Photo of Cupar Road, Newport, looking towards Hillside Place. Probably early 1960s. Spire of St Fillan's Church, William St. can be seen in background.
Two postcards of this version of this much photographed view of Cupar Road. This was sometimes St Fillan's Place and sometimes St Phillan's Place. Wallace's shoe shop on the right was there from 1900 until the 1960s. On the left, worth noting, are the two upper bay windows, and the flagpole. The upper building here ...
Curling at Newton Pond, Wormit
Curling on the top pond in Tayfield 1950s. Small clubhouse on lower pond in the background. Newport plumber John Barlow, and Mrs Barlow, at left of photograph.
These five pictures show members of the Newport Curling Club on the curling pond at Tayfield, probably in the 1970s. Outdoor curling at Tayfield continued occasionally until the 1980s, with the last occasion probably being in January 1985.
Two photographs of curling at Tayfield, probably in the 1960s. Newport Curling Club had two ponds in the Tayfield grounds.
Curling Club dinner in Blyth Hall. Dinners were held annually in The Blyth Hall, the Newport Hotel, Tayside Tearooms, or the Seymour Hotel. In the second photograph, John Barlow, Newport plumber, is 3rd from right, and next to him is Bill Grieve.
Curling Club Prize-giving 1980
Curling Club prize-giving in Blyth Hall c. 1980
Curling at either Tayfield, St Fort or Scotscraig.
A photograph of customers participating in events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the village grocer's store in 1984.
Cutting the first sod for the new Scout hut at Waterstone Crook in 1986.
A rare old photograph of Angie Livingstone's grandfather, later plumber Jack Barlow, on his daily swim with his dog Billy, from the old pier to Big Rock. Would love to know who took the photograph. Jack was born in 1906 so this probably dates from 1920s.
Dance in the Blyth Hall early 1960s.
A dance in the Blyth Hall in 1940s. The photograph has been taken from the vantage point of the gallery which was removed in 1974.
Prior to the war, Alfred was a blacksmith with J J Don, Pierhead, and lived at 6 Woodhaven Terrace, Woodhaven. He was one of four brothers; his brother Alexander also served in the Navy. He died on 4th June 1915, aged 20, at Gallipoli, Turkey. The fierce fighting at Gallipoli was an attempt to drive Germany’s ...
Boat Road 1984. In the distance the first of John T Young's garage buildings is being demolished. The Scotscraig apartments would eventually fill the whole area occupied by the garage.
The Den Cottages were in an idyllic setting on the edge of the wooded area towards Kirk Road, and were the subject of many picture postcards. They were noted for their attractive and productive gardens. They are sadly now derelict.
A photograph of the Den Cottages in Tayfield Estate at the beginning of the 20th century. They were on the edge of the wooded area off Kirk Road.
Dick Campbell in Steele and Brodie workshop.
Diesel train at East Newport station. in the 1960s two coal merchants were based at the station, Smith Hood and Co Ltd, and Thomas Muir, Son and Patton Ltd.
A surprising destination of Montrose on this diesel train at East Newport in 1968. Here East Newport station is looking rather tatty - it's only months before it would close for good in May 1969.
Diesel train emerging from tunnel at Wormit Station.
Diesel train heading through West Newport.