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Location : formerly 32,  Robert Street

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Notes:      had an entrance via Union Street; demolished 1971-2. Ground floor. Ususally included with 34.

Part of a previously divided property. Other parts: formerly 34 Robert Street     

 

Introduction

From 1885 to 1912 part of shop & house at corner of Robert Street & Union Street, entered from Robert Street or from Union Street.

 

Commentary

All ground floor properties (2, 4, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 and 32/34 Robert Street) were built as shops but they lost out to the High Street and many were soon used as houses. There were 2 groups of houses on the two upper floors - 6, 8, 10 & 12 were accessed by a close and 24, 26, 28 & 30 were accessed by another close. (All numbers refer to 1967 numbering.)

On this whole plot there have been 3 generations of buildings.
1. Built from the 1830s on, a house, Tay Cottage, on Tay Street; further up Robert Street Turnbull's 2 workshop buildings with a house above one of them. Tay Cottage was demolished in 1876, the workshop in late 1877.
2. Built in 1877, the Royal Hotel on Tay Street, and a row of shops with houses above running up Robert Street and round into Union Street (the last bit built 1878). The whole block was known as Royal Buildings. They were all demolished in 1971-2.
3. Built in 1973-4, the existing Royal Buildings.

 

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.441968,-2.939533

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 6, Robert Street)   (formerly 8, Robert Street)   9 Robert Street   (formerly 10, Robert Street)   11 Robert Street   (formerly 12, Robert Street)   13 Robert Street   (formerly 14, Robert Street)   15 Robert Street   (formerly 16, Robert Street)   17 Robert Street   (formerly 18, Robert Street)   19 Robert Street   (formerly 20, Robert Street)   (formerly 22, Robert Street)   23 Robert Street   (formerly 24, Robert Street)   (formerly 26, Robert Street)   (formerly 28, Robert Street)   (formerly 30, Robert Street)   (formerly 34, Robert Street)   (house & workshop, Robert Street)   (Grocer's Shop, Robert Street)   7 Royal Buildings   8 Royal Buildings   9 Royal Buildings   10 Royal Buildings   11 Royal Buildings   12 Royal Buildings   13 Royal Buildings   14 Royal Buildings   15 Royal Buildings   16 Royal Buildings   17 Royal Buildings   18 Royal Buildings   (formerly 25, Union Street)   (formerly 27, Union Street)   (formerly part of 27, Union Street)   (formerly 29, Union Street)   8 Union Street   10 Union Street   12 Union Street   14 Union Street   16 Union Street   18 Union Street   19 Union Street   20 Union Street   22 Union Street   23 Union Street   (store & stable, formerly 24, Union Street)   (formerly 26, Union Street)   (formerly 28, Union Street)   (formerly 30, Union Street)   former stable and workshops, 31, Union Street   (formerly 32, Union Street)   (formerly 34, Union Street)   (formerly 36, Union Street)   (formerly 38, Union Street)   (formerly 40, Union Street)   (formerly 42, Union Street)   (formerly 44, Union Street)   (formerly 46, Union Street)   (formerly 48, Union Street)   50 Union Street   (hut addition for telephone exchange, Union Street)   (former slater's yard, Union Street)  

Later use of the site :   13 Royal Buildings     14 Royal Buildings     15 Royal Buildings     16 Royal Buildings     17 Royal Buildings     18 Royal Buildings     

Earlier use of the site :   (house & workshop)     

 

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

Royal Buildings     source: Newport History Group

 

1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys

Reference no.      76

 

Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)

13 Union Street1885 - 1912
14 Robert Streetto 1967

 

 

House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)

Royal Buildings
Royal Buildings infrequently
Turnbull's Buildings to 1907

 

 

