Location : shop, Boat Brae
= Property demolished or site redeveloped
Notes: rebuilt 1878, converted into shops
Commentary
Rapid progress is being made with the restoration and improvement of the buildings on the west side of the pier, which are being converted from a low shed to a handsome range of shops. Dundee Evening Telegraph, 14 Sep 1878, p3
Improvements at Newport Pier ... conversion of old boatshed and other low buildings into a range of 7 handsome shops. ... thought it would be necessary to take off the roofs and add to the height of the walls - on examination it was found the requisite height might be attained without that expense. The work has been done ... a range of architectural buildings which will compare favourably with any in the locality.... [extensive details of the buildings] ... understood a pavement is to be laid down in front of them ... all shops except one have already been let ... Dundee Advertiser 29 Apr 1879, p11
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.437546,-2.944534
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 Boat Brae 2 Boat Brae 4 Boat Brae 5 Boat Brae 8 Boat Brae 10 Boat Brae 12 Boat Brae 14 Boat Brae (16 Boat Brae) 6 Boat Brae part of 1, Boat Brae part of 5, Boat Brae 3 Boat Brae (house and shop on site of 1, Boat Brae) (Boatshed, Boat Brae) (Waiting Room & Bothy, Boat Brae) (later Boatshed, Boat Brae) formerly Ferry Terminal, 1-3, Boat Road 4 Boat Road (former public lavatories, 5, Boat Road) 6 Boat Road former Post Office, 8, Boat Road (former shop at pier, Boat Road) house above former post office, Boat Road shop, part of 6, Boat Road Seamills Cottage [west half], High Road
Later use of the site : 6 Boat Brae 8 Boat Brae
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 10 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
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| 1878-79 dir | Sercombe, Samuel, butcher. Pierhead ; h. Maryfield ter., East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1878 Slater dir | Sercombe Samuel, Pier head : Fleshers. | ||
| 1877 Worrall dir | Sercombe Samuel, Pierhead : Butchers. | ||
| 1876-77 dir | Sercombe, Samuel, butcher, Pierhead ; h. Maryfield terrace, Newport [* ms. alteration - entry deleted] | location 2 | |
| 1874-75 dir | Sercombe, Samuel, butcher, Pierhead ; h. Maryfield terrace | location 2 | |
| 1873 Slater dir | Sercomb Samuel, Newport : Fleshers. | location 2 | |
| 1871-72 dir | Sercombe, Samuel, butcher, Pierhead ; h. Seacraig Cottages | location 2 | |
| 1869-70 dir | Sercombe, Samuel, flesher. Pier | ||
| 1867 Slater dir | Sercomb Samuel, Newport : Fleshers | location 2 | |
| 1866 Fife dir | Sercombe, Samuel, flesher, Pier Head |
Census records
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Valuation Roll entries There are 2 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
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| 1878-79 | 259 | House or Shop | The Dundee Harbour Trustees | same | Samuel Sercombe, flesher | 4 | View details | ||
| 1875-76 | 232 | House or Shop | The Trustees of the Harbour of Dundee | same | Samuel Sercombe, flesher | 4 | View details |
Railway Map References:
| Plan | Year | Ref | Description | Owner or reputed owner | Occupier | [Comments] |
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| RHP24570 (from the Caledonian) | 1872 | 8 | Butcher's shop | Samuel Sercombe | ||
| RHP34382 (Caledonian) | 1869 | 5 | Flesher's shop [listed with Waiting Room in original] | Tay Ferries Trustees; Caledonian Railway | Samuel Sercombe |
Early Sasines:
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