Location : 88 West Road
= Property still standing
Notes: lower
Part of a divided property. Other parts: 90 West Road
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.433193,-2.954979
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): 6 Castle Bank 8 Castle Bank (Pluck-ye-Craw ground, West Road) 90 West Road (Pluck-the-Crow [west], West Road) 84 West Road
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| Newburgh Road, West Newport | 1961 |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Ashcliffe | ||
| Lower Ashcliffe |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 25 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 dir | Mearns, William A., 88 West road | ||
| 1964 dir | M'Callum, William, radio technician, Lower Ashcliffe, Newburgh road | ||
| 1963 dir | M'Callum, William, radio technician, Lower Ashcliffe, Newburgh road | ||
| 1962 dir | M'Callum, William, radio technician, Lower Ashcliffe, Newburgh road | ||
| 1961 dir | M'Callum, William, radio technician, Lower Ashcliffe, Newburgh road | ||
| 1960 dir | Mansfield, Cedric, manager, Lower Ashcliffe, Newburgh road | ||
| 1958-59 dir | Mansfield, Cedric, manager, Lower Ashcliffe, Newburgh road | ||
| 1957-58 dir | Mansfield, Cedric, manager, Lower Ashcliffe, Newburgh road | ||
| 1956-57 dir | Mansfield, Cedric, manager, Lower Ashcliffe, Newburgh road | ||
| 1955-56 dir | Mansfield, Cedric, manager, Lower Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1954-55 dir | Mansfield, Cedric, manager. Lower Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1953-54 dir | Mansfield, Cedric, manager, Lower Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Mansfield, Cedric, manager, Lower Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Mansfield, Cedric, manager, Lower Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Mansfield, Cedric, manager, Lower Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Mansfield, Cedric, manager, Lower Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Graham, David (advertising manager, Dundee), Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Graham, David (advertising manager, Dundee), Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1928 Kelly dir | Graham David, Ashcliffe, W | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Graham, David (advertising manager, Dundee), Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Graham, David, clerk, Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Graham, David, clerk, Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Graham, David, clerk, Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Graham, David, clerk, Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1921 Slater dir | Graham David, Ashcliffe, W |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Ashcliffe | Graham | David | 2 |
Valuation Roll entries There are 16 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 247100 | House | David B Thomson | proprietor | 62 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 247100 | House | David B Thomson | proprietor | 62 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 247100 | House | David B Thomson | proprietor | 62 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 247100 | House | David B Thomson | proprietor | 62 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 2471 | House | David B Thomson | proprietor | 43 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 2471 | House | Michael C Clark | proprietor | 43 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 1041 | House | Michael C Clark | proprietor | 43 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 1041 | House | William A Mearns | proprietor | 43 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 1041 | House | William A Mearns | proprietor | 49 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 2909 | House | William McCallum | proprietor | 49 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 1155 | House & Garden | Cedric O Mansfield | proprietor | 27 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 1134 | House & Garden | Cedric O Mansfield | proprietor | 27 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 1101 | House & Garden | Cedric O Mansfield | proprietor | 30 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 971 | House & Garden | Charles Graham, house factor | David S Graham, advertising manager | 10 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 951 | House & Garden | Charles Graham, house factor, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | David S Graham, clerk | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 923 | Ash Cliff Cottage & Garden | Charles Graham, house factor, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | David S Graham, clerk | same | 10 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 221 view details | Newport | Pluck-the-Crow | W-most portion of Pluck-the-Crow | (Cowie) | 88-90 West Rd |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882.01893 | Trs Robert Cowie to James Chapman jun | Disp by Trs deceased Robert Cowie to James Chapman jun, confectioner, Dundee, residing Newport of pce grnd, : S by t/p to Woodhaven with 108' frontage, : N by high water mark, & dw ho t/on, the W-most pt of Pluck-the-Crow, pt of Tayfield | 18 May 1882 | 221 | |
| 1882.01728 | Scott loan repaid | Disch by David Scott disburd bond (28 Apr 1871) £150 by Robert Cowie to Trs late David Scott over pce grnd, : S by t/p to Woodhaven with 108' frontage, : N by high water mark, & dw ho t/on, the W-most pt of Pluck-the-Crow, pt of Tayfield | 26 Apr 1882 | 122 | |
| 1882.01561 | Robert Cowie to Trs | Not Instr Trs deceased Robert Cowie of pce grnd, : S by t/p to Woodhaven with 108' frontage, : N by high water mark, & dw ho t/on, the W-most pt of Pluck-the-Crow, pt of Tayfield | 17 Feb 1882 | 221 | |
| 1881.01402 | David Scott loan transferred to [another] David Scott | Assig by Trs deceased David Scott, skinner & wool merchant, Dundee to David Scott, manufacturer Dundee of bond (28 Apr 1871) £150 by now deceased Robert Cowie over pce grnd, : S by t/p to Woodhaven with 108' frontage, : N by high water mark, & dw ho t/on, the W-most pt of Pluck-the-Crow, pt of Tayfield | 28 Dec 1881 | 221 | |
| 1871.00276 | loan by Trs David Scott | Bond £150 & disp decurity by Robert Cowie to Trs deceased David Scott of grnd & ho t/on, : S by t/p Woodhaven - Newport along which it extends in frontage to 108', the W-most portion of pt of Tayfield called Pluck-the-Crow | 28 Apr 1871 | 221 | |
| 1854.02840 | Tayfield to Robert Cowie | Robert Cowie seised pce grnd being W-most portion of Pluck-the-Craw, estate of Tayfield on feu ch by John Berry | 23 Aug 1854 | 221 |
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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