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Railway Plan for the proposed Glasgow & Dundee Junction Railway, November 1845 (page 2 - West Newport & Woodhaven)

Plans of Parts of Newport & Woodhaven in 1845

Background information about this railway plan is in the blog - A Tunnel Under Tayfield.

                Glasgow & Dundee Junction Railway.

  Tunnels shown as blue dotted lines.

  Floating bridge shown as a purple dotted line.

The Glasgow & Dundee Junction Railway Company proposed, in 1845, a railway to run from Dundee to Glasgow by Kinross and Stirling. The line itself would start at Craighead, the Dundee connection would have to be made by ferry.

This application for Parliamentary approval was for a line from Craighead to Newport pier. From there 2 choices were offered: (1) a line along the shore past Woodhaven and Scroggieside, round a bend to pass Wormit Farm, then through the Wormit Gap in the hills and round the hill at Sandford. The main line would run from there west through open countryside past Kilmany, Luthrie and Letham to Auchtermuchty, then on to Kinross and eventually Stirling and Glasgow. (2) a line heading south past Tayfield and Friarton, partly in tunnel, then turning southwest to join up with option (1) at Easter Kinnear Farm. Both options would connect to a branch to Cupar and St Andrews.

The line was never built, instead a line was built by the Edinburgh & Northern Railway Company from Cupar via Leuchars to Tayport.

These sketch maps below are taken from the Glasgow & Dundee Junction Railway plans, November 1845, at the National Records of Scotland, ref. RHP85254.

The solid red line indicates the positon of the proposed railway line. Apart from this, the plans show who owned, lived in, and had an interest in, every property along the proposed line. The properties are limited in scope to a small distance on either side of the railway line (the 'limits of deviation' - shown by red dashed lines), which is why some buildings are detailed on these plans while others, which are possibly more important, are not mentioned.

The numbers refer to the details given in the accompanying Book of Reference, given below.

 

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[The map below covers the area from the foot of Shepherd's road on the east, to Broadhaugh (44 West Rd) on the west.]

 

[The map below covers the area from Coronation Gardens on the east, to Ashcliffe (now 90 West Rd) on the west.]

 

[The map below covers the area from Fisher's Cottage (3 St Fort Rd) on the east, to the car park for Riverside Gardens on the west.]

     There are 73 records.

