Location : cottage, West Road
= Property demolished or site redeveloped
Notes: Demolished.
Introduction
Gable end on West Road, facing east. 4 rooms. Demolished c.1865.
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.433652,-2.952988
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 Riverside Lane 6 Wellgate Street 21 Wellgate Street 23 Wellgate Street 43 West Road 47 West Road 49 West Road 51 West Road 66 West Road 68 West Road 70 West Road 74 West Road 76 West Road 78 West Road Hazel Bank, West Road (Broadhaugh Steading, West Road) (weaver's cottage, West Road) (Photo studio, West Road)
Later use of the site : 47 West Road
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)
| Source | Entry | ||
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| 1862 Fife dir | Laing, Alex, custom house (Dundee), W Newport |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 1 east from Castle | Laing | Alexander | 4 | View household | |||
| 1851 | Broadheugh | Just | Barbara | View household | [probably this house] |
Valuation Roll entries There are 3 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864-65 | 91 | House and Garden | Rev. Thomas Just | John Just, gardener | 7 | View details | [house at Fern Cottage ?] | ||
| 1860-61 | 97 | House and Garden | Rev Thomas Just | Alexander Laing, Customhouse | 7 | View details | [house at Fern Cottage] | ||
| 1855-56 | 90 | House and Garden | Rev. Thomas Just, Newport | Alexander Laing | said Alexander Laing | 7 | View details | [house at Fern Cottage] |
Other Sightings:
| Year | Detail | Source |
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| 1845 | Building shown on map (no details) | Glasgow & Dundee Junction Railway, National Records of Scotland, Plan: RHP85254 |
Early Sasines:
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