The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Location : 25  West Road

= Property still standing

Notes:      lower, second from west

Other properties at the same location : 33 West Road     

Introduction

Of the block of 8 properties, the westmost two, 27 and 31, were built first, by Thomas Just, as early as 1820. The rest were built by Robert Just: the next two from the west, 25 and 33, were built by 1840; and the eastmost four, 23, 29, 21 and 19, were built last. The front wall of 19 is dated 1850.

Commentary

Robert Just owned 5 properties at The Terrace and 8 at Woodend. His listings in the Valuation Rolls are frequently mixed up and untangling them has proved a challenge. People did move between the properties, which adds to the difficulties. Some directory entries remain unanswered.

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.434139,-2.951206

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 Wellgate Street   2 Wellgate Street   3 Wellgate Street   5 Wellgate Street   7 Wellgate Street   9 Wellgate Street   19 West Road   21 West Road   23 West Road   27 West Road   29 West Road   31 West Road   33 West Road   35 West Road   37 West Road   48 West Road   50 West Road   52 West Road   54 West Road   56 West Road   58 West Road   part of Rose Cottage, West Road   part of 37, West Road  

1854 Ordnance Survey Name Book Entry    (originals at ScotlandsPlaces)     (more information on the O.S. Name Books page)

1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys

Reference no.      444      448

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 51 entries

Census records

Valuation Roll entries      There are 54 entries

Early Sasines:

Sasine Plots:

Sasine Abridgements:

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;

Basic Types of Sasine Abridgements     Worked example explaining the sasine transactions on the property pages     Sasine entries - background information and explanation

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