The 2nd (Newport) Fife Artillery Volunteers were formed in April 1860. This tankard was won for marksmanship by Corporal Latto in 1867.
Newport Boating Club Commodore's Cup, also known as the Leng Cup. Presented to Newport Boating Club by John Leng in 1891. With the demise of Newport Boating Club it is now in the care of Wormit Boating Club. (Wrongly labelled in photograph.)
An unusual memento from the Newport Club. Photograph of a lovely wee silver matchbox inscribed with From Newport Club 1890. On the back is inscribed RS, perhaps a long-ago member?
Newport Higher Grade School. Championship Cup for Scratch Events Girls. Presented by Newport Amateur F C June 1940.
Newport Junior Secondary School. Championship Cup for Scratch Events. Presented by Newport Amateur F C June 1940. From 1960 onwards Newport School catered for primary pupils only and so pupils in P6 and P7 competed for the cup which was awarded to the overall sports champion. David Thorne, who won the cup in both P6 ...
The old Newport School clock, salvaged from the demolition site after Newport School closed in 1977.
Medals presented to Newport School pupils, 1926-1966. Medals included Fraser Medal, Forrest Medal, Douglas Mitchell Medal, Dr T P Stewart Medal, Gavin Arthur Wilson Medal, James Minty Medal.
The Swimming Cup This was presented to Newport Swimming Club in 1928 by Stewart Ramsay, a goldsmith in Dundee who was also very involved in Newport Boating Club. The cup was only competed for once, in 1928, and was won by Agnes Milne, later Mrs Holman of Kinbrae.
The Swimming Medallion The swimming medallion was presented to the swimming club by John Berry, President 1857-58. Mr Arthur Lees of Freuchie was the last man to win the medallion in 1928, and he returned it to the Berry family in 1988.
Newport Lawn Tennis Club programme cards for the club's annual ball, held in the Blyth Hall on Boxing Day 1952 and in December 1953. A packed evening of dancing was enjoyed.
Newport Tennis Club centenary dance ticket 1984.
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 ...
A lovely collection of Newport-on-Tay crested tableware made by W H Goss. Crested ware was first produced by W H Goss of Stoke-on-Trent in 1888. The company gained permission from UK towns to reproduce their coats of arms on miniature porcelain pieces. Crested tableware was hugely popular during the first half of the twentieth century, ...
Newport's coat of arms (framed). This was the old coat of arms, in use until 1956. In that year the Lord Lyon King of Arms issued a charter granting the right to a revised coat of arms.
A framed painting by Frank Sherwin of the granary and old pier, Newport.
In 2017, Newport History Group undertook to create a village tapestry, depicting historic and current buildings and locations in a series of 30 panels, stitched by local volunteers.
This panel depicts a provost's lamp and was stitched by Jennifer Ferguson
This panel depicting the Tay Road Bridge was stitched by Tessa Durham
This panel depicts the Blyth Fountain after its restoration, and was stitched by Linda Spence.
This panel of Big Rock and the Braes was stitched by Mairi Shiels.
The panel depicting the War Memorial on Tay Street was stitched by Barbara Bell.
This panel, showing the Roman Catholic Church in King Street, was stitched by Anne Meiland.
A tapestry panel stitched by Mairi Shiels.
St Fillan's Church stood in William Street. The panel was stitched by Joan Peter.