The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Location : 8  Union Street

= Property still standing

Notes:      upstairs

Part of a block. Other parts: 10 Union Street     

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.441481,-2.939466

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 King Street   3 King Street   (formerly 14, Robert Street)   15 Robert Street   (formerly 16, Robert Street)   17 Robert Street   (formerly 18, Robert Street)   19 Robert Street   (formerly 20, Robert Street)   (formerly 22, Robert Street)   (formerly 24, Robert Street)   (formerly 26, Robert Street)   (formerly 28, Robert Street)   (formerly 30, Robert Street)   (formerly 34, Robert Street)   (formerly 32, Robert Street)   (house & workshop, Robert Street)   (Grocer's Shop, Robert Street)   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   (formerly 25, Union Street)   (formerly 27, Union Street)   (formerly part of 27, Union Street)   (formerly 29, Union Street)   2 Union Street   3 Union Street   4 Union Street   5 Union Street   (formerly 6, Union Street)   7 Union Street   9 Union Street   10 Union Street   11 Union Street   12 Union Street   13 Union Street   14 Union Street   15 Union Street   16 Union Street   17 Union Street   18 Union Street   19 Union Street   20 Union Street   21 Union Street   22 Union Street   23 Union Street   store for shop, Union Street   (hut addition for telephone exchange, Union Street)   (former slater's yard, Union Street)   (store, formerly 1, William Street)  

1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys

Reference no.      938

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 36 entries

Census records

Valuation Roll entries      There are 27 entries

Early Sasines:

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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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