Location : Blyth Hall, Blyth Street
= Property still standing
Notes:
Part of a block. Other parts: Burgh Offices Caretaker's House
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.439555,-2.940784
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): St Thomas's Church, 1, Blyth Street 3 Blyth Street (Newport School, 5, Blyth Street) 6 Cupar Road 4 Cupar Road shop, formerly 2, Cupar Road (old tollhouse, Cupar Road) shop, 52, High Street shop, 54, High Street shop, 50, High Street (old house [north 1], High Street) (Congregational Church, Kilnburn) Burgh Offices, 1, Scott Street 3 Scott Street
Information and Photographs on Other Sites (open in a new window)
| Blyth Hall source: Newport History Group |
| Blyth Hall, Blyth Street, Newport-On-Tay source: Listed Building - Historic Environment Scotland |
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)
| Blyth Hall |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 14 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 Kelly dir | Blyth Memorial Public Hall (Thos. Brown, hall keeper) [under Commercial] | location 2 | |
| 1921 Slater dir | Brown, Thomas, hall keeper; Blyth Memorial Public Hall [under Town Council, Blyth Hall Buildings, Scott St. Newport] | location 2 | |
| 1921 Slater dir | Blyth Memorial Public Hall (Thomas Brown, hall keeper) [under Commercial] | location 2 | |
| 1915 Slater dir | Anderson, L., hall keeper; Blyth Memorial Public Hall, [under Town Council.] | location 2 | |
| 1915 Slater dir | Blyth Memorial Public Hall (L. Anderson, hall keeper) [under Commercial] | location 2 | |
| 1911 Slater dir | Anderson, L., hallkeeper; Blyth Memorial Public Hall, [under Town Council.] | ||
| 1911 Slater dir | Blyth Memorial Public Hall, L. Anderson, hall keeper [under Commercial] | location 2 | |
| 1907 Slater dir | Blyth Memorial Public Hall (L. Anderson, hall keeper) [under Commercial] | location 2 | |
| 1907 Slater dir | Anderson, L., hall keeper; Blyth Memorial Public Hall, [under Town Council.] | location 2 | |
| 1903 Slater dir | Blyth Memorial Public Hall (J. Dunse, hall keeper) Newport (Commercial) | location 2 | |
| 1899 Slater dir | Blyth Memorial Public Hall (J. Dunse, hall keeper) [under Commercial] | location 2 | |
| 1896 Slater dir | Blyth Memorial Public Hall (J. Dunse, hall keeper) [under Commercial] | location 2 | |
| 1885 Clark dir | Hodson, Rev. S. B., Episcopal Church (Blyth Hall) : Places Of Worship. | ||
| 1882 Slater dir | Trail David, hall keeper, Blyth Memorial Public Hall : Miscellaneous. |
Census records
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Valuation Roll entries There are 41 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | 2370 | Blyth Hall & Offices | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain | proprietor | 596 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 2370 | Blyth Hall & Offices | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain | proprietor | 596 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 970 | Blyth Hall & Offices | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain | proprietor | 596 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 970 | Blyth Hall & Offices | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain | proprietor | 596 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 970 | Blyth Hall & Offices | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport-on-Tay per Burgh Chamberlain | proprietor | 520 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 3014 | Blyth Hall & Offices | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport-on-Tay per Burgh Chamberlain | proprietor | 520 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 1194 | Blyth Hall | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport-on-Tay per Burgh Chamberlain | proprietors | 56 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 1172 | Blyth Hall | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport-on-Tay per Burgh Chamberlain | proprietors | 56 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 1139 | Blyth Hall | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll, Burgh Chamberlain | proprietors | 44 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 1105 | Blyth Hall | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll, Burgh Chamberlain | proprietors | 44 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 1085 | Blyth Hall | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll, Burgh Chamberlain | proprietors | 44 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 1084 | Blyth Hall | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll, Burgh Chamberlain | proprietors | 44 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 1105 | Blyth Hall | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll, Burgh Chamberlain | proprietors | 44 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 1069 | Blyth Hall | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll, Burgh Chamberlain | proprietors | 44 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 1024 | Blyth Hall | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll, Burgh Chamberlain | proprietors | 44 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 1021 | Blyth Hall | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll, Burgh Chamberlain | proprietors | 44 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 1011 | Blyth Hall | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll, Burgh Chamberlain | proprietors | 44 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 991 | Blyth Hall | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll, Burgh Chamberlain | proprietors | 44 | View details | |||
