Print of painting of the B L Nairn, in operation on the ferry crossing from 1929 until the service ended in 1966.
Pestle and mortar from Doig the Chemist's shop.
The train carrying Windmill Park picnickers ready to leave East Newport Station on its return to Dundee.
Set of pictures showing a way of life probably gone for ever. Summer days with picnics at the Big Rock, playing on the beach, learning to swim there, and always the Fifie in the background. No need for watches - you told the time by the coming and going of the Fifies!
This fabulous gallery of photographs was given to us by Sheila Christie. Her father Cyril Wilson, a keen amateur photographer who developed and processed his own work, took all these photographs probably in the mid-1950s. They show an incredibly busy Boat Road/pier area. We know that the pier area was indeed the heart of the ...
News article where Bill Duncan recalls his time working on the pier from the 1940s until the 1960s.
A fairly quiet day at the pierhead in 1950s.
Pill boards from Doig the Chemist's shop.
Newspaper cutting from 2004 referring to the toppling of a tree planted by King Haakon at Woodhaven in 1944. He was visiting the Norwegian 333 Squadron based there during WWII. The article explains the Norwegian arrival at Woodhaven and their activities while there. Strong links have been maintained since their departure in 1945.
Police dance in Blyth Hall.
Photograph of Provost J Douglas Lawson, Provost 1950-1952.
A photograph of Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) meeting Isabella Brunton (96), whose grandson William Thow was a gardener at Balmoral.
Provost Douglas Lawson of Balmore waits with the crowd on the High Street for the arrival of the Queen Mother on 19 September 1950. Mrs Lawson is seated on his left. The Queen Mother was the mother of Queen Elizabeth and widow of King George VI.
Wormit Tennis Club was re-formed in 1953 after some years of neglect. Here Mrs Dunn, wife of Provost John Dunn, cuts the tape to signify the opening of the courts.
Jim Smith was born and bred at Tayfield, and spent his whole working life there. In his final year in 2002 he looked back on his life and shared his memories with Gordon Small, who recorded them all. We are fortunate to have this astonishing record which covers everyday life on the estate to events ...
Newport has always been fortunate to have lots of green space for leisure activities, and a variety of recreation parks to enjoy more organised activities.
Our photograph shows the reopening ceremony at Wormit Tennis Club in 1953 after years of neglect. In the centre are Provost and Mrs John Dunn, and standing is club President Mr Richard Webster. On Provost Dunn's right is club vice-President Mrs W McKay, ready to hit the first tennis ball. Mr Webster's daughter presented the ...
Provost Dunn addresses spectators at the reopening of the restored Wormit tennis courts in 1953.
Mrs Dunn, wife of Provost John Dunn, returns to the table after cutting the tape to reopen the refurbished Wormit Tennis Club courts in 1953. Standing at the table are Richard Webster, club president (half hidden) and Grant Balfour.
The Rio Cinema opened in 1939, just in time for wartime escapism. In its early years it was so popular the programme changed three times weekly.
For almost 100 years the old Royal Buildings were a landmark on Tay Street.
A photograph of a visit to Newport by Queen Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, in 1950. She is seen leaving the High Street, with Provost Lawson looking on.
Photograph of Queen Mother on the High Street during her visit to North Fife on 9 September 1950. She is speaking to Provost Douglas Lawson and Mrs Lawson is on her right.
Provost Lawson and Queen Elizabeth in Newport, 1950.
