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The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Location : drinking fountain,  Tay Street

Historic Property ImageStreet View Image

Photo / old map: Historic photograph from Photopolis.

= Property still standing

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Introduction

Manufactured by Walter Macfarlane & Co at the Saracen Foundry, Glasgow. Donated by Mrs Blyth-Martin in 1882.

 

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.441692,-2.940821

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 Robert Street   (formerly 2, Robert Street)   3 Robert Street   5 Robert Street   7 Robert Street   18 Tay Street   20 Tay Street   22 Tay Street   24 Tay Street   26 Tay Street   28 Tay Street   30 Tay Street   (formerly 32, Tay Street)   (formerly 34, Tay Street)   (formerly 36, Tay Street)   (formerly 38, Tay Street)   (formerly 40, Tay Street)   (formerly 42, Tay Street)   (formerly 44, Tay Street)   (formerly 46, Tay Street)   (formerly 48, Tay Street)   (formerly Royal Bar, 50, Tay Street)   52 Tay Street   54 Tay Street   (house on site of 26, Tay Street)   (house on site of Royal Hotel, Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [2], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [3], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [4], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [5], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [6], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [7], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [8], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [9], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [10], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [11], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [12], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [13], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [14], Tay Street)   (Bathing Shelter, Tay Street)   (Boat House, Tay Street)   (old byre [4], Tay Street)   (old cottage [5], Tay Street)   (old byre [5a], Tay Street)   (old cottage [6], Tay Street)   (old cottage [7], Tay Street)  

 

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

Fountain     source: Newport History Group

 

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)

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Census records

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Valuation Roll entries

YearNo.PropertyProprietorTenantOccupierValue
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Early Sasines:

Sasine Plots:

Plot: 237  view details Newport 30.25 sq yd site of drinking fountain (Parochial Board) Fountain, Tay St

 

Sasine Abridgements:

RefIn BriefAbridgementRecordedPlots
1887.01674removal of feu dutyDisch by William Berry superior in favour of the Parochial Board disburd feu duty £1 + £1 over octagon 30.25 sq yd of Seabraes ... & a drinking fountain t/on ... to be held in blench farm paying one penny Scots only if asked31 Mar 1887237
1882.02586Berry, Tayfield to Parochial Board of Parish of ForganFeu ch by Berry, Tayfield to Parochial Board of Parish of Forgan of (as a site for a public drinking fountain) an octagonally-shaped pce grnd (30.25 sq yd) on the Sea Braes of Tayfield to N of and immediately adjoining the high road between Newport and Tayport at the part known as Tay Street6 Dec 1882237

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;

Basic Types of Sasine Abridgements     Worked example explaining the sasine transactions on the property pages     Sasine entries - background information and explanation

 

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