Newport on Tay Parish Church. An extract from Places of Worship in Scotland, a survey undertaken by Scottish Church Heritage Research.
A brief outline of Newport's development over the last 200 years.
Framed painting of the pier smiddy.
Photograph showing the Newport Police Burgh boundary stone at the junction of Kirk Road and Cupar Road. It may have been moved from the other side of the road.
Photograph showing the Newport Police Burgh boundary stone which marked the most westerly limit of the burgh boundary. This stone is embedded in the concrete at the base of the Tay Bridge Disaster memorial at Wormit Bay. The letters NPB can be seen clearly.
Three photographs showing Newport Police Burgh boundary stones which marked the boundary of the burgh. These three stones are in the field above Kirk Road. The letters NPB are clearly seen and two of the stones are in remarkably good condition.
These photographs show three more Newport Police Burgh boundary stones discovered in Spring 2021. The first split one is on the left grass verge of the track up to Causewayhead, and has probably been moved from the field next to it. The second photo shows the stone, in excellent condition, which is in the field ...
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.
A newspaper cutting of a letter written by Johnny Duncan about his schooldays in Newport.
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.
