The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Location : Matthewson's Land [4],  William Street

Photo / old map: The property is the large one in the foreground of the historic photograph.

= Property demolished or site redeveloped

Notes:      demolished; possibly attic

Part of a block. Other parts: Matthewson's Land [1]     Matthewson's Land [2]     Matthewson's Land [3]     Matthewson's Land [5]     Matthewson's Land [6]     Matthewson's Land [7]     Matthewson's Land [8]     

Using the information here, it is impossible to be certain who lived in each property or part of the building before 1885. Other properties involved : Matthewson's Land [1]     Matthewson's Land [2]     Matthewson's Land [3]     Matthewson's Land [5]     Matthewson's Land [6]     Matthewson's Land [7]     Matthewson's Land [8]      One possible interpretation is given below.

Commentary

A building (Hope Cottage), subdivided into 3 or 4, was on the site by 1858. It was extended by 1864, probably to its final size. Internal divisions complicate the picture.

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.44067,-2.940182

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):   shop, 17, Cupar Road   shop, 19, Cupar Road   21 Cupar Road   23 Cupar Road   25 Cupar Road   27 Cupar Road   Rio Cinema, St Marys Lane   1 St Marys Lane   3 St Marys Lane   12 Tay Street   14 Tay Street   1 Union Street   3 Union Street   4 Union Street   5 Union Street   (formerly 6, Union Street)   7 Union Street   9 Union Street   11 Union Street   store for shop, Union Street   (store, formerly 1, William Street)   2 William Street   4 William Street   (Matthewson's Land [1], William Street)   (Matthewson's Land [2], William Street)   (Matthewson's Land [3], William Street)   (Matthewson's Land [5], William Street)   (Matthewson's Land [6], William Street)   (Matthewson's Land [7], William Street)   (Matthewson's Land [8], William Street)   (stable, Matthewson's Land, William Street)   (stable & store, Matthewson's Land, William Street)   outbuilding behind 12 Tay Street, William Street  

Later use of the site :   Rio Cinema     

1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys

Reference no.      318

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 2 entries

Entries in the Registers of Voters

Census records

Valuation Roll entries      There are 33 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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