Location : Reservoir, Reservoir Road
= Property still standing
Notes:
Introduction
Built in 1879 to store water brought over the Tay Bridge to supply Newport and Wormit. It is 'one of the strangest sounding places in the UK' - Google it!
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.424615,-2.973948
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): 8 Crosshill Terrace
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)
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Directory entries (before 1975) There are 31 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
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| 1928 Kelly dir | Angus, George, inspector; [under Wormit Waterworks] | ||
| 1928 Kelly dir | Water Works (Geo. Angus, inspector) [under Wormit Commercial] | ||
| 1921 Slater dir | Strachan, Alex. G, inspector; [under Wormit Waterworks] | ||
| 1921 Slater dir | Water Works (Alex. D. Strachan inspector) [under Wormit Commercial] | ||
| 1915 Slater dir | Water Works (Alex. G. Strachan, inspector) [under Wormit Commercial] | ||
| 1915 Slater dir | Strachan, Alex. G., inspector; [under Wormit Waterworks] | ||
| 1911 Slater dir | Water Works (Alex. G. Strachan, inspector) [under Wormit Commercial] | ||
| 1911 Slater dir | Strachan, Alex. G., inspector; [under Wormit Waterworks] | ||
| 1907 Slater dir | Strachan, Alex. G., inspector; [under Wormit Waterworks] | ||
| 1907 Slater dir | Water Works (Alex. G. Strachan, inspector) [under Wormit Commercial] | ||
| 1903 Slater dir | Strachan, Alex. G., inspector; [under Wormit Waterworks] | ||
| 1903 Slater dir | Water Works (Alexander G. Strachan, inspector), Wormit (Commercial) | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Strachan, Alexander G., water inspector, Reservoir, Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1901-02 dir | Deuchars, Alexander, water inspector, Wormit Reservoir | location 2 | |
| 1900-01 dir | Deuchars, Alexander, water inspector, Wormit Reservoir | location 2 | |
| 1899-00 dir | Deuchars, Alexander, water inspector, Wormit Reservoir | location 2 | |
| 1899 Slater dir | Deuchar, Alexander, engineer; [under Wormit Waterworks] | location 2 | |
| 1898-99 Telephone dir | Water Commissioners' Works, Wormit Reservoir; tel. no. 68 | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Deuchars, Alexander, water inspector, Wormit Reservoir | location 2 | |
| 1897-98 dir | Deuchars, Alexander, water inspector, Wormit Reservoir | location 2 | |
| 1896-97 dir | Deuchars, Alexander, water inspector, Wormit Reservoir | location 2 | |
| 1896 Slater dir | Wormit Waterworks (Alex. Deuchar, engr.) [under Wormit Commercial] | ||
| 1896 Slater dir | Deuchar, Alexander, engineer; [under Wormit Waterworks] | location 2 | |
| 1895-96 dir | Deuchars, Alexander, water inspector, Wormit Reservoir | location 2 | |
| 1894-95 dir | Deuchars, Alexander, water inspector, Wormit Reservoir | location 2 | |
| 1893-94 dir | Deuchars, Alexander, water inspector, Wormit Reservoir | location 2 | |
| 1893 Slater dir | Deuchar Alexander, engineer, Wormit Waterworks : Miscellaneous. | location 2 | |
| 1892-93 dir | Deuchars, Alexander, water inspector, Wormit Reservoir | location 2 | |
| 1891-92 dir | Deuchars, Alexander, water inspector, Wormit Reservoir | location 2 | |
| 1890-91 dir | Deuchars, Alexander, water inspector, Wormit Reservoir | location 2 | |
| 1889-90 dir | Deuchars, Alexander, water inspector, Wormit Reservoir | location 2 |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
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| 1881 | Newport Reservoir | Uninhabited | View household |
Valuation Roll entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
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| 1881-82 | 664 | Water Works etc. at or near Wormit | Dundee Water Commissioners per Treasurer | Said Commissioners | 170 | View details |
Early Sasines:
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