A photograph taken from one of the Norwegian flying boats during World War II. It shows the area between James Street and Robert Street. Showing clearly are the old Royal Buildings and the tenement houses all the way up Robert Street to Union Street. The large block on the south side of Union Street is ...
Framed aerial photo of East and West Newport, 1960s.
An aerial photograph of East Newport, showing the extensive grounds of the then Seymour Hotel, with its sign on the river bank.
An aerial photograph of West Newport, showing the extensive grounds of Leng Home (Waterstone House/ Highfield) and the railway line, around 1960.
Aerial view of West Newport c. 1920.
Photograph of West Newport taken from one of the Norwegian flying boats during World War II. At the bottom of the picture the glasshouses and neat gardens at Balmore, while on the left West Newport station is just out of sight. Kirk Road only has houses on one side, and to cross the railway at ...
Postcard view of Newport from above the Leng Home.
A Norwegian waves from his flying boat while passing over Newport. There's a good clear view of the granary, but, apart from lack of traffic, the High Street hasn't changed much.
Aerial view showing Craighead Farm and out-buildings before their demolition. These two fields provided the site for post-war house building. First built were East Queen Street and Craighead Road in the late 1940s, exactly where the farm had been, followed by Elizabeth Crescent and Northfield Road in 1952-53, with Elizabeth Crescent named in acknowledgement of ...
Aerial view from 1940s showing the three large mansions and extensive grounds of Balmore, Kinbrae and Westwood. At the bottom right is Newport West station no bigger than a child's toy in this view.
A view over East Newport taken from the tower of St Thomas' Church. The view is dominated by St Fillan's Church, demolished in 1979. Below are the back views of the houses on William Street.
View over Newport c. 1970 towards a fairly new Tay Road Bridge. The Leng Home in the foreground.
Rather a grainy view here for this aerial shot of East Newport. The tenement block in the foreground would eventually give way to the Rio Cinema. At the far end of Union Street, beyond Robert Street, on the right hand side is another block of flats, no longer there, similar to the Union Place block ...
An aerial postcard view of Cupar Road and the houses in Scott Street.
Fife County Air Raid Precautions Registration Card.
The air raid shelter was on the sea wall where the new houses are. It was set about 5 feet back from the edge. Standing at the door on the east end nearest the water corner that we used to store our canoes. Directly opposite was Don’s old Blacksmith shop and forge. Maybe about 20 ...
Two photographs of the Newport ATC taken in Victoria Street probably in 1959. The occasion was the opening of their new hut there. Prior to the building of their own hut, the cadets met in the hall of the Congregational Church at the bottom of Kilnburn.
Lots of pottery bits and pieces found locally. Alex B Smith was a grocer and spirit dealer for a few years around 1900 in the shop on West Road that is now a house - now 10 West Road. Until about 1980 it was always a shop.
William was the son of William and Jeannie Allison, of Dalgarth, 8 Westwood Terrace, West Newport. He had been educated at Dundee High School, and trained as a chartered accountant with Moody Stewart and Robertson in Dundee. He emigrated to South Africa where he worked for De Beers, diamond merchants, before enlisting. He was awarded ...
The family home was Carlonan, 14 Beechwood Terrace West, Newport. Before the war, he worked in the offices of H and A Scott, jute manufacturers, in Dundee and was in the Newport Volunteer Corps. The Newport Volunteers had been formed as far back as 1860 , and as tension increased in the years before World ...
View of Alma Terrace in West Newport. from other side of railway line.
A large section of the crowd awaiting the Queen's arrival in 1958. There's clearly no through traffic here as the seating sweeps across the High Road towards Trinity Church.
Illustrated address of welcome for Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) on her visit to Newport in 1950. It was designed by local artist William Haeburn-Little.
An analysis of Trinity Church written in 1995 by student Helen MacGregor.