Two newscuttings in which Stanley Gordon recalls travelling on the Newport Railway in the 1950s and 1960s.
Stanley Gordon, a Long-time resident of Newport-on-Tay casts his mind back more than half a century as he shares his memories in 2023 of the pier area and the ferries.
Memories of the Rio Cinema from Findlay McLaren. We used to go every Friday night after Cubs and a 3d poke of chips from Stinkie's. I always had a free pass from Fag Louttit's because I did a paper round there. Great fun beating the seats in the ninepennies when the cavalry appeared over the hill. The ...
June Turner’s memories of the Rio Youth Club, as told to Wendy Irons on 19th September 2020. “I was working as a youth leader in a school in Dundee in the evenings. A young woman knocked at my house door in Newport one evening and said that Newport needed a youth club. I can’t remember her name. ...
Willie Rankine (1890-1976) operated the family joinery business from the workshop at Woodhaven pier. His grandfather William Buist had started the business in 1875. With the death of his mother when he was an infant, Willie grew up with his grand-parents at Woodhaven. Willie had a lifelong interest in the local area and its history. ...
Written by Ena Scott (nee Gleig) in 1989. Ena was born in 1912 and lived nearly all her life in Woodhaven and Wormit. The Boating Club formed in January 1911 and was mainly a rowing club. The first clubhouse was mainly just a shed at Wormit Bay, then a clubhouse and sheds were built east of ...
Written by Ena Scott (nee Gleig) in 1989. Ena was born in 1912 and lived nearly all her life in Woodhaven and Wormit. The Bowling Club started at the beginning of this century 1901 and many business men were the first members. At one time bowling was considered to be men only and it was not ...
Miss Pilkington died on 14 January, 2002 at the age of 100. She was given the Freedom of the Burgh in 1970.
Miss Tay Road Bridge competition had actually been held in the Blyth Hall the evening before the Gala Day. On the Gala Day Miss Tay Road Bridge (Brenda Falconer) led the procession through the village, and opened the Gala Day along with Provost Smith.
A model of the B L Nairn ferry, one of the most loved of all the Fifies.
Model of East Newport Railway Station created for 2016 Old Newport Exhibition. Spot the level crossing, footbridge, phone box, station building, railway carriage on platform, two coal merchants, sidings, signal box and up platform shelter. A very realistic representation!
Mr Bain the Grocer on the right. Bain's shop was at James Square on the corner of Gowrie Street and King Street from 1947 until 1974, and is fondly remembered by many.
Business card of Murray Russell, much respected headteacher at Wormit School 1949 - 1976 approx.
The residents of Newport and Wormit have always enjoyed 'strutting their stuff' in musical and dramatic productions. There have been groups of all sorts catering for singers, dancers and budding actors and actresses.
Netherlea was a large family house standing between Newport and Wormit.
Two stained glass panes from the staircase window in Netherlea House, demolished in 2019.
News article from February 1971 reporting on Wormit Boating Club's new premises. Their clubhouse had previously been below the rail bridge, but in 1969 they had leased land at Woodhaven harbour. The club went from strength to strength and in 1970 work started on a new clubhouse which would be open for the new 1971 ...
New Kinbrae Park housing built in early 1960s after demolition of Kinbrae House.
New Kinbrae Park housing built in early 1960s after demolition of Kinbrae House.
Street name plate for Newburgh Road. Newburgh Road originally was the name for the whole length of the main road through West Newport to the end of Wormit. The streets were re-named to the present day versions in 1962. There must have been several of these signs, but thanks to the detective work of Philip ...
A newspaper article from 1984, with photographs of the staff of the shop, describing Beatt and Tait's history and anniversary celebrations.
An article from the Courier in 2010 featuring three aspects of Newport life.
Newport and Tayport Guide Camp at Butterstone in 1967.
Newport ATC in July 1961, probably on a visit to RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire.
