Location : 12 High Street
= Property still standing
Notes: first floor
Other properties at the same location : 14 High Street 16 High Street
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.439408,-2.941729
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): 2 Blyth Street 4 Blyth Street 6 Cupar Road (formerly 5, Granary Lane) (Smithy, formerly 9, Granary Lane) (Burgh Yard, formerly 11, Granary Lane) (Newport harbour pack house, Granary Lane) (Caldwell, Granary Lane) Newport Hotel, 1, High Street 3 High Street 4 High Street 5 High Street office at front, 6, High Street 7 High Street 8 High Street shop, 9, High Street 10 High Street St Mary's Church, High Street shop, 11, High Street shop, 13, High Street 14 High Street shop, 15, High Street shop, 16, High Street 18 High Street 20 High Street 22 High Street shop, 24, High Street 26 High Street 28a, High Street shop, 28, High Street shop, 30, High Street shop, 32, High Street 34 High Street 36 High Street shop, 38, High Street shop, 40, High Street shop, 46, High Street shop, 48, High Street shop, 50, High Street (house at gasworks, High Street) (Gas Office, High Street) downstairs property, 9, High Street (Bowling Green, High Street) (cottage south of 4, High Street) (old house [north 2], High Street) (old house [north 3], High Street) (old house [south 1], High Street) (old house [south 2], High Street) (old house [south 3], High Street) (old house [south 4], High Street) (Congregational Church, Kilnburn) (the Waterside (East Water), Old Places)
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| High Street (ward 2) |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Louise Place | ||
| Louisa Terrace | 1890s |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 93 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 dir | Kilgour, D. M., 12 High Street | ||
| 1973 dir | Kilgour, D. M., 12 High Street | ||
| 1972 dir | Kilgour, D. M., 12 High Street | ||
| 1971 dir | Kilgour, D. M., 12 High Street | ||
| 1970 dir | Kilgour, D. M., 12 High Street | ||
| 1969 dir | Kilgour, D. M., 12 High Street | ||
| 1968 dir | Kilgour, D. M., 12 High Street | ||
| 1967 dir | Kilgour, D. M., 12 High street | ||
| 1966 dir | Kilgour, D. M., 12 High street | ||
| 1965 dir | Kilgour, D. M., 12 High street | ||
| 1964 dir | Kilgour, D. M., Louisa place, High street | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Kilgour, D. M., postmaster, newsagent, stationer, and tobacconist, Pierhead ; h. Louise place, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1950-51 dir | Kilgour, D. M., postmaster, newsagent, stationer, and tobacconist, Pierhead ; h. Louise place, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1949-50 dir | Kilgour, D. M., postmaster, newsagent, stationer, and tobacconist, Pierhead ; h. Louise place, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1948-49 dir | Kilgour, D. M., postmaster, newsagent, stationer, and tobacconist, Pierhead ; h. Louise place, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1948-49 dir | Kilgour, Mrs D. M., Louise place, East Newport; Secretary, [under Newport Unionist Association] | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Kilgour, Mrs D. M., Louise place, East Newport; Secretary, [under Newport Unionist Association] | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Kilgour, D. M. postmaster, newsagent, stationer, and tobacconist, Pierhead ; h. Louise place, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1947-48 dir | Kilgour, D. M., Louise, place, East Newport; Secretary, [under Newport Ex-Service Association] | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Kilgour, D. M., postmaster, newsagent, stationer, and tobacconist, Pierhead ; h. Louise place, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1942-43 dir | Kilgour, D. M., postmaster, newsagent, stationer, and tobacconist, Pierhead ; h. Louise place, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1941-42 dir | Kilgour, D. M., postmaster, newsagent, stationer, and tobacconist, Pierhead ; h. Louise place, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1940-41 dir | Kilgour, D. M., postmaster, newsagent, stationer, and tobacconist, Pierhead ; h. Louise place, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1939-40 dir | Kilgour, D. M., postmaster, newsagent, stationer, and tobacconist, Pierhead ; h. Louise place, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1939-40 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., coal merchant, Station road, East Newport ; h. Louise place, High street | location 2 | |
| 1938-39 dir | Kilgour, D. M., postmaster, newsagent, stationer, and tobacconist, Pierhead ; h. Louise place, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1938-39 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., coal merchant, Station road, East Newport ; h. Louise place, High street | location 2 | |
| 1937-38 dir | Scrymgeour, Mrs Charles, Louise place, High street | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., coal merchant, Station road, East Newport ; h. Louise place, High street | location 2 | |
