson's photographic works.former store near Post Office,  Boat RoadLocation
Extensive buildings and workshops for the construction of both Tay Bridges. The foundry for the first bridge was on the site of Wormit Tennis Club.former Tay Bridge Works,  Naughton RoadLocation
Farm steading, part used as accommodation.Scroggieside Farm Steading,  Riverside RoadLocation
There were 3 sheds on the shore by the Big Rock (official name: Sea Craig). The largest, a boat house, was furthest north, right beside the Big Rock, shown on 1895 and 1914 Ordnance Survey maps. The southernmost shed was 67 metres south of the boat shed, was smaller and had a slip, but this was a bathing shelter. This is shown only on the 1914 map. In between was the smallest shelter, right on the beach, no slipway, used as a bathing shelter. This is shown on the 1914 map close to the large boat house, but on the 1895 map it is shown midway between the two locations with slipways.Bathing Shelter,  Tay StreetLocation
There were 3 sheds on the shore by the Big Rock (official name: Sea Craig). The largest, a boat house, was furthest north, right beside the Big Rock, shown on 1895 and 1914 Ordnance Survey maps. The southernmost shed was 67 metres south of the boat shed, was smaller and had a slip, but this was a bathing shelter. This is shown only on the 1914 map. In between was the smallest shelter, right on the beach, no slipway, used as a bathing shelter. This is shown on the 1914 map close to the large boat house, but on the 1895 map it is shown midway between the two locations with slipways.Boat House,  Tay StreetLocation
Two separate buildings, one on Newton Estate and one on Birkhill's ground. Positions uncertain.Office & store,  Kilmany RoadLocation
Developed by the proprietor of the Newport Inn in the 1850s, the green sat alongside a garden, and a quoiting ground (1861), on ground tenanted by the Inn. Interest appears to have waned in the 1860s and eventually the Newport Bowling Club was formed to play on a green, not here but at Seacraig in 1869. Photo shows the green, complete with flagpole, in early 1878. Site now occupied by St Mary's Church.Bowling Green,  High StreetLocation
Photo taken early 1878. Used as an inn before the Newport Inn was built in 1806. After that date it was divided into different properties. Building demolished late 1881 to make way for Trinity Church.part of old St David's Inn,  Boat RoadLocation
Demolished 1881 to make way for Trinity Church.Tayside Cottages [NE],  Boat RoadLocation
Demolished 1881 to make way for Trinity Church.Tayside Cottages [mid],  Boat RoadLocation

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