Ex-Guiders celebrating 50 years of Guiding in Newport. 1973.
Ex-Guides and Guiders gathered to celebrate 50 years of Guiding in Newport. 1973.
Ex-Guiders celebrating 60 years of Guiding in Newport. 1983.
Happy family group at James Square in Gowrie Street/King Street. This is the top floor flat of the King Street section of the building, and the building and roof in the background is the building on King Street that housed the old police station. Today this view would show the Maryton block of flats.
A busy morning as passengers and traffic queue for the ferry. The pier clock says 8.30 so presumably these crowds are commuters heading for work in Dundee. Excellent view of J T Young's extensive garage business on Boat Road.
News article from 2006 reporting the gifting to Dundee of a model of the ferry Scotscraig, the last Fifie on the crossing between Dundee and Newport.
An evening crossing by the Fifie, quite probably the B L Nairn.
Serious forestry work being carried out to a beech tree on the estate, probably in late 1950s. Estate workers are L-R Jim Wallace, Bill Chapman, Jim Smith, Dave Arthur. Just visible, beyond the men, is the roof of the bee house.
A view of the 'new' Forgan Church, opened in 1841. In 1981 the congregation united with those of St Thomas' and St Fillan's churches and Forgan Church closed.
Forgan Parish Church 850 years 1124 - 1974. Fund-raising gift day envelope 15 September 1974.
Order of Service from the service commemorating 900 years of a church in Forgan Parish. Newport-on-Tay Church of Scotland organised an open-air service on Sunday 18 August 2024, in the grounds of the old ruined Forgan Church.
Forgan School Group early 1950s
Guide to Newport and Wormit from the early 1950s, with several hand-written notes.
For the last 100 years there have been groups of Brownies and Guides in both Newport and Wormit, catering for all ages.
Happy group at Windmill Park.
Four photographs showing hay-making at Northfield Farm in early 1950s.
Our High Street has been home to a tremendous range of shops and businesses over the years, with many firm family favourites among them.
A magazine article from 1974 noting the history of the joinery business based at Woodhaven. It was started by William Buist in 1875, continued by his grandson William Rankine after World War I, and taken over by next generation Sandy Rankine in the 1960s.
Leaflet outlining the history of Sandford House.
Document outlining the history of St Fillan's RC Church from 1886 until 1995. A list of parish priests in the same period is included.
A leaflet detailing the history of St Mary's Church.
The history of St Thomas' Church, written in a series of articles for the church journal. They were written by R J Cairns between 1956 and 1958.
A History of the Newport Club, written in 1983 by W R Nicolson.
Stop Me and Buy One. Finest Cream Ices from the Pierhead Cafe. Ice cream cart (and dogs) outside Sandy Rankine's cottage immediately above Woodhaven Pier. From the 1930s until the 1970s the Pierhead Cafe, now 1 Boat Brae, was run by the Jannetta family.