| 1936-37 dir | Scrymgeour, Mrs Charles, Louise place, High street | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., coal merchant, Station road, East Newport. h. Louise place, High ,street | location 2 | |
| 1935-36 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., coal merchant, Station road, East Newport ; h. Louise place, High street | location 2 | |
| 1935-36 dir | Scrymgeour, Mrs Charles, Louise place, High street | ||
| 1934-35 MacDonald dir | Liberal Club, Louise place : Clubs | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., coal merchant, Station road, East Newport ; h. Louise place, High street, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1934-35 dir | Scrymgeour, Mrs Charles, Louise place, High street, East Newport | ||
| 1933-34 MacDonald dir | Liberal Club, Louise place : Clubs | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., Louise place, High street, East Newport; Secretary, [under Forgan Liberal Association] | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., Louise place, High street, East Newport; Hon. Secretary, [under Newport Liberal Club] | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., coal merchant, Station road, East Newport ; h. Louise place, High street, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1933-34 dir | Scrymgeour, Mrs Charles, Louise place, High street, East Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., Louise place, High street, East Newport; Secretary, [under Forgan Liberal Association] | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Scrymgeour, Mrs Charles, Louise place, High street, East Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., Louise place, High street, East Newport; Hon. Secretary, [under Newport Liberal Club] | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., coal merchant, Station road, East Newport ; h. Louise place, High street, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1931-32 MacDonald dir | Liberal Club, Louise place : Clubs | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., Louise place, East Newport; Secretary, [under Forgan Liberal Association] | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Scrymgeour, Chas. (assurance agent, Dundee), Louise place, High street | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., Louise place, East Newport; Hon. Secretary, [under Newport Liberal Club] | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., Louise place, East Newport; Hon. Secretary, [under Newport Liberal Club] | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., Louise place, East Newport; Secretary, [under Forgan Liberal Association] | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Scrymgeour, Chas. (assurance agent, Dundee), Louise place, High street | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., Louise place, East Newport; Hon. Secretary, [under Newport Liberal Club] | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Scrymgeour, Chas. (assurance agent, Dundee), Louise place, High street | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., Louise place, East Newport; Secretary, [under Forgan Liberal Association] | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., Louise pl., East Newport.; Hon. Secretary, [under Newport Liberal Club] | location 2 | |
| 1928-29 dir | Scrymgeour, Chas. (assurance agent, Dundee), Louise place, High street | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., Louise place, East Newport; Secretary, [under Forgan Liberal Association] | ||
| 1928 Kelly dir | Scrymgeour Charles, Louise place, E | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., Louise place, East Newport; Secretary, [under Forgan Liberal Association] | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Scrymgeour, Chas. (assurance agent, Dundee), Louise place, High street | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., Louise pl., East Newport; Hon. Secretary, [under Newport Liberal Club] | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., Louise place, East Newport; Secre?tary, [under Forgan Liberal Association] | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Scrymgeour, James T., Louise pl., East Newport; Hon. Secretary, [under Newport Liberal Club] | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Scrymgeour, Chas. (assurance agent, Dundee), Louise place, High street | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Scrymgeour, Chas. (assurance agent, Dundee), Louise place, High street | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Scrymgeour, Chas. (assurance agent, Dundee), Louise place, High street | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Scrymgeour, Chas. (assurance agent, Dundee), Louise place. High street | ||
| 1921 Slater dir | Scrymgeour Charles, Louise place, E | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Scrymgeour, Chas. (assurance agent, Dundee), Louise place, High street | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Scrymgeour, Chas. (assurance agent, Dundee), Louise place, High street | ||
