Location : Rock House [2], Woodhaven Pier
= Property still standing
Notes:
Part of a divided property. Other parts: Rock House [1] Rock House [3] Rock House [4]
Introduction
Built in 1842 as a granary at Woodhaven Pier for St Fort estate; used by the 'Mars' as housing for staff, and later as a hospital for the boys. Used by Squadron 333, Ro. Norwegian Air Force , Feb. 1942 - 1945.
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.431633,-2.960709
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): 2 St Fort Road 4 St Fort Road 6 St Fort Road 8 St Fort Road Rock House [1], Woodhaven Pier Rock House [3], Woodhaven Pier Rock House [4], Woodhaven Pier
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
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House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Rock House [2] | ||
| Mars houses [2] | 1869-1885 | |
| Mars Hospital [2] | 1889-1929 | |
| Granary, Woodhaven [2] | pre-1869 |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 59 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 dir | Stewart, Mrs H. Rock House, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1966 dir | Millar, Mrs H., Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1965 dir | Millar, Mrs H., Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1964 dir | Millar, Mrs H., Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1963 dir | Millar, Mrs H., Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1962 dir | Millar, Mrs H., Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1961 dir | Millar, Mrs H., Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1960 dir | Millar, Mrs H., Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1958-59 dir | Millar, Mrs H., Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1957-58 dir | Millar, Mrs H., Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1956-57 dir | Millar, Mrs H., Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1955-56 dir | Millar, Mrs H., Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1954-55 dir | Millar, Mrs H., Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1953-54 dir | Millar, Mrs H., Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Millar, Mrs H., Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Millar, Mrs H., Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Millar, Mrs H. Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Millar, Mrs H. Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Millar, Robert, gardener, Rock house, Wormit | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Millar, Robert, gardener, Rock house, Wormit | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Lennox, Mrs, Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Lennox, Mrs, Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Lennox, Mrs, Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Watson, David, fish mer., Pierhead; h. Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1934-35 dir | Lennox, Mrs, Rock house, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Graham, Miss, Old Granary, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Graham, Miss, Old Granary, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Graham, Miss, Old Granary, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Graham, Miss, Old Granary, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Graham, Miss, Old Granary, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Graham, Miss, Old Granary, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Graham, Miss, Old Granary, Woodhaven | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Graham, Miss, Old Granary, Woodhaven | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Graham, Miss, Old Granary, Woodhaven | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Graham, Miss, Old Granary, Woodhaven | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Graham, Miss, Old Granary, Woodhaven | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Graham, Miss, Old Granary, Woodhaven | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Sutherland, Charles, plumber, Woodhaven. [in Wormit directory] | [moved] | location 2 |
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Sutherland, Charles, plumber, Woodhaven. [in Wormit directory] | [moved] | location 2 |
| 1905-06 dir | Sutherland, Mrs, nurse, 'Mars' hospital, The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1905-06 dir | Sutherland, Charles, mechanic, 'Mars' ; h The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1904-05 dir | Sutherland, Charles, mechanic, 'Mars'; h The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1904-05 dir | Sutherland, Mrs, nurse, 'Mars' hospital, The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1903-04 dir | Sutherland, Charles, mechanic, 'Mars'; h The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1903-04 dir | Sutherland, Mrs, nurse, 'Mars' hospital, The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1902-03 dir | Sutherland, Charles, mechanic, 'Mars' ; h The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1902-03 dir | Sutherland, Mrs, nurse, 'Mars' hospital. The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1901-02 dir | Sutherland, Mrs, nurse, 'Mars' hospital. The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1901-02 dir | Sutherland, Charles, mechanic, 'Mars'; h. The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1900-01 dir | Sutherland, Mrs, nurse, 'Mars' hospital. The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1900-01 dir | Sutherland, George, mechanic, 'Mars'; h. The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1899-00 dir | Sutherland, George, mechanic, 'Mars' ; h. The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1899-00 dir | Sutherland, Mrs, nurse, 'Mars' hospital. The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1898-99 dir | Sutherland, George, mechanic, 'Mars' ; h. The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1898-99 dir | Sutherland, Mrs, nurse, 'Mars' hospital, The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1897-98 dir | Sutherland, George, mechanic, 'Mars' ; h. The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1897-98 dir | Sutherland, Mrs, nurse, 'Mars' hospital. The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1896-97 dir | Sutherland, George, mechanic, 'Mars' ; h. The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1896-97 dir | Sutherland, Mrs, nurse, 'Mars' hospital, The Granary, Woodhaven | location 2 |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Sutherland, Charles | Plumber | Woodhaven, Newport | Tenant of House | Woodhaven |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Mars Hospital, Woodhaven | Stobie | Bessie | |||||
| 1901 | Mars [Hospital] | Sutherland | Charles | View household | ||||
| 1891 | Mars [Hospital Staff] | Sutherland | Charles | View household | ||||
