A book of matches advertising the Seymour Hotel, probably from around the 1960s.
Wonderful photograph of skating on top pond at Tayfield in early 1960s.
Sketch of Newport School after closure in 1977. The image was used on a greetings card.
Courier feature article focussing on Newport pier, article dated 10 December 2018.
News article from the Courier dated 6 April 2020 featuring East Newport, West Newport and Wormit stations.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 ...
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. ...
Stanley Gordon is a long-term resident of Newport and remembers many of the village shops from the 1950s .
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.
Arriving at East Newport Station, a steam train heading for Tayport on 16 March 1967.
The arrival of a steam train at East Newport Station. Note the use of the old railway carriage on opposite platform.
Steele and Brodie workshop, Kilmany Road, Wormit.
The story of Wormit's Steele and Brodie beehive works from Brian Nish.
Tayport Amateur Musical Society was founded in Tayport in 1949 but was soon equally associated with Newport as they performed their shows in the Blyth Hall. This photograph shows their 50th anniversary souvenir programme from their show Oklahoma in 1999.
TAMS (Tayport Amateur Musical Society - now TADAMS). In 1999 TAMS celebrated 50 years and at a special event the club officials of 1999 (front) welcomed nine founder members.
