Two photographs showing the Newport Police Burgh boundary stone which marked the eastmost limit of the burgh boundary. This stone is near the shore beyond the road bridge. The letters NPB can just be deciphered.
The only photograph we have ever seen of the inside of the old post office. This is Lillian Knight who lived at Royal Buildings, and who worked in the post office in the 1920s and 1930s.
Two photographs of the Newport Rechabites, probably 1920s. The Rechabites were a branch of the Temperance Association.
A lovely group pictured outside Newport School in the mid-1920s. On the left is Sheila McIntosh, and behind her is John Muirhead her future husband. Romance at Newport School! Their son Jim Muirhead would become Scotland's most successful paralympian.
Lovely group of Newport schoolgirls from late 1920s posing in front of the side railing of the playground in Blyth Street. The Blyth Hall and church in background.
Photographs from the leavers' class of 1975 at Newport School. A reunion was held in the Brig o' Tay in June 2023 to celebrate 60 years since most of the class were born! See the class in P1 and in P7.
The old Newport School clock, salvaged from the demolition site after Newport School closed in 1977.
These are the Newport School medals of the Smith family who lived in Woodbine House at 11 King Street. From Left to right: The Fraser medal, presented by Rev Thomas Fraser, minister of St Thomas' Church from 1870 until 1913. Awarded to David L Smith, Dux boy, Session 1920-21. The Dr T P Stewart medal presented by Dr ...
Medals presented to Newport School pupils, 1926-1966. Medals included Fraser Medal, Forrest Medal, Douglas Mitchell Medal, Dr T P Stewart Medal, Gavin Arthur Wilson Medal, James Minty Medal.
Photo of Newport Higher Grade School , 1928, Miss Rose's class. Back row: Yvonne Kay; Gladys Jack; Doreen Burgess; Nan Philips; Jock Gordon; Margaret McEwan; Findlay Urquhart; Barbara Baxter; Gertie Burgess; Betty Carstairs. Front row: Marguerite Fairweather; Marjorie Mutch; Evelyn Smith; Alison Dewar; May Davidson; Muriel Fitzpatrick.
Newport School: Miss Rose's Class, 1928 Photo of Newport Higher Grade School, 1928, Miss Rose's class. Back row, left to right: Lawson Wallace; Muriel Fitzpatrick; David Watson. Third row, left to right: Duncan Scroggie; Willie Gall; Colin Brown; Findlay Urquhart; Jack Dobie; Alastair Motion; John Forbes; Ian Riddell. Second row, left to right: Gladys Jack; Eva Wighton; Gertie Burgess; ...
A newspaper cutting of a letter written by Johnny Duncan about his schooldays in Newport.
The Swimming Cup This was presented to Newport Swimming Club in 1928 by Stewart Ramsay, a goldsmith in Dundee who was also very involved in Newport Boating Club. The cup was only competed for once, in 1928, and was won by Agnes Milne, later Mrs Holman of Kinbrae.
The Swimming Medallion The swimming medallion was presented to the swimming club by John Berry, President 1857-58. Mr Arthur Lees of Freuchie was the last man to win the medallion in 1928, and he returned it to the Berry family in 1988.
For almost 100 years until local government reorganisation in 1975, the affairs of the burgh were managed by the elected town council.
28 provosts served the burgh of Newport-on-Tay between 1887 and 1975.
The boundary of the Newport Police Burgh was defined by large stones. Some of these boundary stones can still be spotted today.
One of the main responsibilities of the Town Council was to ensure satisfactory housing standards in the burgh. This involved the removal of sub-standard property, as well as building hundreds of new houses.
Just a few of the events organised by the town council during the time they controlled the affairs of the burgh.
There were 28 provosts between 1887 and 1975. They are all shown here.
Three newscuttings from November 2023 reporting on the events held by Newport-on-Tay Church of Scotland to celebrate 150 years since the building of their church. The 150th anniversary had actually been in 2020 but Covid delayed events until the weekend of 4-5 November 2023.
A poster advertising a weekend of events on 4th-5th November 2023 in celebration of the church's 150th anniversary, and a programme leaflet for the anniversary concert in the church. The church had opened in 1870 so in fact the celebrations were three years late, with all events having been delayed by the Covid pandemic.
A striking view of Newport’s two piers. In the foreground is the Dundee Guildry pier, built around 1713, and beyond it the ferry pier, built to Thomas Telford’s design in 1823. The ferry pier was widened considerably on the west side in 1928, and here we can see cranes in place and construction work taking ...
Newspaper cutting about Steele and Brodie.