Directory entries (before 1975)      There are 26 entries

SourceEntry 
1974 dirD. & C. Electriks, 32-34 Robert Street : Electrical Engineerslocation 2
1974 dirD. & C. Electriks, 32-34 Robert Streetlocation 2
1973 dirD. & C. Electriks, 32-34 Robert Street : Electrical Engineerslocation 2
1973 dirD. & C. Electriks, 32-34 Robert Streetlocation 2
1972 dirD. & C. Electriks, 32-34 Robert Streetlocation 2
1972 dirD. & C. Electriks, 32-34 Robert Street : Electrical Engineerslocation 2
1971 dirD. & C. Electriks, 32-34 Robert Street : Electrical Engineerslocation 2
1971 dirD. & C. Electriks, 32-34 Robert Streetlocation 2
1970 dirD. & C. Electriks, 32-34 Robert Street : Electrical Engineerslocation 2
1970 dirD. & C. Electriks, 32-34 Robert Streetlocation 2
1969 dirD. & C. Electriks, 32-34 Robert Streetlocation 2
1969 dirD. & C. Electriks, 32-34 Robert Street : Electrical Engineerslocation 2
1967 dirFindlay, William, 34 Robert street : Grocers.location 2
1966 dirFindlay, William, 34 Robert street : Grocers.location 2
1965 dirFindlay, William, 34 Robert street : Grocers.location 2
1964 dirFindlay, William, 15 Robert street : Grocers.location 2
1963-64 MacDonald dirFindlay, W., 14 and 15 Robert street; also confectioner. Phone 2065 : Grocerslocation 2
1963 dirFindlay, William, 15 Robert street : Grocers.location 2
1962 dirFindlay, William, grocer, 15 Robert streetlocation 2
1962 dirFindlay, William, 14 Robert street : Grocers.location 2
1961 dirFindlay, William, grocer, 15 Robert street; h. 14location 2
1961 dirFindlay, William, 14 Robert street : Grocers.location 2
1957-58 MacDonald dirCarroll William, 14 and 15 Robert street. Phone 3132 : Confectionerslocation 2
1957-58 MacDonald dirCarroll, William, 14 and 15 Robert street; also confectioner. Phone 3132 : Fruitererslocation 2
1949-50 MacDonald dirCarrol, Sam, 14 and 15 Robert street. Phone 3132 : Confectionerslocation 2
1949-50 MacDonald dirCarrol, Sam, 14 and 15 Robert street; also confectioner. Phone 3132 : Fruitererslocation 2

 

 

Entries in the Registers of Voters

SourceEnrol DateNameOccup.AddressQualificationPropertyatNotes
1900 Male Voters Mathewson, Robert Greengrocer Union Street, Newport Tenant of House Union Street

 

Census records

YearAddress Head NotesRooms
1911 Union Place Stark Walter 4
1901 Robert Street Mathewson Robert 5View household
1891 13 Union Street Davidson Alexander 2View household

 

 

Valuation Roll entries      There are 21 entries

YearNo.PropertyProprietorTenantOccupierValue
1915-16599House William Bowden, 1 Rustic Place, Dundee Walter Stark, grocer same 5View details
1912-13320House William Bowden, 1 Rustic Place, Dundee Walter Stark, grocer same 5View details
1907-08302House William Bowden per John Rattray, 50 Barrack St, Dundee Robert Matthewson same 5View details
1905-06290House William Bowden per John Rattray, 50 Barrack St, Dundee Robert Matthewson same 5View details
1903-04287House Heritable creditors in possession per John Rattray, 51 Tay St, Dundee Mrs Annie Kelly or Mathewson, greengrocer same 5View details
1901-02876House Heritable creditors in possession per John Rattray, 51 Tay St, Dundee Robert Mathewson, grocer same 5View details
1900-01859House Heritable creditors in possession per John Rattray, 51 Tay St, Dundee Robert Mathewson, grocer same 5View details
1899-00825House Heritable creditors in possession per John Rattray, 51 Tay St, Dundee Robert Mathewson, grocer same 5View details
1897-98776House Heritable creditors in possession per John Rattray, 51 Tay St, Dundee Robert Mathewson, grocer same 5View details
1896-97750House Heritable creditors in possession per John Rattray, 51 Tay St, Dundee Robert Mathewson, grocer same 5View details
1895-96717House Heritable creditors in possession per John Rattray, 51 Tay St, Dundee Robert Mathewson, grocer same 5View details
1894-95671House Heritable creditors in possession per John Rattray, 51 Tay St, Dundee Robert Mathewson, grocer same 5View details
1893-94648House Heritable creditors in possession per John Rattray, 51 Tay St, Dundee Robert Mathewson, grocer same 5View details
1892-93634House Heritable creditors in possession per D G Farquharson, house agent, 3 Barrack St., Dundee David Davidson, boatman same 5View details
1891-92618House Heritable creditors in possession per D G Farquharson, house agent, 3 Barrack St., Dundee David Davidson, boatman same 5View details
1890-91584House Heritable creditors in possession per D G Farquharson, house agent, 3 Barrack St., Dundee Alexander Davidson, carter same 5View details
1889-90557House Heritable creditors in possession per D G Farquharson, house agent, 3 Barrack St., Dundee empty 5View details
1885-86525House Messrs George Heron & Thomas Congleton, solicitors Dundee as disponees in trust for John Turnbull per D G Farquharson, 3 Barrack St., Dundee John Robertson, blacksmith same 5View details
1885-86520Shop Messrs George Heron & Thomas Congleton, solicitors Dundee as disponees in trust for John Turnbull per D G Farquharson, 3 Barrack St., Dundee empty 6View details
1881-82417Shop John Turnbull, engineer 6View details
1878-79397Shop John Turnbull, engineer 7View details half year

