Two stained glass panes from the staircase window in Netherlea House, demolished in 2019.
An article from the Courier in 2010 featuring three aspects of Newport life.
Newport Amateur Football Team 1990 - 1991
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 on Tay Parish Church. An extract from Places of Worship in Scotland, a survey undertaken by Scottish Church Heritage Research.
A brief outline of Newport's development over the last 200 years.
In 1990 Newport Primary School entered the Bank of Scotland National Scotquiz Competition and won. The team had two members from P6, and two from P7.
Newport School Primary 1 class in 1990.
The winning team from Newport Primary School during the quiz.
Postcard view across the tennis courts from Victoria Park, probably in the 1990s. Newport Tennis Club was established in 1884. The tennis courts now have all-weather playing surface. In distant Dundee, the view is very different from today, with almost all the multi-story blocks now demolished.
Newport-on-Tay Round Table 956 was established in 1967 and included Scotscraig in their name in the hope of attracting membership from Tayport too. It was a hugely popular and very active organisation throughout the 1970s and well into the 1980s. Thereafter its membership dwindled leading to its demise around 2002. Round Table catered for men ...
Three newscuttings from November 2023 reporting on the events held by Newport-on-Tay Church of Scotland to celebrate 150 years since the building of their church. The 150th anniversary had actually been in 2020 but Covid delayed events until the weekend of 4-5 November 2023.
Painting done by A L Robson in 1993 and presented by the choir to church organist George Mottashaw in recognition of his 50 years as a church organist. George is at the organ in the painting. The choir stalls have now been removed and the choir members sit facing the congregation.
A poster advertising a weekend of events on 4th-5th November 2023 in celebration of the church's 150th anniversary, and a programme leaflet for the anniversary concert in the church. The church had opened in 1870 so in fact the celebrations were three years late, with all events having been delayed by the Covid pandemic.
Plans for housing and industry in the Newport/Wormit area. These plans were drawn up by the Fife Regional Council in the early 1990s.
Newspaper cutting about Steele and Brodie.
Painting of the pier buildings, probably from the 1990s. From the 1960s until the 1990s the pier and buildings were owned by Dundee University and were used as a research centre. We believe the painting dates from that time. At the moment the artist is unknown.
As part of the new hall fund-raising campaign in the late 1980s-1990, the church organised a grand gala weekend at Waterstone Crook on 16-17 June 1990. The Gala Day was held on the Saturday, in the evening there was a dance in the marquee, and on the Sunday morning the church service was held there.
In the 1980s Newport had a small but active anti-nuclear peace group.
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.
