Framed aerial photo of East and West Newport, 1960s.
An aerial photograph of East Newport, showing the extensive grounds of the then Seymour Hotel, with its sign on the river bank.
An aerial photograph of West Newport, showing the extensive grounds of Leng Home (Waterstone House/ Highfield) and the railway line, around 1960.
Aerial view of West Newport c. 1920.
An aerial photograph of Wormit possibly around 1920, when the housing was very well spaced.
Photograph of West Newport taken from one of the Norwegian flying boats during World War II. At the bottom of the picture the glasshouses and neat gardens at Balmore, while on the left West Newport station is just out of sight. Kirk Road only has houses on one side, and to cross the railway at ...
Postcard view of Newport from above the Leng Home.
A Norwegian waves from his flying boat while passing over Newport. There's a good clear view of the granary, but, apart from lack of traffic, the High Street hasn't changed much.
Aerial view showing Craighead Farm and out-buildings before their demolition. These two fields provided the site for post-war house building. First built were East Queen Street and Craighead Road in the late 1940s, exactly where the farm had been, followed by Elizabeth Crescent and Northfield Road in 1952-53, with Elizabeth Crescent named in acknowledgement of ...
Aerial view from 1940s showing the three large mansions and extensive grounds of Balmore, Kinbrae and Westwood. At the bottom right is Newport West station no bigger than a child's toy in this view.
A view over East Newport taken from the tower of St Thomas' Church. The view is dominated by St Fillan's Church, demolished in 1979. Below are the back views of the houses on William Street.
View over Newport c. 1970 towards a fairly new Tay Road Bridge. The Leng Home in the foreground.
This aerial view shows the Woodhaven area from 2005.
An aerial view of Woodhaven taken from one of the Norwegian flying boats during World War II. On the left the houses of St Fort Road. To the right of the pier are Mars Gardens and Woodhaven Avenue. Woodhaven Avenue, newly built before the war, still has that look of 'new-ness' about it. At that ...
Aerial view of Wormit, with helpful explanation Taken from an Aeroplane! The lack of development on Kilmany Road dates the photograph probably to early 1920s.
An aerial photograph of Wormit from a series published by The Scotsman newspaper in the 1960s.
Rather a grainy view here for this aerial shot of East Newport. The tenement block in the foreground would eventually give way to the Rio Cinema. At the far end of Union Street, beyond Robert Street, on the right hand side is another block of flats, no longer there, similar to the Union Place block ...
Aerial view looking over Wormit Station. Close examination shows dozens of cars parked, not just behind the station, but all the way along the access road back to the main road. This would suggest some major event in Dundee with visitors parking and taking the train. We have a photo of a similar situation in ...
An aerial postcard view of Cupar Road and the houses in Scott Street.
Two photographs of the Newport ATC taken in Victoria Street probably in 1959. The occasion was the opening of their new hut there. Prior to the building of their own hut, the cadets met in the hall of the Congregational Church at the bottom of Kilnburn.
John had attended Dundee High School and the family home was Roseneath, 16 Hillpark Road, Wormit. He had played football for Newport and was a member of Wormit tennis club. Before the war he had been a member of the Newport Volunteers. John’s brother Robert had drowned in the Tay in 1911. Before joining the ...
Lots of pottery bits and pieces found locally. Alex B Smith was a grocer and spirit dealer for a few years around 1900 in the shop on West Road that is now a house - now 10 West Road. Until about 1980 it was always a shop.
William was the son of William and Jeannie Allison, of Dalgarth, 8 Westwood Terrace, West Newport. He had been educated at Dundee High School, and trained as a chartered accountant with Moody Stewart and Robertson in Dundee. He emigrated to South Africa where he worked for De Beers, diamond merchants, before enlisting. He was awarded ...
The family home was Carlonan, 14 Beechwood Terrace West, Newport. Before the war, he worked in the offices of H and A Scott, jute manufacturers, in Dundee and was in the Newport Volunteer Corps. The Newport Volunteers had been formed as far back as 1860 , and as tension increased in the years before World ...