 

 

Early Sasines:

Sasine Plots:

Plot: 147  view details Maryton lot 5 52 falls 10 ells (Low, Croom, Geddes, Turnbull) Royal Buildings and predecessors On this whole plot there have been 3 generations of buildings.
1. Built from the 1830s on, a house, Tay Cottage, on Tay Street; further up Robert Street Turnbull's 2 workshop buildings with a house above one of them. Tay Cottage was demolished in 1876, the workshop in late 1877.
2. Built in 1877, the Royal Hotel on Tay Street, and a row of shops with houses above running up Robert Street and round into Union Street (the last bit built 1878). The whole block was known as Royal Buildings. They were all demolished in 1971-2.
3. Built in 1973-4, the existing Royal Buildings.

 

Sasine Abridgements:

RefIn BriefAbridgementRecordedPlots
1880.06076part of 1877 Webster family loan repaid; remainder transferred to Trs Mar Con Frederick Hayne Carter & Jane Letitia MorsonAssig & disch containing (1) Assig by Tr James Webster (for bonds to Elizabeth Webster ... Weston super Mare, Robert Webster, Alves, Moray deceased, David Webster coffee planter ... Ceylon, Graham Webster ... Victoria Australia) to Mar Con Frederick Hanye Carter, accountant Edinburgh & Jane Letitia Morson of £1800 of bond (16 Nov 1877) for £2000 by John Turnbull etc over 52 falls 10 ells lot 5 of Marytown; (2) disch of £200 of said bond5 Aug 1880147
1880.06075part of Blairs College loan transferred to Trs Mar Con Frederick Hayne Carter & Jane Letitia MorsonAssig by Trs Blairs College, Aberdeen to Mar Con Frederick Hanye Carter, accountant Edinburgh & Jane Letitia Morson of £2000 of bond (15 Dec 1876) £4000 by John Turnbull etc over 52 falls 10 ells lot 5 of Marytown ...5 Aug 1880147
1880.06013John Turnbull to TrsTrust disp by John Turnbull to Trs of lot 5 of Marytown, 52 falls 10 ells & hotel, shops, dwellings & bakery etc t/on ... : N & E by 30' roads, : S by 25' road20 Jul 1880147
1880.06012loan by Margaret Lind HeronBond £350 by John Turnbull, formerly millwright now coal merchant, Newport & disp by him ... & Turnbull family ... to Margaret Lind Heron, Home House, Broughty Ferry over lot 5 of Marytown, 52 falls 10 ells & hotel, shops, dwellings & bakery etc t/on ... : N & E by 30' roads, : S by 25' road20 Jul 1880147
1878.03463loan by Trs James Webster, this loan to take precedence over family's loansBond £300 by John Turnbull millwright & disp by him, consent of Jessie Turnbull, Elizabeth Turnbull, Margaret Turnbull, J & A Turnbull, Alexander Turnbull ... this bond to take precedence over family's loans, to Trs James Webster of Clapham Common, Surrey, for establishing an Academy in Dundee etc, over lot 5 of Marytown, 52 falls 10 ells & hotel, shops, dwellings & bakery etc t/on23 Sep 1878147
1877.02431loan by James, Elizabeth, Robert, David, Graham Webster, this loan to take precedence over family's loansBond £2000 by John Turnbull millwright to Trs ... for ... James Webster, Elizabeth Webster, Robert Webster, David Webster, Graham Webster ... & disp by John Turnbull, Jessie Turnbull, Elizabeth Turnbull, Margaret Turnbull, J & A Turnbull, Alexander Turnbull, Jane Howie / Muir ... this bond to take precedence over family's loans, over lot 5 of Marytown, 52 falls 10 ells & hotel, shops, dwellings & bakery etc t/on ... : N & E by 30' roads, : S by 25' road16 Nov 1877147
1876.01220McKenzie loan repaidDisch by Lewis McKenzie Newport disburd bond (17 May 1875) £1500 by John Turnbull millwright over 52 falls 10 ells lot 5 of Maryton ...15 Dec 1876147
1876.01219loan by Trs Blair College, this loan to take precedence over other loansBond £4000 & disp by John Turnbull millwright Newport, consent Jessie, Elizabeth & Margaret Turnbull & Jane Howie Muir / Turnbull, J & A Turnbull, Alexander Turnbull - their rights in bond 13 Jul 1864 - ... to Trs for Blairs College, Aberdeen of 52 falls 10 ells lot 5 of Maryton ... said bond shall rank preferably to other bonds15 Dec 1876147
