The Linden, 51, Craigcrook Road, Edinburgh

[dowdstree]

Just to clarify things according to the 1915 Valuation Roll -

The Ashby - Proprietor - Mrs Elizabeth Mackenzie and Captain Donald Mackenzie, Master Mariner - this later became No 4 Craigcrook Road and verifies the information given to me my the present owner.

The Linden - Proprietor - Mr Wilhelm Kuhn.

From this we can discount The Linden becoming No 4 when they gave the houses street numbers.

Dorrie

[dowdstree]

Gutten Abend Brigitte,

I have been looking at all the Valuation Rolls up to 1940.

Tidybooks has already given the information from the 1905 and 1915 Valuation Rolls so I will continue from there -

1920  -  The Lindens - Craigcrook Road  -  Proprietor - Russell Paton - He must have bought the house after Wilhelm Kuhn's Death in 1919. There was a tenant in the property named William Doig.

1925  -  Strathdon -    Craigcrook Road  -  Proprietor  - Russell Paton  - He must have changed the name of the house at some point between 1920 and 1925.

1930  -  Strathdon  -  Craigcrook Road  -  Proprietor  -  Russell Paton.

1935  -  No House name just number 24 Craigcrook Road  -  Proprietor  -  Russell Paton.

1940  -  No House name just number 24 Craigcrook Road  -  Proprietor  -  Russell Paton.

From this we now know that The Linden became Strathdon and then number 24 Craigcrook Road.

The house is still there and you can see it on google maps.

Best wishes,

Dorrie 

[Schorsch]

Oh, thank you Dorrie for finding out for me  , i will immediatly have a look at GM.

Best wishes,
Brigitte

[dowdstree]

I meant to say to you that it is the last house on the right before you turn into Jeffrey Avenue.

Sometimes GM does not take you to the exact address.

Dorrie

[Schorsch]

Ah, i will have a look again.

Good Night Dorrie   😴

[Schorsch]

Dorrie, when i stand in front of Jeffrey Avenue, is it the house on the right or on the left corner? I prefer the right one.  You told me already....it is late, good night.😂

[dowdstree]

You are correct if you are standing with the park at your back it is the one on the right hand corner. It has a black car in the driveway and a well trimmed hedge.

Dorrie

[Schorsch]

👍🏼

[Forfarian]

I was able to get a look at the Abridgements of Sasines.

840 (No 2). 1900-03-15. 3727/56. Disp by George Anderson, Builder, No 40 Shandwick Place, Edinburgh to William Kuhn, Print Seller and Picture Frame Maker, No 133 Lothian Road, Edinburgh of Area of ground, bounded on the south by Craigcrook Road, along which it extends 39 Feet 3 inches, forming the western division of 242/1000 Acre of ground part of the Lands of Craigcrook in the parish of Cramond dated Mar 14 1900.

6867. No 165. Mary 25 1920. 3-4. Disp by Suzanne Schnitzler or Kuhn, widow, residing at 33 London Street, Edinburgh, to Russell Paton, Organising Secretary, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, residing at 3 Craigcrook Terrace, Blackhall, in Area of ground bounded to the south by and extending 39 Feet 3 inches along Craigcrook Road,with House etc thereon, forming the western division of 242/1000 Acre of ground part of the Lands of Craigcrook in parish of Cramond, Dated May 15, 1920.

841 (No 3) records the sale of the eastern division of 242/1000 acres, extending 36 feet 3 inches on Craigcrook Road, by George Anderson to William Butler, grain merchant, No 16 Stafford Street, Edinburgh.

840 (No 1) records a feu by the Trustees of the Craigcrook Mortification to George Anderson, Builder.

So the story seems to be that in 1901 George Anderson acquired 242 1000ths of an acre from the Craigcrook Mortification (whatever that is), and probably did a deal whereby he split the ground into two parcels, sold them to William Kuhn and William Butler, and presumably built a pair of semidetached houses on it for them.