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.
St Fort House in the snow looking north.
Newspaper article containing an interview with Andrew Mylius, owner of St Fort farm. Mr Mylius is the great-great-grandson of Henry Stewart who built St Fort House.
The magnificent walled garden and glasshouses, on left hand side of road driving from Forgan roundabout to Five Roads.
A history of the Church of St Thomas of the Seamylnes, written by Fraser Ritchie in1983. It covers the period from the planning of the church in the late 1860s until its union with St Fillan's Church in 1978 and with Forgan Church in 1981, thereafter becoming Newport-on-Tay Church of Scotland.
The story of Wormit's Steele and Brodie beehive works from Brian Nish.
This is a Victorian bee house, beautifully restored in 2020. It is one of only five known in Scotland, and probably the only wooden one. It has now been listed as a building of historical importance. It is believed to have been brought to Tayfield by boat around 1850. The actual hives were on shelves ...
These two photographs show some of the house staff at Tayfield House around 1900, and a page boy from around 1870. Until World War II a large staff would help to run the house.
Drawing of Tayport station by Keith Robson done in 1988. Tayport Station is worthy of including here as it was the terminus for the Newport railway. But although the Newport railway opened in 1879, Tayport station had opened as early as 1848 because in that year a line had been built to Tayport from Cupar, ...
Photograph of the Berry Family tree, 1725-2016.
The Mars boys in the classroom on board the Mars.
A reprint of a newspaper article from 1902 describing the extension to St Thomas' Church, and the background history to the need for an extension.
Photograph of a watercolour of the Mars from the east
The Mars Training Ship, extracted from A History of Newport by J S Neish (1890).
The Newport Club has a long and interesting history, dating back to when the first railway bridge was being built.
A History of the Yellow Castle on West Road.
This photograph was in a drawer, but the finder had no knowledge of anyone in his family being on the ship. To date the boy has not been identified.
Wooden chess box made by the Mars boys in the workshops.
This wooden paper knife was made by the Mars boys in their workshops.
A brightly coloured balancing parrot toy made by the boys on the Mars training ship.
These wooden stools were made by the Mars boys in their workshops.
