Location : drinking fountain, Tay Street
Photo / old map: Historic photograph from Photopolis.
= Property still standing
Notes:
Introduction
Manufactured by Walter Macfarlane & Co at the Saracen Foundry, Glasgow. Donated by Mrs Blyth-Martin in 1882.
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.441692,-2.940821
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): 1 Robert Street (formerly 2, Robert Street) 3 Robert Street 5 Robert Street 7 Robert Street 1 Royal Buildings 2 Royal Buildings 3 Royal Buildings 4 Royal Buildings 5 Royal Buildings 6 Royal Buildings 18 Tay Street 20 Tay Street 22 Tay Street 24 Tay Street 26 Tay Street 28 Tay Street 30 Tay Street (formerly 32, Tay Street) (formerly 34, Tay Street) (formerly 36, Tay Street) (formerly 38, Tay Street) (formerly 40, Tay Street) (formerly 42, Tay Street) (formerly 44, Tay Street) (formerly 46, Tay Street) (formerly 48, Tay Street) (formerly Royal Bar, 50, Tay Street) 52 Tay Street 54 Tay Street (house on site of 26, Tay Street) (house on site of Royal Hotel, Tay Street) (Royal Hotel, Tay Street) (Royal Hotel, part [2], Tay Street) (Royal Hotel, part [3], Tay Street) (Royal Hotel, part [4], Tay Street) (Royal Hotel, part [5], Tay Street) (Royal Hotel, part [6], Tay Street) (Royal Hotel, part [7], Tay Street) (Royal Hotel, part [8], Tay Street) (Royal Hotel, part [9], Tay Street) (Royal Hotel, part [10], Tay Street) (Royal Hotel, part [11], Tay Street) (Royal Hotel, part [12], Tay Street) (Royal Hotel, part [13], Tay Street) (Royal Hotel, part [14], Tay Street) (Bathing Shelter, Tay Street) (Boat House, Tay Street) (old byre [4], Tay Street) (old cottage [5], Tay Street) (old byre [5a], Tay Street) (old cottage [6], Tay Street) (old cottage [7], Tay Street)
Information and Photographs on Other Sites (open in a new window)
| Fountain source: Newport History Group |
| Drinking Fountain, Tay 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)
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Directory entries (before 1975)
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Valuation Roll entries
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Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 237 view details | Newport | 30.25 sq yd | site of drinking fountain | (Parochial Board) | Fountain, Tay St |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
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| 1887.01674 | removal of feu duty | Disch by William Berry superior in favour of the Parochial Board disburd feu duty £1 + £1 over octagon 30.25 sq yd of Seabraes ... & a drinking fountain t/on ... to be held in blench farm paying one penny Scots only if asked | 31 Mar 1887 | 237 | |
| 1882.02586 | Berry, Tayfield to Parochial Board of Parish of Forgan | Feu ch by Berry, Tayfield to Parochial Board of Parish of Forgan of (as a site for a public drinking fountain) an octagonally-shaped pce grnd (30.25 sq yd) on the Sea Braes of Tayfield to N of and immediately adjoining the high road between Newport and Tayport at the part known as Tay Street | 6 Dec 1882 | 237 |
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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