1875.04410loan by Lewis McKenzie, to take precedence over other loanBond £1500 by John Turnbull & disp security by him, consent of Jessie, Elizabeth & Margaret Turnbull ... to Lewis McKenzie Newport over 52 falls 10 ells lot 5 of Marytown & dw houses etc t/on, : E by 30' road, : S by 25' road, : N by 30' road, pt of Seacraig, this bond to rank primo loco on said subjects17 May 1875147
1875.04168Trs Alexander Turnbull to John Turnbull (1/2)Disp by Trs Alexander Turnbull, engineer Newport to John Turnbull, millwright Newport of 1/2 pro indiviso of 52 falls 10 ells grnd lot 5 of Marytown & workshops, dwelling houses etc t/on, : E & N by 35' roads, pt of Seacraig2 Mar 1875147
1868.02582Alexander Turnbull's half to TrsTrs Alexander Turnbull get not instr of 1/2 of 52 falls 10 ells & houses etc t/on, lot 5 Marytown, as recorded … (1864.02692), & gen disp & settl by him 18664 Jan 1868147
1864.02694loan by Jessie, Elizabeth & Margaret Turnbull to J & A Turnbull, James Turnbull & Alexander TurnbullJessie, Elizabeth & Margaret Turnbull residing Newport get bond & disp for £80-11-9, £307-18-7 and £324-16-11 respectively by J & A Turnbull millwrights Newport as a company, and John & Alexander Turnbull, the only partners thereof as such and as individuals, consent of Jane Howie Muir spouse of Alexander Turnbull, over (1) E-most and W-most halves of 50 pol 15 yd & houses etc t/on lot 29 of Craighead, & over (2) 52 falls 10 ells grnd & houses etc t/on lot 5 of Maryton13 Jul 1864133, 282, 147
1864.02692Trs William Turnbull to John Turnbull & Alexander Turnbull (Dec 1862)John Turnbull millwright Newport and Alexander Turnbull millwright Newport reg disp to themselves by Trs William Turnbull millwright Newport Dec 1862 of 52 falls 10 ells No. 5 on plan of Maryton & houses etc t/on13 Jul 1864147
1862.01472William Turnbull to TrsTrs William Turnbull millwright Newport seised in 52 falls 10 ells of lands of Seacraig etc no. 5 on plan of village of Marytown & houses etc t/on on disp & settl by said William Turnbull 10 Jan 185728 Nov 1862147
1862.01451apportionment of feu dutues by Church of ScotlandTrs General Assembly of Church of Scotland grant deed of appointment of trust declaring the following plots - plots 1st - 24th described in disp (11 Nov 1862) - held by them for payment out of the rents, feu duties, etc thereof of the annual sum of £80 to minister of parish of Ardallie, and surplus rents etc to Treasurer, Church of Scotland, for endowments of chapels of ease (see 01395)24 Nov 186295, 102, 147, 148, 112, 113, 157, 117, 146, 100, 153, 194, 150, 165, 152, 202, 149, 75, 67
1862.01395Tayfield to Church of Scotland (feu duties, rents) [1-21 Marytown, 22-23 south of Marytown, 24 Craighead, 25-43 St Phillans]Trs General Assembly of Church of Scotland regist disp to themselves by John Berry, Tayfield of the following lands & others, pts of lands of Inverdovat, Craighead & Causewayhead, viz (1) 3 cottages in village of Marytown (now Easter Newport); pce grnd with the 2 cottages t/on on E side of E-most of said 3 cottages; self-contained cottage with attics & garden grnd; 19 falls 5 yd (22 pol 29 yd) grnd with the 2 cottages t/on on S side of road Newport - Ferryport, being all pts of subjects described in the title deeds as 2 roods 4 falls 24 ells grnd pt of lands of Seacraig etc and therein descr as marked no. 1 & no. 2 on a plan; [lot 3 not mentioned - ? public house]; (2) 42 falls 17 ells (1 rood 13 pol 12 yd) grnd no. 4 on said plan & erections t/on; (3) 52 falls 10 ells grnd no.5 on said