Location : Rock House [4], Woodhaven Pier
= Property still standing
Notes:
Part of a divided property. Other parts: Rock House [1] Rock House [2] Rock House [3]
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 [2], Woodhaven Pier Rock House [3], 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 [4] | ||
| Mars houses [4] | 1869-1885 | |
| Mars Hospital [4] | 1889-1929 | |
| Granary, Woodhaven [4] | pre-1869 |
Directory entries (before 1975)
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Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 6 Mars Buildings | Turnpike Road | McLaren | Elizabeth | 3 | View household | ||
| 1881 | 5 Mars Buildings | Turnpike Road | Fey | Robert | 2 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 11 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 368800 | House | John H Prince, per Lickley Proctor & Burnett, solicitors, 23 South Tay St, Dundee | proprietor | 75 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 368800 | House | John H Prince, per Lickley Proctor & Burnett, solicitors, 23 South Tay St, Dundee | proprietor | 70 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 368800 | House | John H Prince, per Lickley Proctor & Burnett, solicitors, 23 South Tay St, Dundee | proprietor | 70 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 368800 | House | John H Prince, per Lickley Proctor & Burnett, solicitors, 23 South Tay St, Dundee | proprietor | 70 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 3688 | House | John H Prince, per Lickley Proctor & Burnett, solicitors, 23 South Tay St, Dundee | proprietor | 43 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 3688 | House | John H Prince, 6 Dymoke Drive, Horncastle, Lincs. | proprietor | 43 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 1547 | House | John H Prince, 6 Dymoke Drive, Horncastle, Lincs | proprietor | 43 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 1547 | House | John H Prince, 59 Cranbrook Ave, Cottingham, Hull | proprietor | 43 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 1547 | House | John H Prince, 59 Cranbrook Ave, Cottingham Rd, Hull & Mrs Hilda F Millar per former | proprietor | 45 | View details | |||
| 1885-86 | 66 | House | Reps. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per Lindsay Howe & Co., WS, 32 Charlotte Sq., Edinburgh | Committee of Management Mars Training Ship | William McLaren, instructor 'Mars'; IO | View details | |||
| 1885-86 | 68 | House | Reps. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per Lindsay Howe & Co., WS, 32 Charlotte Sq., Edinburgh | Committee of Management Mars Training Ship | Robert Fey, instructor 'Mars'; IO | View details |
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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