Location : Gas Office, High Street
= Property demolished or site redeveloped
Notes:
Other references can be found at : Gas Works
Introduction
The gas office on the High Street. Included in Valuation Roll as part of the gas works. Demolished 1903/4 after the new gasworks were opened on the Tayport Road.
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.439673,-2.941920
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 (formerly garages & workshop, 9, Boat Road) 6 Cupar Road (former house [1], Granary Lane) (former house [2], Granary Lane) (formerly 5, Granary Lane) (Smithy, formerly 9, Granary Lane) (Burgh Yard, formerly 11, Granary Lane) (Slaughter House, Granary Lane) (part of Gas Works Lane Granary [1], Granary Lane) (part of Gas Works Lane Granary [2], Granary Lane) (part of Gas Works Lane Granary [3], Granary Lane) (part of Gas Works Lane Granary [4], Granary Lane) (part of Gas Works Lane Granary [5], Granary Lane) (part of Gas Works Lane Granary [6], Granary Lane) (former house [3], Granary Lane) (former house [4], Granary Lane) (former house [5], Granary Lane) (former house [6], Granary Lane) (Newport harbour pack house, Granary Lane) (Caldwell, Granary Lane) (Old Granary [1], High Street) (Old Granary [2], High Street) (Old Granary [3], High Street) (Old Granary [4], High Street) (Old Granary [5], High Street) (Old Granary [6], High Street) (Old Granary [7], High Street) (Old Granary [8], High Street) (Old Granary [9], High Street) (Old Granary [10], High Street) (Old Granary [11], High Street) Newport Hotel, 1, High Street 3 High Street 5 High Street 7 High Street shop, 9, High Street St Mary's Church, High Street shop, 11, High Street 12 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, 52, High Street shop, 50, High Street (house at gasworks, High Street) downstairs property, 9, High Street (Bowling Green, High Street) (Newport House, High Street) (old house [north 1], 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)
Later use of the site : 11 High Street (front part) 9 High Street
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)
| Gas Office | to 1903 |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 14 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-02 dir | Husband, P. F., 27 Bank street, Dundee; Secretary and Treasurer, [under Newport Gas Light Company, Office, High Street; Gasworks, Old Harbour.] | location 2 | |
| 1901-02 dir | Black, James; Manager, [under Newport Gas Light Company, Office, High Street; Gasworks, Old Harbour.] | location 2 | |
| 1900-01 dir | Black, James; Manager, [under Newport Gas Light Company, Office, High Street; Gasworks, Old Harbour] | location 2 | |
| 1900-01 dir | Husband, P. F., 27 Bank street, Dundee, and Linden avenue, Newport; Secretary and Treasurer, [under Newport Gas Light Company, Office, High Street; Gasworks, Old Harbour] | location 2 | |
| 1899-00 dir | Husband, P. F., 27 Bank street, Dundee, and Linden avenue, Newport; Secretary and Treasurer, [under Newport Gas Light Company, Office, High Street; Gasworks, Old Harbour.] | location 2 | |
| 1899-00 dir | Black, James; Manager, [under Newport Gas Light Company, Office, High Street; Gasworks, Old Harbour.] | location 2 | |
| 1898-99 dir | Black, James; Manager, [under Newport Gas Light Company ; Office, High Street ; Gasworks, Old Harbour.] | location 2 | |
| 1898-99 dir | Husband, P. F., 27 Bank street, Dundee, and Linden avenue, Newport; Secretary and Treasurer, [under Newport Gas Light Company ; Office, High Street ; Gasworks, Old Harbour.] | location 2 | |
| 1897-98 dir | Husband, P. F., 27 Bank street, Dundee, and Linden avenue, Newport; Secretary and Treasurer, [under Newport Gas Light Company; Office, High Street ; Gasworks, Old Harbour] | location 2 | |
| 1897-98 dir | Black, James; Manager, [under Newport Gas Light Company; Office, High Street ; Gasworks, Old Harbour] | location 2 | |
| 1896-97 dir | Husband, P. F., 27 Bank street, Dundee, and Linden avenue, Newport; Secretary and Treasurer, [under Newport Gas Light Company, Office, High Street; Gasworks,] | location 2 | |
| 1896-97 dir | Black, James; Manager, [under Newport Gas Light Company, Office, High Street; Gasworks,] | location 2 | |
| 1895-96 dir | Black, James; Manager, [under Newport Gas Light Company ,Office, High Street; Gasworks, Old Harbour.] | location 2 | |
| 1895-96 dir | Husband, P. F., 27 Bank street, Dundee, and Linden avenue, Newport; Secretary and Treasurer, [under Newport Gas Light Company ,Office, High Street; Gasworks, Old Harbour.] | location 2 |
Census records
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Valuation Roll entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | ||
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Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 301 view details | Newport | buildings on High Street | (Gas Co, D I Young) | gas office; (later 9-11 High St) |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
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| 1904.00403 | Town Council to David Innes Young | Disp by Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Newport to David Innes Young baker High Street Newport, of pce grnd with frontage 36' to t/p and extending back 30' in its extreme W portion, : E partly by foot roads & stair, : N by road or access to Old Pier & Harbour, : S by t/p Newport - Cupar, & bldgs t/on near Old Pier & Harbour | 10 Mar 1904 | 301 | |
| 1897.00363 | Trs for Newport Gas Light Co to new Trs | Disp by surviving Trs for partners of Newport Gas Light Co to Trs for said company of pce grnd having frontage of 36' to t/p road and extending 30' backwards therefrom in its extreme W portion, : E partly by foot roads & stair, : N partly by road or access to Old Pier & harbour of Newport, : S by t/p Newport - Cupar, near the Old Pier & harbour of Newport | 20 Mar 1897 | 301 | |
| 1865.00073 | Tayfield to Trs Newport Gas Light Co | Trs Newport Gas Light Co regist feu disp to themselves by Berry, Tayfield of pce grnd near the Old Pier & harbour of Newport | 1 Feb 1865 | 301 | sasine 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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