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.
Lovely clear shot of the Dundee leaving Newport, with the rail bridge visible in the distance. The Dundee operated on the crossing 1875 until 1917. This photograph probably dates from the early 1900s.
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.
Two versions of the same postcard view of the ferry Dundee approaching Dundee. The Dundee was in operation on the crossing from 1875 until 1917.
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.
Pages from a book of woodwork patterns belonging to Chief Officer Richard Burns.
The Wormit Foundry on Bay Road. The foundry was established half-way through construction of the first rail bridge when the column design was changed from solid brick to lattice cast iron. In the public inquiry which followed the disaster, it was found that there were serious flaws in the standard of work carried out at ...