| 1881 | 1 Mars Buildings | Lee | Patrick | 3 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 36 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 368600 | House | John H Prince per Lickley Proctor & Burnett, 23 South Tay St, Dundee | proprietor for occupier | 74 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 368600 | House | John H Prince per Lickley Proctor & Burnett, 23 South Tay St, Dundee | proprietor for occupier | 74 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 368600 | House | Mrs Hilda F Stewart | Proprietor | 74 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 368600 | House | Mrs Hilda F Stewart | Proprietor | 74 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 3686 | House | Mrs Hilda F Stewart | Proprietor | 48 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 3686 | House | John H Prince, 6 Dymoke Drive, Horncastle, Lincs. and Mrs Hilda F Millar, per former | said Mrs Hilda F Millar | 48 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 1545 | House | John H Prince, 6 Dymoke Drive, Horncastle, Lincs & Mrs Hilda F Millar per former | said Mrs Hilda F Miller | 48 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 1545 | House | John H Prince, 59 Cranbrook Ave, Cottingham, Hull & Mrs Hilda F Millar per former | said Mrs Hilda F Miller | 48 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 1545 | House | John H Prince, 59 Cranbrook Ave, Cottingham Rd, Hull & Mrs Hilda F Millar per former | said Mrs Hilda F Miller | 50 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 4211 | House | John H Prince, 59 Cranbrook Ave, Cottingham Rd, Hull & Mrs Hilda F Millar per former | said Mrs Hilda F Miller | 50 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 1463 | House & Garden | John H Prince & Mrs Hilda Millar | said Mrs Hilda F Miller | 10 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 1440 | House & Garden | John H Prince & Mrs Hilda Millar | said Mrs Hilda F Miller | 10 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 1406 | House & Garden | Mrs Frances M Prince | Hilda Miller | 10 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 1369 | House & Garden | Mrs Frances M Prince | Hilda Miller | 10 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 1347 | House & Garden | Mrs Frances M Prince per T R McDougall, 94 Commercial St, Dundee | Air Ministry per Treasury Valuer | 10 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 1345 | House & Garden | Mrs Frances M Prince per T R McDougall, 94 Commercial St, Dundee | Mrs Robert Millar | 10 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 1364 | House & Garden | Mrs Frances M Prince per T R McDougall, 94 Commercial St, Dundee | Christina Lennox | 10 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 1299 | House & Garden | Mrs Frances M Prince per T R McDougall, 94 Commercial St, Dundee | Christina Lennox | 10 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 1276 | House & Garden | Peter Rock, 25 N Lindsay St, Dundee | Christina Lennox | 10 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 1264 | House & Garden | Peter Rock, 25 N Lindsay St, Dundee | Proprietor | 10 | View details | |||
| 1905-06 | 1003 | House | Trs. of late Mrs Jane F Stewart per David Osborne, Cupar | Committee of Management Mars Training Ship; Charles Sutherland, plumber; IO | View details | ||||
| 1903-04 | 989 | House | Trs. of late Mrs Jane F Stewart per David Osborne, Cupar | Committee of Management Mars Training Ship; Charles Sutherland, plumber; IO | View details | ||||
| 1901-02 | 404 | House | Trs. of late Mrs Jane F Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | Committee of Management Mars Training Ship; Charles Sutherland, plumber; IO | View details | ||||
| 1900-01 | 391 | House | Trs. of late Mrs Jane F Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | Committee of Management Mars Training Ship; Charles Sutherland, plumber; IO | View details | ||||
| 1899-00 | 362 | House | Trs. of late Mrs Jane F Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | Committee of Management Mars Training Ship; Charles Sutherland, plumber; IO | View details | ||||
| 1898-99 | 347 | House | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | Mars Training Ship; Charles Sutherland, plumber (IO) | 4 | View details | |||
| 1897-98 | 314 | House | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | Committee of Management Mars Training Ship; Charles Sutherland, plumber; IO | View details | ||||
| 1896-97 | 292 | House | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | Committee of Management Mars Training Ship; Charles Sutherland, plumber; IO | View details | ||||
| 1895-96 | 265 | House | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | Committee of Management Mars Training Ship; Charles Sutherland, plumber; IO | View details | ||||
| 1894-95 | 82 | House | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | Committee of Management Mars Training Ship; Charles Sutherland, plumber; IO | View details | ||||
| 1893-94 | 78 | House | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | Committee of Management Mars Training Ship; Charles Sutherland, plumber; IO | View details | ||||
| 1892-93 | 83 | House | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | Committee of Management Mars Training Ship; Charles Sutherland, plumber; IO | View details | ||||
| 1891-92 | 83 | House | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | Committee of Management Mars Training Ship; Charles Sutherland, plumber; IO | View details | ||||
| 1890-91 | 79 | House | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per Lindsay Howe & Co., WS, 32 Charlotte Sq., Edinburgh | Committee of Management Mars Training Ship; Charles Sutherland, plumber; IO | View details | ||||
| 1889-90 | 75 | House | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per Lindsay Howe & Co., WS, 32 Charlotte Sq., Edinburgh | Committee of Management Mars Training Ship | Committee of Management Mars Training Ship; Charles Sutherland, plumber; IO | View details | |||
| 1885-86 | 64 | House | Reps. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per Lindsay Howe & Co., WS, 32 Charlotte Sq., Edinburgh | Committee of Management Mars Training Ship | Patrick Lee, instructor 'Mars'; IO | View details |
Railway Map References:
| Plan | Year | Ref | Description | Owner or reputed owner | Occupier | [Comments] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHP85254 (G & D J) | 1845 | 99 | Granary | Henry Stewart | James Ronald, Alexander Kermath | [Rock House] |
Other Sightings:
| Year | Detail | Source |
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| 1851 | To Let: Granary at Woodhaven consisting of 4 lofts to be let from Whitsunday. | Dundee Advertiser, 15 Apr 1851, p4 British Newspaper Archive |
Early Sasines:
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