Grave of Peter Black in Les Trois Arbres cemetery in France. The poppy cross was left by pupils of Bell Baxter High School on a regular study visit. There was never any sign of any other visitors.
Pill boards from Doig the Chemist's shop.
Traditional Remembrance services were cancelled in November 2020 due to Covid19 restrictions. Newport Primary school however were keen to record their own remembrances. The pupils in P6 and P7 decorated stones to their own designs. Some took names from the panels on the Newport war memorial, while others feature the easily recognised poppies. These photographs ...
Rio Cinema memorabilia, comprising two of the monthly programme leaflets from 1949 and 1955, and a membership card. The Rio operated as a cinema from 1939 until 1963
This road marker is at the junction near Newton Farm, Wormit, and indicates directions (left or right) but not distances.
A photograph of the road marker at St Michael's crossroads, showing left to Newport and right to Ferryport (Tayport).
Framed painting by Helen Wallace of the old Royal Buildings, sometimes called Turnbull's Buildings after the man who built them in 1877. They stood on the corner of Robert Street and Tay Street, but were demolished 1970-1971.
A photograph of a head and shoulders sculpture of Mrs Blyth Martin by Italian sculptor Tadlioni, on show in the Blyth Hall. The bust was unveiled at the grand inauguration ball in October 1890 held in the Blyth Hall on the completion of the hall extension to the rear. The extension, like the hall itself, ...
A book of matches advertising the Seymour Hotel, probably from around the 1960s.
Memorial plaque from St Fillan's Church, now located in Newport-on-Tay Church of Scotland. It commemorates all those from St Fillan's Church who died in WWI. Henry Douglas Buik James Hynd Chalmers John Wood Haggart Robert Haggart Thomas Thomson Leitch Robert Paul William Taylor Ross James Sydney Scott Harold Henderson Smith Herbert Storrier Frederick Johnston Watson Stanley Lee Watson Gavin Arthur Wilson
Memorial plaque from St Fillan’s Church, now located in Newport-on-Tay Church of Scotland. It commemorates all those from St Fillan’s Church who died in WWII. Robert Welsh Irons Douglas Robertson Jeffrey John Kinnear Ernest Mill David Revel Snodgrass Richard Douglas Tod
St Fillan's Church, painted from an unusual angle by L. J. Brand.
The memorial panel in St Mary's Church which lists the names of the members of the church lost in World War I. Frederick T MacKenzie John K MacKenzie C Douglas Mitchell Sidney Smith Mitchell James Nichol George V Noakes William D G Rorison
Memorial plaque in St Thomas' Church, now Newport Church of Scotland, commemorating those church members who died in World War II. Harold Barlow Robert Gall Philip Holman Fred L Lees Eion MacGregor Harry B Moncur James S Nicoll John Scrimgeour Robert H Soutter Douglas M Stein Aubrey Thornton
Station-master's cap from Wormit station.
Suppository Makers from Doig's chemist shop.
Information board on Tay Bridge Disaster positioned overlooking the railway bridge at Bridgehead Place, Wormit.
Local school-children were all given a commemorative crown coin in a specially designed box. In fact the crown given out actually commemorated the death of Winston Churchill who had died the previous year. Hence the date 1965 on the crown, and the picture of Churchill on the reverse side!
Dinner held by Newport Town Council in the Council Chambers in Scott Street, to celebrate the first anniversary of the Tay Road Bridge. Friday 18 August 1967.
Many local residents marked the occasion of the opening of the Road Bridge by sending themselves a first day cover with special postmark. Note postage in 1966 was 4d - 4 old pennies. This is the equivalent of 1.5p!
Framed memorabilia from the opening of the Tay Road Bridge: jigsaw and envelope with first day cover with commemorative postmark (18 August 1966).
Painting by Helen Wallace of the windmill which gave Windmill Park its name.
Framed ticket for the ferry saloon.
Tickets for admission to the official enclosure at the south end of the road bridge. One ticket issued by Newport Town Council, the other by the Tay Road Bridge Joint Board.