The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Location : 54  Tay Street

= Property still standing

Notes:      ground floor

Part of a divided property. Other parts: 5 Robert Street     7 Robert Street     

Commentary

Built on garden ground of 9-11 Robert Street.

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.442244,-2.940318

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):   1 Robert Street   (formerly 2, Robert Street)   3 Robert Street   (formerly 4, Robert Street)   5 Robert Street   (formerly 6, Robert Street)   7 Robert Street   (formerly 8, Robert Street)   9 Robert Street   (formerly 10, Robert Street)   11 Robert Street   (formerly 12, Robert Street)   (formerly 14, Robert Street)   (formerly 16, Robert Street)   (formerly 18, Robert Street)   (formerly 20, Robert Street)   (house & workshop, Robert Street)   (Grocer's Shop, Robert Street)   1 Royal Buildings   2 Royal Buildings   3 Royal Buildings   4 Royal Buildings   5 Royal Buildings   6 Royal Buildings   7 Royal Buildings   8 Royal Buildings   9 Royal Buildings   10 Royal Buildings   11 Royal Buildings   12 Royal Buildings   13 Royal Buildings   14 Royal Buildings   15 Royal Buildings   16 Royal Buildings   17 Royal Buildings   18 Royal Buildings   26 Tay Street   28 Tay Street   30 Tay Street   (formerly 32, Tay Street)   (formerly 34, Tay Street)   (formerly 36, Tay Street)   (formerly 38, Tay Street)   (formerly 40, Tay Street)   (formerly 42, Tay Street)   (formerly 44, Tay Street)   (formerly 46, Tay Street)   (formerly 48, Tay Street)   (formerly Royal Bar, 50, Tay Street)   52 Tay Street   56 Tay Street   58 Tay Street   (house on site of 26, Tay Street)   drinking fountain, Tay Street   (house on site of Royal Hotel, Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [2], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [3], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [4], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [5], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [6], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [7], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [8], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [9], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [10], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [11], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [12], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [13], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [14], Tay Street)   (old cottage [6], Tay Street)   (old cottage [7], Tay Street)   (old cottage [8], Tay Street)   (old cottage [9], Tay Street)   (hut addition for telephone exchange, Union Street)  

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

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

Directory entries (before 1975)      There are 67 entries

Census records

Valuation Roll entries      There are 33 entries

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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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