Jimmy Fairlie's shop on the High Street, Newport ( earlier in the old Royal Buildings).
He lived at 15 High Street, Newport, and was married to Georgina. Ernest was a cousin of Frank Fairweather, Provost of Newport 1940-1943. He had been awarded the Military Medal, and was killed on 1st April 1918, aged 23. He is buried at Peronne Cemetery in Northern France. His name is on the memorial window in ...
Fallen girders in the water after the Tay Bridge disaster. Interesting to note how little building there was in the Wormit area even after the first bridge had been in operation.
Happy family group at James Square in Gowrie Street/King Street. This is the top floor flat of the King Street section of the building, and the building and roof in the background is the building on King Street that housed the old police station. Today this view would show the Maryton block of flats.
"Farewell to the Fifie" - a poem by John Duncan of Kirkcaldy. We have another of his poems expressing his fondness for his dear old home town.
He lived with his family at 7 Riverside Road, Wormit and was employed by his uncle, a wholesale fruiterer, in Commercial Street, Dundee. He was apparently an enthusiastic member of the Newport contingent of the Fifeshire Volunteers, and enlisted in 1917, aged 17. He died of severe wounds on 17th April 1918 at Ypres, having been ...
Robert’s father had been a music teacher at Dundee High School, where Robert went to school. He was a keen cricketer, and worked in the offices of Moody Stuart and Robertson, Dundee Chartered Accountants. The family lived at 16 St Fort Road, Woodhaven and subsequently at Youngsdale Place, Newport. He was killed on 15th October 1916 ...
Good photograph of the Abercraig in mid-river heading for Dundee. The Abercraig was in operation from 1939 until 1966 when the ferry service ended.
Ferry 'Abercraig' at the pier 1964. Road Bridge is under construction in background.
An early postcard view of one of the Fifies, probably the Dundee, approaching Newport pier. The Dundee operated on the crossing from 1875 until 1917.
The B L Nairn in mid-river heading for Dundee. The B L Nairn was in operation from 1929 until 1966 when the ferry service ended.
Lovely image of the B L Nairn. There seems to be some sort of activity going on at the front of the boat - we believe this may have been the B L Nairn being towed away for scrap. The B L Nairn was in operation from 1929 until 1966.
The ferry pier buildings after closure in 1966.
Clearly some sort of special occasion on the Sir William High. The William High was built at the Caledon shipyard in Dundee and was named after Lord Provost William High. The ferry served on the crossing from 1924 until 1953. After the provost's knighthood in 1929 the ferry was also given the title Sir. Perhaps ...
A busy morning as passengers and traffic queue for the ferry. The pier clock says 8.30 so presumably these crowds are commuters heading for work in Dundee. Excellent view of J T Young's extensive garage business on Boat Road.
A photo taken in Boat Road, of the Fife and Forfarshire Yeomanry returning from their annual camp at Buddon before World War I. The Pilkington family of St Fort are the onlookers in the horse and trap.
An evening crossing by the Fifie, quite probably the B L Nairn.
The disastrous fire of 1910 which almost destroyed the original Sandford Cottage.
Three photographs probably from 1974, showing the fire that destroyed most of what remained of West Newport Station, a few years after its closure in 1969.
This was the first car in Newport, seen here outside the Yellow Castle. It belonged to Dr Stewart, Newport's first doctor, and was driven by Alexander Caird, pictured here in his Army Transport Unit uniform during World War I.
First Newport Guide Company in 1964-1965.
The calm after the storm - the great gap in the centre of the rail bridge where the high girders had been. The caption on photograph seems to be stating the obvious!
View from the north of the first Tay Rail Bridge showing the fairly sharp curve at the Dundee end of the bridge. The very slender nature of the bridge is apparent.
View from south of first Tay Rail Bridge. Fourteen columns out from this side the column design changes from brick to lattice ironwork. Also note how the Newport line branches off out over the river.