A photograph of Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) meeting Isabella Brunton (96), whose grandson William Thow was a gardener at Balmoral.
The Queen meets local dignitaries in 1958
Provost Douglas Lawson of Balmore waits with the crowd on the High Street for the arrival of the Queen Mother on 19 September 1950. Mrs Lawson is seated on his left. The Queen Mother was the mother of Queen Elizabeth and widow of King George VI.
An invitation to a social evening held in the small Blyth Hall to celebrate the visit of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh in 1958. This photograph was sent in by Graeme Reid. The invitation was sent to his grandfather Tom Currie, manager of the Clydesdale Bank at the time of the royal visit. ...
Wormit Tennis Club was re-formed in 1953 after some years of neglect. Here Mrs Dunn, wife of Provost John Dunn, cuts the tape to signify the opening of the courts.
Receipt from James Jack plumber dated 1957. James Jack's business operated from 1880s, first on the High Street, then with a work-shop on Union Street and a showroom on Tay Street.
Jim Smith was born and bred at Tayfield, and spent his whole working life there. In his final year in 2002 he looked back on his life and shared his memories with Gordon Small, who recorded them all. We are fortunate to have this astonishing record which covers everyday life on the estate to events ...
Newport has always been fortunate to have lots of green space for leisure activities, and a variety of recreation parks to enjoy more organised activities.
After years of neglect, in 1953 Wormit Tennis Courts were cleared and restored. These four photographs show the work being undertaken as part of the restoration. The old clubhouse was re-opened, but the club built a replacement clubhouse in 1961.
Our photograph shows the reopening ceremony at Wormit Tennis Club in 1953 after years of neglect. In the centre are Provost and Mrs John Dunn, and standing is club President Mr Richard Webster. On Provost Dunn's right is club vice-President Mrs W McKay, ready to hit the first tennis ball. Mr Webster's daughter presented the ...
Provost Dunn addresses spectators at the reopening of the restored Wormit tennis courts in 1953.
Mrs Dunn, wife of Provost John Dunn, returns to the table after cutting the tape to reopen the refurbished Wormit Tennis Club courts in 1953. Standing at the table are Richard Webster, club president (half hidden) and Grant Balfour.
The Rio Cinema opened in 1939, just in time for wartime escapism. In its early years it was so popular the programme changed three times weekly.
Rio Cinema memorabilia, comprising two of the monthly programme leaflets from 1949 and 1955, and a membership card. The Rio operated as a cinema from 1939 until 1963
For almost 100 years the old Royal Buildings were a landmark on Tay Street.
A photograph of a visit to Newport by Queen Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, in 1950. She is seen leaving the High Street, with Provost Lawson looking on.
Photograph of Queen Mother on the High Street during her visit to North Fife on 9 September 1950. She is speaking to Provost Douglas Lawson and Mrs Lawson is on her right.
Provost Lawson and Queen Elizabeth in Newport, 1950.
Samuel Guttridge was organist of St Thomas' Church for 32 years from 1921 until 1953. He was completely immersed in the musical life of the village, leading the weekly musical worship, teaching the piano and organ from his home in Kilnburn and from a music room in Dundee, and as conductor for the Newport Operatic ...
Painting by George Reid of Santa arriving at the Rio Cinema.
Kenneth Hart recalls travelling on the school bus from Wormit to Madras in the 1950s. "In my day the school bus going to Madras was run by Gordon Ogilvie from Balmerino. From my home in Newton Park (it will never be Kilmany Road to me) I could see the bus coming down the Gauldry road so ...
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.
Wormit School opened in 1896 on the Main road through the village. In 1978 it was replaced by the new school on the hill.
The ferry Scotscraig approaching Newport pier. The Scotscraig was in operation from 1951 until the ferry service ended in 1966.