Co.	Year	Plan	Ref	Description	Owner or reputed owner	Occupier	[Comments]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	61	Rocks, rough ground, pasture ground, wood & outbuildings	William Berry	John Stewart	[not shown]
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	62	Dwelling house, outbuildings, garden ground, rough ground & footpath	William Berry	John Stewart	[Abercraig - not shown]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	63	Dwelling houses, stable, coach house outbuildings, garden ground, shrubbery, rocks, rough ground & wood	Richard Gleadhill Holden (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	Richard Gleadhill Holden	[4 West Road - not shown]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	64	Dwelling houses, outbuildings, garden ground, rocks, rough ground & wood	Arthur Baird (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	Arthur Baird	[site of 10 West Road]
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	65	Arable, used as bleaching green	Mrs William Just (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	Richard Gleadhill Holden, Arthur Baird, Robert Just, Mrs Barbara Mackie or Just, David Just, Margaret Mackie, Mrs Margaret Walker or Duncan, Mrs Margaret Hill or Bell, Andrew Kilgour, Alexander, Margaret& Helen Ritchie, James Smith, Thomas Just, Mrs William Just, Mrs Magdalen Greig or Kidd
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	66	Occupation road	Henry Stewart, William Berry	Alexander Robertson
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	67	Dwelling houses, wright's shop, outbuildings & garden ground	Mrs Barbara Mackie or Just (liferentrix); Robert Just (fiar); William Berry (superior)	Mrs Magdalene Greig or Kidd, Mrs Bathia Wood or Hay, Mrs Barbara Mackie or Just, Robert Just	[Just's Land]	Location Location 2 Location 3
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	68	Pier or jetty	Henry Stewart	Alexander Robertson (lessee & occupier)
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	69	Garden ground & rough ground	David Just (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	David Just
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	70	Dwelling house, byre, barn, outbuildings & garden ground	David Just (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	David Just	[the block to left of the number 70 is on back garden of 28/30 West Rd, and the block beneath the number 70 is the building known as River House]	Location Location 2 Location 3
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	71	Dwelling house, outbuildings & garden ground	John Just (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	Miss Katherine Small, Mrs Isabella Miller or Scott	[36/38 West Road]	Location Location 2
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	72	Dwelling house, outbuildings & garden ground	George Just (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	William Thornton	[40/42 West Road]	Location Location 2
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	73	Dwelling house, outbuildings & garden ground	Alexander Kermath (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	Alexander Kermath	[Broadhaugh, 44 West Road]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	74	Arable	Robert Just (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	Robert Just	[not shown]
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	75	Dwelling house, outbuildings & garden ground	Mrs William Just (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	Mrs William Just	[52 West Rd - not shown]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	76	Dwelling houses, outbuildings & garden ground	Miss Margaret Mackie (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	Miss Isabella Thomson, Miss Alison Thomson, Robert Rintoul, Miss Margaret Mackie	[54-58 West Rd - not shown]	Location Location 2 Location 3
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	77	Dwelling house, byre, outbuildings & garden ground	Mrs Margaret Walker or Duncan (liferentrix), William Duncan (fiar); William Berry (superior)	Mrs Margaret Walker or Duncan, William Duncan	[60 West Rd - not shown]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	78	Dwelling house & garden ground	Mrs Margaret Hill or Bell, relict of Alexander Bell wine merchant Dundee (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	James Miller	[62 West Rd - not shown]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	79	Dwelling house & garden ground	Mrs Margaret Hill or Bell, relict of Alexander Bell wine merchant Dundee (proprietor); William Berry (superior)		[Well Cottage - not shown]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	80	Dwelling house, outbuildings & garden ground	Alexander Jack, island of Trinidad (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	William Duncan	[Coronation Garden]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	81	Dwelling house, outbuildings, garden ground, rough ground & rocks	Andrew Kilgour (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	Andrew Kilgour	[66 West Rd]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	82	Dwelling house, outbuildings & garden ground	Alexander Ritchie, Margaret Ritchie, Helen Ritchie (proprietors); William Berry (superior)	James Smith	[68 West Rd]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	83	Byre, stable, shed, outbuildings, court & garden ground	Thomas Just (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	Thomas Just	[site of 70 West Road]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	84	Occupation road	William Berry	Thomas Just, Mrs Isabella Brown or Cameron, Margaret Brown, Andrew Kilgour, James Smith
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	85	Dwelling house, straw house, outbuildings & garden ground	Thomas Just (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	Thomas Just	[1 Riverside Lane and 74 West Road were built on the site of, or converted from, Thomas Just's house. 76 West Road was later added on to the west.]	Location Location 2
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	86	Bathing house & arable	Thomas Just (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	Thomas Just	[Riverside Cottage]	Location Location 2
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	87	Arable	Thomas Just (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	Thomas Just
