The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Location : Bowling Green,  King Street

= Property demolished or site redeveloped

Notes:      built over

Introduction

Opened 28 June 1869 as the green for Newport Bowling Club. Used by them until 1877 when they moved to Scott Street. Thereafter, this green was used by the Maryton Bowling Club from 1877 - 1901, and for Seacraig Lawn Tennis Club c. 1915.

Commentary

See the blog Seacraig.

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.442418,-2.938574

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):   19 King Street   21 King Street   23 King Street   25 King Street   27 King Street   29 King Street   30 King Street   (Garage, formerly 31, King Street)   32 King Street   34 King Street   36 King Street   38 King Street   40 King Street   42 King Street   44 King Street   (Seacraig House [1], King Street)   (Seacraig House [2], King Street)   (Seacraig House [3], King Street)   (Seacraig Cottages [1], King Street)   (Seacraig Cottages [2], King Street)   (Seacraig Cottages [3], King Street)   (former coal shed, King Street)   15 Robert Street   17 Robert Street   19 Robert Street   21 Robert Street   23 Robert Street   25 Robert Street   27 Robert Street   29 Robert Street   31 Robert Street   33 Robert Street   35 Robert Street   36 Robert Street   37 Robert Street   1 Seacraig Court   2 Seacraig Court   3 Seacraig Court   4 Seacraig Court   5 Seacraig Court   6 Seacraig Court   7 Seacraig Court   8 Seacraig Court   9 Seacraig Court   10 Seacraig Court   11 Seacraig Court   12 Seacraig Court   13 Seacraig Court   14 Seacraig Court   15 Seacraig Court   22 Union Street   50 Union Street   (former quarry & stables, Union Street)  

Later use of the site :   (Seacraig Garage)     

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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 64 entries

Census records

Valuation Roll entries      There are 22 entries

Early Sasines:

Sasine Plots:

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;

Basic Types of Sasine Abridgements     Worked example explaining the sasine transactions on the property pages     Sasine entries - background information and explanation

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