Location : Tayside Cottages [NE], Boat Road
Photo / old map: Image Courtesy of the University of St Andrews Library, ID JV-972
= Property demolished or site redeveloped
Notes: Demolished. [some early entries still to be confirmed]
Introduction
Demolished 1881 to make way for Trinity Church.
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.438822,-2.942426
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) (old St David's Inn, Boat Road) (part of old St David's Inn, Boat Road) (Tayside Cottages [mid], Boat Road) (Tayside Cottages [SW], Boat Road) (Smithy, formerly 9, 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 office at front, 6, High Street (cottage south of 4, High Street) (the Waterside (East Water), Old Places)
Later use of the site : Trinity UF Church
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)
| Tayfield Cothouse 1 | 1861 | |
| Tayside | 1871 | |
| Tayside Cottages [NE] | pre 1881 |
Directory entries (before 1975)
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Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
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| 1881 | Tayside Cottages | McPherson | Margaret | 2 | View household | |||
| 1871 | Tayside | Wood | Elizabeth | 1 | View household | |||
| 1861 | Tayfield | 1 Cot Houses | Hunter | David | 2 | View household | ||
| 1851 | Kidd | Isabella | View household |
Valuation Roll entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860-61 | 66 | House | John Berry of Tayfield | David Hunter, labourer | 5 | View details |
Railway Map References:
| Plan | Year | Ref | Description | Owner or reputed owner | Occupier | [Comments] |
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| RHP85261 (E & N) | 1845 | 69 | Dwelling house & gardens | William Berry | Margaret Meldrum, John Duncan, Alexander Moir and Thomas Clark | |
| RHP85254 (G & D J) | 1845 | 59 | Dwelling houses, outbuildings, garden ground & footpath | William Berry | Alexander Muir, John Duncan, Thomas Clark |
Other Sightings:
| Year | Detail | Source |
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| 1825 | Building shown on map: Ref. 1, Old Boatmen's Houses | National Library of Scotland, Plan of the coast from Newport to Craighead, 1824-25, John Steedman |
| 1821 | Building shown on map: Ref. 2 - dwelling house, owner William Berry, occupier Andrew Brown; ground between it and the river marked 'garden belonging to inn' | No image available. University of Dundee Archives, report & plans for new ferry harbours, 1821, Telford. |
Early Sasines:
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