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	88	Dwelling house, outbuildings & garden ground	Mrs Margaret Hill or Bell, relict of Alexander Bell wine merchant Dundee (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	Mrs Isabella Brown or Cameron, Margaret Brown	[demolished, was Riverside [3] ]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	89	Dwelling house, outbuildings, garden, pasture ground, rough ground & rocks	Henry Stewart (proprietor); William Berry (superior)	William Thornton (lessee); David Pitcairn (occupier)	[Wellgate House]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	90	Dwelling houses, outbuildings & garden ground	William Berry	Mrs Jane Cameron, David Scott, John Baillie, Peter Inglis	[Pluck-the-Craw, now the site of 84 West Road]	Location Location 2 Location 3
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	91	Rough ground, rocks & wood	William Berry
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	92	Arable, rough ground, rocks & wood	William Berry	Mrs Ann Cramond or Brand	[site of 88/90 West Road]
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	93	Pasture & trees	Henry Stewart	Thomas Welch	[not shown]
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	93a	Rocks & rough ground	Henry Stewart		[not shown]
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	94	Dwelling house & garden ground	Henry Stewart	Alexander Robertson (lessee & occupier)	[Fisher's Cottage]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	95	Dwelling house or fisherman's bothy	Henry Stewart	Alexander Robertson (lessee & occupier)		Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	96	Pier or jetty	Henry Stewart	Alexander Robertson (lessee & occupier)
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	97	Occupation road	Henry Stewart	James Ronald, Alexander Kermath, Thomas Welch
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	98	Pasture, rough ground & rocks	Henry Stewart	Alexander Robertson (lessee & occupier)
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	99	Granary	Henry Stewart	James Ronald, Alexander Kermath	[Rock House]	Location Location 2 Location 3
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	100	Wood-yard, wright's shops, sheds & outbuildings, & access road	Henry Stewart	George Just (lessee & Occupier)		Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	101	Court or mason's yard, sheds & access roads	Henry Stewart	George Just (lessee & Occupier)		Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	102	Dwelling house, outbuildings & garden ground	Henry Stewart	Mrs Elizabeth Thomson or Mackie	[Woodhaven Cottage, 1 St Fort Road]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	103	Pasture ground & wood	Henry Stewart	Thomas Welch
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	104	Burn or stream	Henry Stewart	Thomas Welch
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	105	Harbours, piers & landing places	Henry Stewart	Henry Stewart, Thomas Welch
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	106	Road to pier	Henry Stewart	Henry Stewart, Thomas Welch, the Public
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	107	Granary & warehouses	Henry Stewart	Henry Stewart, Thomas Welch	[later joiner's workshop]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	108	Pasture ground	Henry Stewart	Alexander Rhind
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	109	Granary, cart shed, mill shed, barn, cattle shed, dung court, stack yard & access road	Henry Stewart	Alexander Rhind (lessee & occupier)	[Woodhaven Farm buildings]
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	110	Rough ground, pasture ground, rocks & wood	Henry Stewart
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	111	Dwelling house & garden ground	Henry Stewart	Robert Phillip	[Woodhaven Inn, later Mars Cottage]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	112	Arable, garden ground & outbuildings	Henry Stewart	Robert Phillip
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	113	Dwelling house & stable	Trustees of Cupar District of Turnpike Roads in the County of Fife	William Stobie (lessee); James Wright, Robert Phillip (occupiers)	[Woodhaven Toll]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	113a	Turnpike road	Trustees of Cupar District of Turnpike Roads in the County of Fife	The Public
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	114	Dwelling houses & garden ground	Henry Stewart	Thomas Welch (lessee & occupier)	[Site of 89-95 Riverside Rd]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	115	Dwelling house & garden ground	Henry Stewart	Susan Brown, Mrs Margaret Mitchell or Patrick	[Site of 89-95 Riverside Rd]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	116	Dwelling houses & garden ground	Henry Stewart	Alexander Rhind (lessee); William Ogg, Arthur Latto (occupiers)	[Site of 89-95 Riverside Rd]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	117	Garden ground, outbuildings & footpath	Henry Stewart	Thomas Welch, Susan Brown, Arthur Latto, William Ogg
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	118	Dwelling houses & garden ground	Henry Stewart	David Kay, George McIntosh	[85/87 Riverside Road]	Location Location 2
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	119	Dwelling house, outbuildings, garden ground & footpath	Henry Stewart	Mrs Ann Melville or Fotheringham		Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	120	Dwelling houses	Henry Stewart	Archibald Aitken, Margaret Kidd or Greig, Janet Kidd, Janet Williamson		Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	121	Dwelling house	Henry Stewart	James Peebles		Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	122	Garden ground & footpath	Henry Stewart	Mrs Margaret Mitchell or Patrick & Mrs Ann Melville or Fotheringham
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	123	Garden ground, pasture, trees & outbuildings	Henry Stewart	James Peebles, Archibald Aitken, Alexander Tosh, Mrs Margaret Kidd or Greig, Janet Kidd, James Wright, Arthur Latto
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	124	Occupation road	Henry Stewart	Alexander Rhind, Alexander Robertson
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	125	Dwelling house & garden	Henry Stewart	James Simpson		Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	126	Dwelling houses, outbuildings & garden ground	Henry Stewart	James Duncan		Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	127	Dwelling house, stable & outbuildings	Henry Stewart	Alexander Tosh, James Duncan		Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	128	Malt-barn, kiln & granary	Henry Stewart	Alexander Rhind (lessee & occupier)	[site of 79 Riverside Road]	Location
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	129	Pasture, trees & footpaths	Henry Stewart	Thomas Welch
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	130	Arable	Henry Stewart	Alexander Rhind (lessee & occupier)
G & D J	1845	RHP85254	131	Arable	Henry Stewart	Alexander Rhind (lessee & occupier)	[Riverside Gardens car park]

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