An account from Historic Scotland explaining the background to the building of St Fillan's Catholic Church in Newport. The church, a most unusual style, was opened in 1893.
A closer view of St Fillan's Church on the corner of William Street and King Street.
Booklet giving an account of the history of St Fillan's Free church, written to celebrate the centenary of the opening of the first free church in 1843.
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.
Memorial plaque from St Fillan’s Church, now located in Newport-on-Tay Church of Scotland. It commemorates all those from St Fillan’s Church who died in WWII. Robert Welsh Irons Douglas Robertson Jeffrey John Kinnear Ernest Mill David Revel Snodgrass Richard Douglas Tod
The house on Cupar Road which housed St Fillan's private school
Two views of St Fort House late 1940s, when St Fort House was a hotel.
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.
A line drawing of St Fort station by Keith Robson, drawn in 1989. St Fort station opened in 1878 as the only station on the line between Leuchars and the new rail bridge. To the south of St Fort there was a large triangular junction linking the lines to Leuchars and the Tay bridge with ...
The magnificent walled garden and glasshouses, on left hand side of road driving from Forgan roundabout to Five Roads.
The memorial window in St Mary's Church. The window commemorates C Douglas Mitchell of Kirk Road, West Newport who died, aged 20, on 26 March 1918.
St Mary's Church then and now. The early photograph gives a wonderful view of the fairly new St Mary's, built 1886 - 1887. Older neighbours the Congregational Church (1868), Newport School (1879) and the tower of St Thomas' (1870) are just visible behind, while Tayfield Estate office can be seen on the right. There's just ...
The stunningly beautiful interior of St Mary's Episcopal Church on the steps between Kilnburn and the High Street.
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.
Memorial plaque in St Thomas' Church, now Newport Church of Scotland, commemorating those church members who died in World War II. Harold Barlow Robert Gall Philip Holman Fred L Lees Eion MacGregor Harry B Moncur James S Nicoll John Scrimgeour Robert H Soutter Douglas M Stein Aubrey Thornton
Two drawings showing plans for the extension to St Thomas' Church in 1902. Plans were drawn on 24 May 1901. As can be seen on second drawing the area of the church would be more than doubled, from a very simple rectangle shape to a building with increased seating in new transepts, as well as ...
A leaflet giving details of the planning, installation and use of the fine 'Father' Willis Organ in St Thomas' Church.
Two views of St Fillan's Catholic Church, Newport-on-Tay, one from King Street, one from Queen Street .
Those of a certain age will remember using these old stamp machines. You popped in your penny, or two or three (old pennies of course, pre-decimalisation of 1971), and out came your stamp. In the days when snail mail was the only form of communication, these machines were lifelines when the post office was closed. ...
View down Station Brae. Before World War II this ground had been a putting green, but during the war it was dug up and used for allotments as part of the Government's Dig For Victory campaign. The allotments were maintained after the war until the town council built houses there for the elderly.
Steele and Brodie workshop, Kilmany Road, Wormit.
