Front cover of the Tayport, Newport and Wormit Advertiser from September 1926. The advertiser is full of interesting little snippets of information, all of which are posted elsewhere in this archive.
The Tayside Laundry on the Tayport road was in operation from 1906 until the 1950s.
Newscutting from the Tayport, Newport and Wormit Advertiser of September 1926. It is reporting that members of Newport Tennis Club had been invited by the Berry family to play at Tayfield. They had enjoyed an afternoon of tennis on the grass courts in front of Tayfield House, followed by afternoon tea.
Photograph of the Berry Family tree, 1725-2016.
Postcard view of the Braes, probably in the 1920s. The Braes are busy with people watching the activity down at the swimming and rowing clubs.
A view towards West Newport past the brig Francis Molison. The ship was used by the boys of the Mars Training Ship to learn seamanship skills. Castle Brae climbs the hill on the left and on the right are the houses of Westfield Terrace.
The Mars boys in the classroom on board the Mars.
The Going of the Mars - a poem by W D B of West Ferry. It's unlikely that we will ever know who W D B was. Written in pencil at the side is Left the Tay Wednesday 26 June 1929. The Mars was heading for the breakers yard at Inverkeithing.
Photograph of a watercolour of the Mars from the east
A photograph of the Mars at Inverkeithing breaker's yard before she was broken up.
A photograph of the Mars boys watching the Mars leaving her berth at Woodhaven on 27 June 1929.
This photograph shows the Mars being towed away by the tug Bulger on 27 June 1929, destined for the breaker's yard.
The Mars ready for its departure from the Tay with the steam tug Bulger.
The Newport Club has a long and interesting history, dating back to when the first railway bridge was being built.
A Cynicus postcard of the Newport Railway. Cynicus was the pseudonym of Martin Anderson, an artist, political cartoonist, postcard illustrator and publisher. His career took him all over the UK but he eventually built Castle Cynicus, high on the hill above Balmullo, and from 1902 onwards produced thousands of comic postcards from his publishing works ...
Map showing route of the Newport Railway, and other transport links.
A History of the Yellow Castle on West Road.
Photograph of Thomas Halliday, designer of Newport-on-Tay coat of arms. At the time of his death in 1998 he was Scotland's oldest working artist, sculptor and stained glass artist.
Toy car lent to exhibition 2016. Label reads: "Toy car which belonged to John Berry. Made in woodwork shop under the direction of Mr Burns of the Mars Training Ship. The ship was anchored off Woodhaven, Newport and provided training for the Merchant Navy for underprivileged boys until 1929, when the ship was towed away and broken ...
Trinity Church High Street.
A view of the interior of Trinity Church.
Drawing by Keith Robson in 1986 of Trinity Church at the bottom of High Street. The church was opened in 1881 and closed in 2016.
Our photographs here show two ferries which, after lengthy service on the Tay crossing, transferred to the Queensferry Crossing on the River Forth. The first photograph is the Forfarshire which was in service on the Tay crossing from 1861 until 1893, during which time she was a popular charter vessel for up-river excursions. In 1893 ...
Two toilet flush pull chains from local plumbers, Betsworth and Barlow who operated between 1894-1970s and James Jack and Sons, 1880-1980.