| 1915-16 MacDonald dir | Scrimgeour, Charles, High st. | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Scrymgeour, Chas. (assurance agent, Dundee), Louise place, High street | ||
| 1915 Slater dir | Scrymgeour Charles. Louise place. E | ||
| 1914-15 MacDonald dir | Scrimgeour, Charles, High st. | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Scrymgeour, Chas. (assurance agent, Dundee), Louise place, High street | ||
| 1913-14 MacDonald dir | Scrimgeour, Charles, High st. | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Scrymgeour, Chas. (assurance agent, Dundee), Louise place, High street | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Scrymgeour, Chas. (assurance agent, Dundee), Louise place, High street | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Scrymgeour, Chas. (assurance agent, Dundee), Louise place, High street | ||
| 1911 Slater dir | Scrymgeour Charles, Louise place, E | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Scrymgeour, Chas. (assurance agent, Dundee), Louise place. High street | ||
| 1899 Slater dir | Smith Georgina (Mrs.), householder, Louisa terrace. E [under Commercial] | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Smith, Alexander H., shipmaster, Louise place, High street | ||
| 1897-98 dir | Smith, Alexander H., shipmaster, Louise place, High street | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Smith, Alexander H., shipmaster, Louise place, High street | ||
| 1896 Slater dir | Smith Georgina (Mrs.), householder, Louisa terrace, E [under Commercial] | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Smith, Alexander H., shipmaster, Louise place, High street | ||
| 1894-95 dir | Smith, Alexander H., shipmaster, Louise place, High street | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Smith, Miss, Louise place, High street | ||
| 1893 Slater dir | Smith Miss Susan, Louisa ter. E N | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Smith, Miss, Louise place, High street | ||
| 1891-92 dir | Smith, Miss, High street |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Roger, Thomas | Grocer | Tay Terrace, Newport | Proprietor of Houses | High Street |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Louise Place | Scrymgeour | Charles | 5 | ||||
| 1911 | High Street, Louise Place | Scrymgeour | Charles | 5 | ||||
| 1901 | High Street | Peebles | William Ramsay | 5 | View household | |||
| 1891 | High Street | Uninhabited | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 40 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 218100 | House | Reps of late Jane L Roger per J & J Scrimgeour, solicitors, Dundee | Douglas M Kilgour | 92 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 218100 | House | Reps of late Jane L Roger per J & J Scrimgeour, solicitors, Dundee | Douglas M Kilgour | 92 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 218100 | House | Reps of late Jane L Roger per J & J Scrimgeour, solicitors, Dundee | Douglas M Kilgour | 92 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 218100 | House | Reps of late Jane L Roger per J & J Scrimgeour, solicitors, Dundee | Douglas M Kilgour | 92 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 2181 | House | Reps of late Jane L Roger per J & J Scrimgeour, solicitors, Dundee | Douglas M Kilgour | 62 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 2181 | House | Reps of late Jane L Roger per J & J Scrimgeour, solicitors, Dundee | Douglas M Kilgour | 62 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 828 | House | Reps of late Jane L Roger per J & J Scrimgeour, solicitors, Dundee | Douglas M Kilgour | 62 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 828 | House | Reps of late Jane L Roger per J & J Scrimgeour, solicitors, Dundee | Douglas M Kilgour | 62 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 828 | House | Reps of late Jane L Roger per J & J Scrimgeour, solicitors, Dundee | Douglas M Kilgour | 53 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 2409 | House | Jane L Roger per J & J Scrimgeour, solicitors, Dundee | Douglas M Kilgour | 53 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 986 | House | Jane L, Gertrude & Caroline Roger, Snowden, Tay Terrace | Douglas M Kilgour | 32-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 966 | House | Jane L, Gertrude & Caroline Roger, Snowden, Tay Terrace per first named | Douglas M Kilgour | 32-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 942 | House | Jane L, Gertrude & Caroline Roger, Snowden, Tay Terrace per first named | Douglas M Kilgour | 32-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 909 | House | Jane L, Gertrude & Caroline Roger, Snowden, Tay Terrace per first named | Douglas M Kilgour | 32-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 890 | House | Jane L, Gertrude & Caroline Roger, Snowden, Tay Terrace per first named | Douglas M Kilgour | 