Framed presentation of the last ferry sailing on Thursday 18 August 1966, featuring a ferry ticket and a sketch of the ferry Abercraig. In fact it was the Scotscraig ferry which made the last crossing!
Last crossing made by the Scotscraig on 18 August 1966. The ferry is packed with passengers and just visible at the left of the picture is the new road bridge, opened earlier that day.
Leaflet giving details of the arrangements for the last sailings from both Newport and Dundee.
The train pulls into East Newport station for the final time on a wet May evening. Crowds acknowledge the significance of the occasion from their vantage point on the footbridge over the line.
The last train at West Newport station on 5th May 1969.
The last train left Newport East station for Dundee and was greeted by exploding fog-warning detonators as it drew into the stations of Newport West and Wormit. These items are the remains of two of the detonators, set off by the last train that left Newport West station heading back to Dundee on 5 May ...
Memorabilia relating to the last train 3 May 1969. Two tickets for the last train, intimation of Gala Day at Tayfield and Scotscraig Round Table In Memoriam card with poem.
This small yacht is the Aeolus, launched and named at the old pier by Mrs Dunlop of Kilnburn, probably in early 1960s. Some of the older Newport boys had restored the yacht on the beach. Up above on the right the residents of the old granary have a grandstand view of proceedings. Note the large ...
Newspaper report of a talk given in 1963 by Len Fullerton, Newport wildlife artist.
Detail of the ceiling in the Leng Chapel.
Leng Chapel Inscription Panel. The Memorial to John Leng's first wife Dame Emily Leng, and also remembrance of his second wife Mary.
The Leng Chapel at Vicarsford Cemetery, two miles south of Newport. Built on a hill, the chapel is a memorial to John Leng's first wife Emily.
Two local businesses, Sandford Hill Hotel, and J T Young motor dealers, advertised in their local newspapers, hoping to take advantage of the opening of the Road Bridge in 1966. The adverts are directed particularly at the people of Dundee, so close now over the new bridge.
Three Newport butcher shops.
This house was built for Dr John Stewart in the 1870s, and used as a doctor's residence and GP surgery for over 100 years. From the 1930s, Lovaine was occupied by Dr Taylor, who was later succeeded by three generations of Drs Mackintosh. It was last used as a surgery by Dr Macleod, until purpose ...
The general practice surgery was at the rear of the building, entered through the back yard.
Two magazine covers of Boat Road from 1964 and 1969. Interestingly the same photograph has been used with some important changes. In the first picture from 1964 cars are heading over the road towards the ferry, while on the right is the post office, the old Mission Hall just visible, Tayside tearooms and the great ...
Map showing the original four ferry crossings on the Tay: Dundee-Balmerino; Dundee-Woodhaven; Dundee-Seamills (Newport); and Broughty Ferry-Ferryport-on-Craig (Tayport).
Memories of East Newport station from David Sutherland. Living in Norwood, we looked out on the station – it was often interesting, and noisy, especially in the time before diesel replaced steam. Most of the trains were pulled by BR 2-6-4 tank engines. My dad taught in Dundee art college, and often gave evening classes, so he made good use ...
Many local people still fondly remember the football and cricket matches held regularly on the sandbank out in the river. “The original sandbank football matches were an annual one between a team from Wormit Boating Club and Dundee Corinthian Boating Club (who were based near Craig Pier). By then they were usually on the sandbank between ...
Walking down the south side of the High Street there was Beatt and Tait's, with Frank Smith's a little further on. Now Frank was a gentleman, I worked for him, firstly with an evening paper round then latterly also a morning round, meeting Frank at the station to get the papers from the train and ...
News cutting containing the very clear memories of Frances Wishart (nee McMillan) who grew up in Newport in the 1940s and then lived in Wormit.
Ann Sheach (nee MacLean) recalls times spent in St Thomas' Church in the 1960s and 1970s. "I was christened and married in the church. "I loved the Sunday School Christmas Parties in the church hall - playing traditional party games, watching Tom & Jerry cartoons, singing carols and with lights dimmed waiting to hear Santa’s bell as ...
The Granary was used by the Blythe Players as storage and a scenery workshop. In the latter half of the sixties my father was the Stage Manager with the players, I was his assistant and together with a few willing helpers we were responsible for the post production work prior to each play presentation at the Blyth ...