| 1922-23 | 965 | Blyth Hall | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per S P Nicoll, Burgh Chamberlain | proprietors | 44 | View details | |||
| 1920-21 | 944 | Blyth Hall | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per Frank H Morrison, town clerk | proprietors | 40 | View details | |||
| 1917-18 | 943 | Blyth Hall | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per Frank H Morrison, town clerk | proprietors | 40 | View details | |||
| 1915-16 | 936 | Blyth Hall | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport, per John Scrimgeour, town clerk | proprietors | 40 | View details | |||
| 1912-13 | 957 | Blyth Hall | Trs for the Blyth Hall per F E Scott, 9 Tally St, Dundee | proprietors | 40 | View details | |||
| 1907-08 | 933 | Blyth Hall | Trs for the Blyth Hall per F E Scott, 9 Tally St, Dundee | proprietors | 37-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1905-06 | 910 | Blyth Hall | Trustees for the Blyth Hall per F E Scott, 27 Bank St, Dundee | proprietor | 37-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1903-04 | 895 | Blyth Hall | Trustees for the Blyth Hall per Alexander Scott, treasurer, Ashbank, Newport | proprietor | 37-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1901-02 | 718 | Blyth Hall | Trustees for the Blyth Hall per Alexander Scott, treasurer, Ashbank, Newport | proprietor | 37-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1900-01 | 706 | Blyth Hall | Trustees for the Blyth Hall per Alexander Scott, treasurer, Ashbank, Newport | proprietor | 37-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1899-00 | 676 | Blyth Hall | Trustees for the Blyth Hall per Alexander Scott, treasurer, Ashbank, Newport | proprietor | 37-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1897-98 | 626 | Blyth Hall | Trustees for the Blyth Hall per Alexander Scott, treasurer, Ashbank, Newport | proprietor | 37-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1896-97 | 600 | Blyth Hall | Trustees for the Blyth Hall per Alexander Scott, treasurer, Ashbank, Newport | proprietor | 37-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1895-96 | 562 | Blyth Hall | Trustees for the Blyth Hall per Alexander Scott, treasurer, Ashbank, Newport | proprietor | 37-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1894-95 | 519 | Blyth Hall | Trustees for the Blyth Hall per Alexander Scott, treasurer, Ashbank, Newport | proprietor | 37-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1893-94 | 499 | Blyth Hall | Trustees for the Blyth Hall per Alexander Scott, treasurer, Ashbank, Newport | proprietor | 37-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1892-93 | 488 | Blyth Hall | Trustees for the Blyth Hall per Alexander Scott, treasurer, Ashbank, Newport | proprietor | 37-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1891-92 | 475 | Blyth Hall | Trustees for the Blyth Hall per Alexander Scott, treasurer, Ashbank, Newport | proprietor | 37-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1890-91 | 447 | Blyth Hall | Trustees for the Blyth Hall per Alexander Scott, treasurer, Ashbank, Newport | proprietor | 60 | View details | |||
| 1889-90 | 426 | Blyth Hall and Keeper's House | Trustees for the Blyth Hall per Alexander Scott, treasurer, Ashbank, Newport | proprietor | 60 | View details | |||
| 1885-86 | 397 | Blyth Hall and Keeper's House | Trustees for the Blyth Hall per Alex. Scott treasurer | proprietor | 60 | View details | |||
| 1881-82 | 293 | Blyth Hall and Keeper's House | Trustees for the Blyth Hall per Alex. Scott treasurer | Said Trustees | 110 | View details | |||
| 1878-79 | 284 | Blyth Hall and Keeper's House | Trustees for the Blyth Hall | Said Trustees | 110 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 373 view details | Kilnburn Field | 79.66 pol | (Blyth Hall) | 3 Blyth St, 1-3 Scott St |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
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| 1887.01564 | Feu duties removed | Disch by William Berry, Tayfield, superior of the subjects, … disburd. feu dut of £29-17-6 + £29-17-6 (see 1876.00309) over pce grnd (79.66 pol) & public hall etc t/on … to be held by Trs for inhabitants of Newport in blench ferme, paying 1 penny Scots yearly only if asked | 4 Mar 1887 | 373 | |
| 1876.00587 | Isabella Blyth / Kerr to Trs for Inhabitants of Newport | Deed of Gift & disp by Isabella Blyth / Kerr, consent of & by her husband William Kerr residing Newport, to Trs for holding the subjects aftermentioned for the inhabitants of the town of Newport & its vicinity to be used as a public hall etc … (see 1876.00309) … [with ante-rooms, etc] t/on … | 7 Jun 1876 | 373 | |
| 1876.00309 | Tayfield to Isabella Blyth / Kerr | Feu con & feu disp by John Berry, Tayfield to Isabella Blyth / Kerr wife of William Kerr sometime engineer Dundee now residing at East Newport of 79.66 pol (on which are to be erected a Public Hall & Offices to be called the Blyth Hall), : W by proposed road called Wester Bogie Place, : N by Prinlaws Place, pt of Kilnburn field in Forgan | 20 Apr 1876 | 373 |
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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