Two newscuttings in which Stanley Gordon recalls travelling on the Newport Railway in the 1950s and 1960s.
Stanley Gordon, a Long-time resident of Newport-on-Tay casts his mind back more than half a century as he shares his memories in 2023 of the pier area and the ferries.
Willie Rankine (1890-1976) operated the family joinery business from the workshop at Woodhaven pier. His grandfather William Buist had started the business in 1875. With the death of his mother when he was an infant, Willie grew up with his grand-parents at Woodhaven. Willie had a lifelong interest in the local area and its history. ...
Ken Hart of Wormit remembers travelling on the train in the 1950s. "Wormit was built for trains and existed on trains. The advantages of enjoying an upbringing in a country village but only a few minutes from a busy city must have been fairly unique. It had its drawbacks of course and one of these was ...
Written by Ena Scott (nee Gleig) in 1989. Ena was born in 1912 and lived nearly all her life in Woodhaven and Wormit. The Boating Club formed in January 1911 and was mainly a rowing club. The first clubhouse was mainly just a shed at Wormit Bay, then a clubhouse and sheds were built east of ...
Written by Ena Scott (nee Gleig) in 1989. Ena was born in 1912 and lived nearly all her life in Woodhaven and Wormit. The Bowling Club started at the beginning of this century 1901 and many business men were the first members. At one time bowling was considered to be men only and it was not ...
Miss Pilkington died on 14 January, 2002 at the age of 100. She was given the Freedom of the Burgh in 1970.
Miss Rose’s dancing group outside Blyth Hall in early 1950s. Winners of Fife schools dancing competition held at Kirkcaldy. Miss Rose was a much loved teacher in Newport from 1911 until the early 1950s.
A model of the B L Nairn ferry, one of the most loved of all the Fifies.
Model of East Newport Railway Station created for 2016 Old Newport Exhibition. Spot the level crossing, footbridge, phone box, station building, railway carriage on platform, two coal merchants, sidings, signal box and up platform shelter. A very realistic representation!
Mr Bain the Grocer on the right. Bain's shop was at James Square on the corner of Gowrie Street and King Street from 1947 until 1974, and is fondly remembered by many.
Postcard of Newport with four views: High Street; Newport-Dundee ferry; Tay Bridge from south; and Newport from west. All probably 1950s.
Postcard of Newport with five images: Tay Bridge; Evening on the Tay; the Five Roads roundabout; Newport Pier and Newport from West. Possibly from the 1940s or 1950s.
Group of Mums in Windmill Park. No casual clothes for these young ladies. Suits were the order of the day for a trip to the park.
Business card of Murray Russell, much respected headteacher at Wormit School 1949 - 1976 approx.
The residents of Newport and Wormit have always enjoyed 'strutting their stuff' in musical and dramatic productions. There have been groups of all sorts catering for singers, dancers and budding actors and actresses.
Netherlea was a large family house standing between Newport and Wormit.
Two stained glass panes from the staircase window in Netherlea House, demolished in 2019.
A newspaper article from 1984, with photographs of the staff of the shop, describing Beatt and Tait's history and anniversary celebrations.
Newport Bowling Club Ladies Champions, c.1960 L-R: Jessie Betsworth; Helen Lawson; Bessie Bowman; Agnes Holman.
Newport Brownies on a Camp holiday.
For over one hundred years four chemists served the pharmaceutical needs of the village.
Display board showing the Newport Club presidents from the founding of the club in 1871 until 2022. The first-named president, Albert Grothe, was engineer on the ill-fated first rail bridge.
Newport Football Team, mid-1950s
