The opening of Newport Bowling Green on 1 August 1877.
Newscutting reporting on the rather low-key opening of the Newport Railway in May 1879.
The Mars Training Ship was berthed in the Tay off Woodhaven from 1869-1929. This panel was stitched by Cat Jones.
Two versions of the same postcard, one coloured, showing the Fifeshire steam ferry. The Fifeshire was in operation on the crossing from 1858 until 1929, an astonishing 71 years.
Postcard showing four views of Tay Bridge Disaster: the salvaged engine; the completed railway bridge before disaster; the fallen girders; and the completed bridge from the north.
A postcard showing the Mars Boys spelling Happy New Year on Woodhaven Railway embankment (now the nature trail). The Mars can be seen behind.
Postcard showing the Tay bridge soon after the disaster. The gap in the high girders can be clearly seen.
This postcard shows the Francis Molison, a boat used by the Mars boys to gain seamanship skills and experience, berthed at Woodhaven Pier. The Mars is on the water behind.
The local volunteers who hoped to defend their country in the years before World War I.
Newspaper photograph of rededication ceremony of Mars boys' commemoration stone and plaque.
Newspaper account of the boys on the Mars training ship, printed in 1989 on the 60th anniversary of the ship leaving the Tay.
A news article from December 2023 recalling the Tay Bridge disaster 144 years earlier.
For almost 100 years the old Royal Buildings were a landmark on Tay Street.
Since 1879 Newport School has fulfilled the educational needs of the village, first on the site in Blyth Street, then from 1977 on the outskirts of the village on the Cupar Road.
An account of Sir John Leng's life written by Gordon Small. It covers his arrival in Dundee then shows how the innovative practices he introduced helped build the publishing empire with which we are still familiar today.
Sketch of Newport School after closure in 1977. The image was used on a greetings card.
Courier feature article focussing on Newport pier, article dated 10 December 2018.
News article from the Courier dated 6 April 2020 featuring East Newport, West Newport and Wormit stations.
A closer view of St Fillan's Church on the corner of William Street and King Street.
Booklet giving an account of the history of St Fillan's Free church, written to celebrate the centenary of the opening of the first free church in 1843.
Newspaper article on St Fillan's Church from 26 January 1957.
St Fillan's Church. A more unusual view from William Street. During World War Two, the church spire was used by Norwegian pilots to align their Catalinas on the correct flight path for landing at Woodhaven, following their secret missions over enemy-occupied Norway.
A postcard of St Fort dairy, around 1900. This very unusual little building with its encircling verandah is still visible from the main road today. Its thatched roof is supported by these wooden props. The verandah was beautifully tiled and the windows were of leaded glass. The creamery supplied milk, butter and cream to the ...
St Fort House Ground Floor Plan. According to the 1901 census St Fort House had 48 rooms.