32-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 891 | House | Jane L, Gertrude & Caroline Roger, Snowden, Tay Terrace per first named | Douglas M Kilgour | 32-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 903 | House | Jane L, Gertrude & Caroline Roger, Snowden, Tay Terrace per first named | Mrs Charles Scrimgeour | 30 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 872 | House | Trs of late Thomas Roger, grocer, per Charles R Roger, 3 Struan Place | Mrs Charles Scrimgeour | 30 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 845 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | Mrs Charles Scrimgeour | 30 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 842 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | Charles Scrimgeour, assurance secretary | 30 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 835 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | Charles Scrimgeour, assurance secretary | 30 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 818 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | Charles Scrimgeour, assurance secretary | same | 30 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 797 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | Charles Scrimgeour, assurance secretary | same | 30 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 777 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | Charles Scrimgeour, assurance secretary | same | 25 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 775 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | Charles Scrimgeour, assurance secretary | same | 25 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 770 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | Charles Scrimgeour, assurance secretary | same | 25 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 987 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | Charles Scrimgeour, assurance secretary | same | 25 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 962 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | John Webster, retired | same | 27 | View details | ||
| 1905-06 | 942 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | Thomas Wyse, engineer | same | 27 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 926 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | Edward Moir, retired merchant | same | 27 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 780 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | William Peebles, stationer | same | 25 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 768 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | empty | 27 | View details | |||
| 1899-00 | 737 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | Alexander H Smith, shipmaster | same | 27 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 688 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | Alexander H Smith, shipmaster | same | 28 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 662 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | Alexander H Smith, shipmaster | same | 28 | View details | ||
| 1895-96 | 629 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | Alexander H Smith, shipmaster | same | 27 | View details | ||
| 1894-95 | 586 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | Alexander H Smith, shipmaster | same | 27 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 566 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | Miss Susan Smith | same | 25 | View details | ||
| 1892-93 | 555 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | Miss Susan Smith | same | 25 | View details | ||
| 1891-92 | 544 | House | Thomas Roger, grocer | Miss Susan Smith | same | 25 | View details |
Dean of Guild Plans:
| Address | Applicant | Architect | Works | Date | Note | Old Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Street, Newport | James Brown | Durward Brown and A J Gordon, SW | appoved of 'so far as regards the levels of the foundations'. | 14 March 1892 | [also 14 High St] | DG/N/6/3 | 1 sheet |
Held at Fife Archives. See index page
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 517 view details | Newport | 1st & 2nd floors | (Roger) | 12-14 High St |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936.01289 | Trs Thomas Roger to Jane Louise, Gertrude & Caroline Smith Roger | Disp by Trs deceased Thomas Roger to Jane Louise Roger, Gertrude Roger & Caroline Smith Roger, Snowdon, Tay Tce, Newport equally of … houses being the 2 flats above the shop at 16 High St, outhouses at SE corner of whole subjects, right of access by Kilnburn Steps, small outhouse / celler underneath stone stairs to upper of said flats & right to use roof of back portion of said shop & extension t/of for drying clothes etc, being pt of subjects ( : SW by Kilnburn Steps, : SE by Prinlaws Place) in feu ch to Thomas Roger 14 May 1890 in Newport | 10 Jul 1936 | 517, 515 |
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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