St Thomas' Church Centenary 1870 - 1970. Order of service leaflet for the service of Thanksgiving and Rededication. 15 November 1870. Social evening held 19 November 1970 in Blyth Hall.
St Thomas' Church. Performance of the Messiah with the augmented church choir, conducted by George Mottashaw.
Two photographs showing work being carried out to extend St Thomas' Church in 1902. A new chancel and transepts were added at the east end of the building, and an organ installed. At the same time the manse was built next door to the church.
Order of Service for the funeral in St Thomas' Church of Miss Fraser, sister and house-keeper to Rev Thomas Fraser for over forty years. 13 July 1911.
Order of Service leaflet for the induction of Rev Robert Howieson 26 April 1951.
An interior view of St Thomas' Church.
An unusual view of the interior of St Thomas' Church with its pink walls. Exact date unknown but certainly prior to 1970.
Memorial window in St Thomas' Church, now Newport Church of Scotland, commemorating those members of the church who were lost in World War I. Peter Black Ernest William Fairweather Robert Ernest Ferrier Robert John Gould Harry Charles Grant George Taylor Hastie Henry Love James McLaren Alexander James Bolton Milne George Sidney Ness Andrew Black Robertson William Morrison Robertson James Gibson Swinton Charles Young
Order of service for the dedication of the World War I memorial window in St Thomas' Church, now Newport Church of Scotland, 26 November 1922.
Unfortunately rather a blurred image of this service in St Thomas' Church for the armed forces based in the area. At the front of the church are the British, Polish and Norwegian flags.
Memorial plaque in St Thomas' Church, now Newport Church of Scotland, commemorating those church members who died in World War II. Harold Barlow Robert Gall Philip Holman Fred L Lees Eion MacGregor Harry B Moncur James S Nicoll John Scrimgeour Robert H Soutter Douglas M Stein Aubrey Thornton
Two drawings showing plans for the extension to St Thomas' Church in 1902. Plans were drawn on 24 May 1901. As can be seen on second drawing the area of the church would be more than doubled, from a very simple rectangle shape to a building with increased seating in new transepts, as well as ...
A leaflet giving details of the planning, installation and use of the fine 'Father' Willis Organ in St Thomas' Church.
St Thomas' Sunday School Nativity 1969
St Thomas' Church 1930s. Sunday School outing by horse and trap.
Two views of St Fillan's Catholic Church, Newport-on-Tay, one from King Street, one from Queen Street .
The Maryton Inn on Tay Street had extensive stabling behind on Union Street. This was sold after the Inn closed in 1830, and converted to housing.
Those of a certain age will remember using these old stamp machines. You popped in your penny, or two or three (old pennies of course, pre-decimalisation of 1971), and out came your stamp. In the days when snail mail was the only form of communication, these machines were lifelines when the post office was closed. ...
Stanley Gordon is a long-term resident of Newport and remembers many of the village shops from the 1950s .
A fine view down Station Brae showing the allotments on the left, dating probably from the 1950s. The allotments had been created early in World War II as part of the government's Dig for Victory campaign. Briefly, in the late 1920s, this ground had been the site of Newport's only putting green, but the ground ...
View down Station Brae. Before World War II this ground had been a putting green, but during the war it was dug up and used for allotments as part of the Government's Dig For Victory campaign. The allotments were maintained after the war until the town council built houses there for the elderly.
Steam freight train at East Newport Station. East Newport signal box and Thomas Muir, Son and Patton Ltd coal depot in background.
Steam locomotive 64577 at East Newport Station, photographed in November 1965. This engine was built in 1918 by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow, only being based at Dundee from January 1963. It was withdrawn from service in August 1966 and scrapped at Motherwell Machinery & Scrap, Inslow Works, Wishaw four months later. Thanks to ...
Steam train approaching West Newport station 1967.