Forgan School Group early 1950s
Forgan School probably in early 1900s.
Postcard view of Forgan in early 1900s showing Forgan School and the school-house.
Rather an alarming map showing the routes that civilians should follow in the event of a German invasion in World War II. From Newport and Wormit we should head to Gauldry and along the river to Newburgh. Invasion along the Fife coast, or indeed anywhere on the Scottish east coast, was quite possible for the ...
Two newspaper cuttings referring to the Forgan Burns Club. The first one from July 1925 reports on the Forgan Burns Club sports day, held in the sports field adjacent to Forgan School. The second cutting, from January 1928, reports on the club's annual Burns Supper and Dance, held in Forgan School.
The menu and evening programme for the coming-of-age in 1956 of Andrew Mylius. Andrew Mylius is the great-grandson of Henry Stewart who built St Fort house, and he still lives at St Fort farm. By 1956 St Fort house was no longer habitable, and the celebrations took place at Knockhill House. Knockhill lies just to ...
Slightly out of Newport, but worth a mention. Jess Philip's dam is/was on the Inverdovat road over to Tayport, on the right hand side at the bottom of the steep curving bend. Jess Philip was the sister of the famous Washer Willy. In fact it was she who was the laundress, no doubt sometimes using ...
1920s view from the track up to Causewayhead. The photograph is taken from the sharp right-angled bend in the track, looking over to the hill above Northfield farm. The view hasn't changed hugely apart from the large mast now on top of the hill, and there are many more trees on the hilltop now. According ...
Last stretch of the track towards Causewayhead, with the farmhouse just visible through the trees in the centre of the picture. The field on the right now contains water tanks, part of the local supply chain.
Newport Golf Club was laid out on land at Inverdovat Farm in the 1880s. The club played for three medals: the Newport medal, provided by the club; the Walker medal, presented by honorary captain Harry Walker (of Westwood, now St Serf’s home) in 1888; and the Wizard medal, presented by the editor of the Wizard ...
James Jack and Sons plumbing business operated in the village from 1880 until the 1950s. Thereafter the name continued but the business was run from the original James Jack workshop on Union Street by George Smith whose grandson still operates a plumbing business in the village today (2022). See our Newport Plumbers page. This particular ...
Map showing the coaching route, the 'Great Road' between the Forth and the Tay.
Map of the Newport - Tayport turnpike road, 'surveyed 1831 under direction of W. Blackadder by W. Baillie, Land Surveyor, Dundee'. Map is entitled 'Scotscraig'.
These photographs show two from a series of milestones along the Great Road through Fife. They were made by Alexander Russell's Foundry in Kirkcaldy and erected in 1824.
Forgan Parish Church 850 years 1124 - 1974. Fund-raising gift day envelope 15 September 1974.
A newspaper cutting photograph of Forgan Church members making a presentation to their minister Rev Albert Bogie. This was on the occasion of his forthcoming marriage in 1978.
Forgan Parish Church Women's Guild programme of meetings 1969 - 1970.
A poem entitled Country Churchyard, written about Forgan in August 1896 by Mrs Blyth Martin, well known for gifting the Blyth Hall to Newport. The poem is signed at Blyth House, now 72 Tay Street.
Forgan Parish Church Order of Service for service on 15 June 1924 celebrating the Octo-centenary of the church 1124 - 1924.
Not exactly Newport or Wormit, but this is such a lovely group from Balmerino Primary School in Gauldry it would be a shame to miss it out.
This tomb is just a short distance outside Newport. It's at Boulterhall just past the five roads roundabout and over to the left. It's the ruins of the tomb of Alexander Nairne of St Fort, who died in 1642 in a street riot in London. The tomb was erected in 1647. At one time you ...
A History of the church in Forgan Parish, an account written by the Rev Albert Bogie in 1974, to mark 850 years of the church in Forgan.
A view of the old Parish Church of Forgan. Newport was in the parish of Forgan and the old church, now a ruin, lies on the road between Forgan and Kirktonbarns.
Forgan Parish Church Order of Service for service on 16 June 1974 celebrating 850 years of the church 1124 - 1974.