The temporary bridge with one of the coffer dams taking shape in the foreground.
Work being done creating the Fife abutment above the Tayport road.
The dual carriageway above East Newport looks complete, although there may still be work being done in the distance. The dual carriageway effectively cut off access to Windmill Park, Newport's much loved recreation area.
Construction of the massive Fife abutment, built above the Tayport road, just visible in the photograph.
Dinner held by Newport Town Council in the Council Chambers in Scott Street, to celebrate the first anniversary of the Tay Road Bridge. Friday 18 August 1967.
Booklet produced in 2006 to celebrate forty years since the opening of the Tay Road Bridge.
View from Tay Street of Road Bridge under construction.
View of Road Bridge from Tayview Terrace.
Framed memorabilia from the opening of the Tay Road Bridge: jigsaw and envelope with first day cover with commemorative postmark (18 August 1966).
Memorial column on roundabout at south end of road bridge. This memorial is in memory of the five workmen who died during road bridge construction, and of contractor Willie Logan who died in 1966 when his private plane crashed near Inverness. He never saw his bridge completed. The memorial is in the shape of one ...
Memories of the Tay Road Bridge from Brian Malaws. What an interesting website! The bit that brought back the memories for me was the section on the Tay road bridge. We spent every summer holiday in Crail from the 1950s on and although we had relatives north of Dundee, we rarely visited as our only option ...
This photograph provides an excellent view of the temporary road bridge, but it is equally as interesting to see this end of the village in such detail. Many of the houses have changed considerably in 40 years, with alterations and extensions. The Riverview Lodge (previously Seymour) area has been completely redeveloped, and in the lower ...
Booklet produced in 1996 to celebrate thirty years since the opening of the Tay Road Bridge.
This set of photographs shows the Tay Road Bridge under construction between 1964 and 1966. The temporary wooden bridge allowed easier access to all sections of the bridge. In two of the photographs the old Carolina Port power station is visible beyond the bridge. It was demolished in the mid-1980s. The photographs were taken by ...
All ready and waiting. Crowds await the arrival of the royal car over the bridge from Dundee where the Queen Mother had performed the Tay Road Bridge opening ceremony. Thursday 18 August 1966.
This framed photo shows the newly opened Tay Road Bridge (taken from Dundee) with information about its construction. The bridge was opened by H M Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother on 18 August 1966.
Two views of the well in the grounds of a house on Tay Street. At one time there were wells dotted about all over the village. Public Health legislation of the 1870s demanded that all new houses should have clean water piped in and dirty water piped out. With Newport's late nineteenth century housing boom, ...
The shore below Tay Street. The house is Taycliffe at 75 Tay Street.
This is a Victorian bee house, beautifully restored in 2020. It is one of only five known in Scotland, and probably the only wooden one. It has now been listed as a building of historical importance. It is believed to have been brought to Tayfield by boat around 1850. The actual hives were on shelves ...
A photograph of the bee house behind the walled garden in Tayfield grounds, blanketed in snow, the coloured entrances just visible. 1996
This photo was taken not long after the pond was made, around 1900, and is looking towards the Den.
A photograph of some of Tayfield's staff, responsible for forestry work.
A leaflet produced in 1974 by John and Bride Berry for visitors following a guided walk in Tayfield grounds.
A photograph of Tayfield Home Farmyard 20 July 1986