The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Location : Just's Land [1],  West Road

= Property demolished or site redeveloped

Notes:      Demolished. lower floor, middle.

Part of a block. Other parts: Just's Land [2]     Just's Land [3]     Just's Land [4]     Just's Land [5]     

Introduction

Sketch map from RHP85254, Glasgow & Dundee Junction Railway plans, 1845;
73 is Broadhaugh, now 44 West Rd (Alexander Kermath);
72 is 40/42 West Rd (George Just);
71 is 36/38 West Rd (John Just);
70 is dwelling house, byre, barn, outbuildings & garden (David Just) (the block to left of the number 70 is on back garden of 28/30 West Rd, and block beneath the number 70 is the building known as River House);
69 is garden ground (David Just);
68 is a pier (Alexander Robertson);
67 is dwelling houses, wright's shop, outbuildings & garden (Robert Just & others) - this is the building known as Just's Land;
66 is road to pier (Alexander Robertson);
65 is arable land used as bleaching green (Mrs William Just, common to all occupiers on Broadhaugh);
64 is part of Arthur Baird's property.

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:      56.4352,-2.9495

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):   (Harris Land [1], West Road)   (Harris Land [2], West Road)   7 West Road   11 West Road   10 West Road   9 West Road   28 West Road   30 West Road   32 West Road   34 West Road   (River House [1], West Road)   (River House [2], West Road)   (River House [3], West Road)   (Just's Land [2], West Road)   (Just's Land [3], West Road)   (Just's Land [4], West Road)   (Just's Land [5], West Road)   part of 10, West Road   (Harris Land [3], West Road)   (Harris Land [4], West Road)   (Harris Land [5], West Road)  

1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys

Reference no.      443      445

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 38 entries

Entries in the Registers of Voters

Census records

Valuation Roll entries      There are 43 entries

Railway Map References:

Early Sasines:

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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;

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