The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Location : old St David's Inn,  Boat Road

Photo / old map: Image Courtesy of the University of St Andrews Library, ID JV-972

= Property demolished or site redeveloped

Notes:      Sorry for the clunky nature of the historic photo, but you can enlarge it. The property has 2 smoking chimneys & is to the right of the Newport Hotel

Part of a sometimes divided property. Other parts: part of old St David's Inn     

Introduction

Photo taken early 1878. Used as an inn before the Newport Inn was built in 1806. After that date it was divided into different properties. Part used as Post Office before c.1865. Building demolished late 1881 to make way for Trinity Church.

Commentary

Entries in local taxation returns listed here are speculative for John Hay - I am not certain whether they are for this property or Newport House at the top of the High Street.

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.438875,-2.942340

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):   (formerly stores, 7, Boat Road)   (formerly garages & workshop, 9, Boat Road)   (part of old St David's Inn, Boat Road)   (Tayside Cottages [NE], Boat Road)   (Tayside Cottages [mid], Boat Road)   (Tayside Cottages [SW], Boat Road)   (former house [1], Granary Lane)   (Smithy, formerly 9, Granary Lane)   (former house [4], Granary Lane)   (Chapel House [1], High Road)   (part of Chapel House [2], High Road)   (part of Chapel House [3], High Road)   Newport Hotel, 1, High Street   Trinity UF Church, 2, High Street   4 High Street   office at front, 6, High Street   8 High Street   10 High Street   St Mary's Church, High Street   (cottage south of 4, High Street)   (the Waterside (East Water), Old Places)  

Later use of the site :   Trinity UF Church     

1854 Ordnance Survey Name Book Entry    (originals at ScotlandsPlaces)     (more information on the O.S. Name Books page)

Information and Photographs on Other Sites (open in a new window)

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 10 entries

Census records

Valuation Roll entries      There are 8 entries

Early taxation records (either at this exact location or an earlier one)

Railway Map References:

Other Sightings:

Early Sasines:

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