plan & ho etc t/on; (4) 52 falls 10 ells (1 rood 25 pol 28 yd) grnd no. 6on said plan & ho etc t/on; (5) 41 falls 31 ells grnd no. 7 on said plan; (6) 2 pces grnd extending to 1 rood 30 falls 34 ells nos. 8 & 9 on said plan & houses t/on; (7) E-most half with the houses etc t/on, and W-most half of 2 pces grnd 80 falls 29 ells no. 10 & 11 on said plan; (8) 29 falls 22 ells grnd lot no. 12 on plan; (9) 35 falls and (10) 35 falls grnd nos. 13 & 14 on plan; (11) 40 falls 4 ells grnd no. 15 on plan & bldgs t/on; (12) 40 falls 4 ells grnd no. 16 on certified copy of said plan; [lot 17 missing - ? owned by Gibb, vintner]; (13) 40 falls 4 ells grnd no. 18 on plan; (14) 35 falls (41 pol 4 yd) grnd no. 19 on certified copy of plan & ho etc t/on; (15) 49 falls 14 ells grnd no. 20 on plan & houses etc t/on; (16) 40 falls 4 ells grnd lot 21 on cert. copy of plan; (17-20) 4 pces grnd 40 falls 4 ells each nos. 22, 23, 24, 25; (21) 49 falls 14 ells grnd no. 26 all on said plan & houses t/on;
(22) 1 rood 34 falls 18 ells grnd no. 39 on a plan; (23) 3 roods 38 falls 15 ells (4 rood 39 pol & 14 sq yd) grnd to the S thereof with quarry therein, being all pts of lands of Seacraig;
(24) 10 acres 32 falls of lands of Craighead & houses t/on;
(25) lot of 41.66 pol and (26) lot of 42 pol grnd marked no. 1 & 2 of street called Hillside Crescent on a ground plan; (27) lot of 44 pol (28) lot of 34 pol and (29) lot of 35 pol 16 yd grnd nos. 3, 4 & 5 on said ground plan; (30) lot of 44 pol grnd no. 6 on said ground plan on which a ho or cottage has now been erected; (31)lot of 44 pol grnd forming lot 7 & pt of lot 8 on said plan; (32) lot of 39 pol 16 yd pt of lot 8 & pt of lot 9 on plan; (33) 39 pol 16 yd composed of stance marked no. 10 & pt of stance marked no. 9 on said plan; (34-41) lots of 29 pol 28 yd, 33 pol 4 yd, 28 pol 26 yd, 22 pol 14 yd, 22 pol 14 yd, 22 pol 12 yd, 25 pol 23 yd, 30 pol 21 yd of grnd lots 11, 12, 13,14,15,16,17,19 on said plan; (42) lot of 30 pol 7 yd grnd no. 20 on plan & ho etc t/on; (43) 58 pol 15 yd forming 2 lots marked no. 21 & 22 on said plan, being all pts of park or pce grnd bewteen village of Easter Newport & t/p Newport - Cupar, & teinds ... reserving the feu rights …
[43 plots listed, but 1863.02082 refers to 45 plots - which is correct? Were lots 3 and 17 added later?]
11 Nov 186295, 102, 147, 148, 112, 113, 157, 117, 146, 100, 153, 194, 150, 165, 152, 202, 149, 75, 67, 243, 292, 291, 287, 288, 311, 289, 312, 308, 247, 256, 278, 285, 286, 284, 72, 204, 207, 290
1858.01614Geddes loan repaidMargaret Geddes grants disch of bond & disp (6 Apr 1849) £250 by William Turnbull & declares 52 falls 10 ells of Maryto & ho etc t/on disburdened (see 01954)17 May 1858147
1849.01954loan by Margaret GeddesMargaret Geddes gets bond & disp £250 by William Turnbull over 52 falls 10 ells & ho etc t/on in Maryton7 Apr 1849147
1849.01951Margaret Geddes to William TurnbullWilliam Turnbull, wright Maryton, seised 52 falls 10 ells & ho etc t/on in Maryton on disp by Margaret Geddes6 Apr 1849147
1838.03826John Croom to Margaret GeddesMargaret Geddes seised 52 falls 10 ells & ho t/on in Maryton on disp by John Croom, 19 May 1838.27 Jul 1838147
1833.01053David Low to William Turnbull to John CroomJohn Croom seised 52 falls 10 ells pt of lands of Seacraig & ho t/on in village of Maryton on disp by David Low, slater, Dundee to William Turnbull, formerly residing at Seamills now at Maryton & disp & assig by him18 Feb 1833147
1826.03118Scotscraig to David LowDavid Low, slater, Dundee seised 52 falls 10 ells in Maryton on feu ch by Robert Dalgleish, Scotscraig6 Jun 1826147, 250sasine extract

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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