Happy group at Windmill Park.
Four photographs showing hay-making at Northfield Farm in early 1950s.
He had attended Dundee High School, and the family home was at Woodlea, 25 Westfield Terrace, West Newport. His father was Provost of Newport from 1943-46, so was Provost when his son was killed. Colin was killed on 3rd December 1944, aged 19, in the Netherlands, and is buried in Vernay Cemetery there. He died in ...
The family of Henry Noble pose outside their home at Woodside, Queen Street. Henry Noble was the maintenance inspector on the ill-fated first railway bridge. However there was no question of any fault attributed to him at the Public Inquiry, and he continued to work as inspector during construction of the replacement bridge.
Newport High Street around 1900, still easily recognisable 120 years later. Ferguson the baker on the corner, then Matthew Morrison the butcher, followed by Andrew Malcolm grocer before the Clydesdale Bank. From around 1905 until 1930s the Clydesdale was located on the other side of the High Street. It then crossed back over to the ...
An unusual view of the High Street with the gasworks chimney dominating. The gasworks were established here in 1856. In 1903 fire damaged the property and a new site was found for the gasworks on the Tayport Road.
A leaflet detailing the history of St Mary's Church.
The history of St Thomas' Church, written in a series of articles for the church journal. They were written by R J Cairns between 1956 and 1958.
A History of the Newport Club, written in 1983 by W R Nicolson.
A delightful photograph of a very happy group of P7 pupils from Newport School, learning their hockey skills up in Windmill Park from PE teacher Margaret Wright. By the time this photograph was taken in 1971, the road bridge, and of course the link dual carriageway, had been open for nearly 5 years. Access to ...
He had served a joinery apprenticeship with Latto in Newport and had married Nell Harris from Pickletillum. They were living in King Street, East Newport before he joined the Merchant Navy, serving with the Ben Line. His father was chauffeur/gardener at Balmore on West Road and the family home was in the lodge there. On his ...
Photo of 1 Linden Avenue, home of Provost J T Young. This was taken between 1931 and 1934 as there are two Provost's lamps at the gate. One was removed when he retired.
Photograph shows international cricketer Ian Botham on the dual carriageway above Newport in 1985. He is on his charity walk from John o' Groats to Land's End. Botham's charity walks earned more than £12 million for children's charities.
Valentine Fleming, father of Ian Fleming of James Bond fame, was born in Tighavon in West Newport. It's the house accessed at the far end of Woodmuir Terrace numbered 15 Woodmuir Crescent. He was born there in 1882. He was the first child but the family moved south quite soon after that. Valentine would later ...
Ice hockey team playing on the frozen pond at Tayfield c. 1966.
In the 1960s Janetta's chip shop and cafe on Boat Road was the place to hang out. It was better known to most of its regulars by its rather unattractive nickname Stinky's!
Indoor bowling in Blyth Hall late 1950s. Back: Margaret Smart - Bessie Bowman Front: Belle Harley - Ann Harley - Jessie Betsworth
A parents' meeting inside Newport School in the early 1970s. It may well have been an open evening for the Brownies. We have plenty Newport School photographs, but this is the only one inside.
Insurance Mark from Ravenscraig, Tay Street.
A photograph of another consulting room at the GP surgery at Lovaine.
Interior view of St Fillan's Catholic Church in King Street, Newport-on-Tay.
His family home was at Whitehall Villa, 1 Robert Street, Newport, and his parents later had the fish shop in Robertson Place, (Cupar Road), Newport. He had attended Bell Baxter School, and had gained a Diploma in Electrical Engineering at Dundee Technical College. He had, like his father, joined the Freemasons. He volunteered for the ...
Advertisement for James Jack and Sons plumbers. They were in business in Newport from the 1880s. They had a show-room on Tay Street, and work-shop on Union Street.
A receipt and advertisement for James Jack and Sons, Plumbers, 1957. The business began in 1880 in the High Street, and moved to Union Street in 1890. In the early 1900s, a showroom was opened in premises adjacent to Harp Cottage, Tay Street (in 2020 Little Beehive Nursery), while the workshop remained in Union Street.