Laying the foundation stone of St Mary's Church in 1886. The stone was laid by Miss Stewart of St Fort House. On the right are the entrance pillars for the Congregational Church, and in the background is Newport School, opened in 1879.
Trinity Church High Street.
These wooden stools were made by the Mars boys in their workshops.
Doig the chemist’s apprentices' drawer. It has been signed by all trainee chemists dating back to 1887.
Suppository Makers from Doig's chemist shop.
Pill boards from Doig the Chemist's shop.
Pestle and mortar from Doig the Chemist's shop.
A very early view of Newport Bowling Club.
The family of Henry Noble pose outside their home at Woodside, Queen Street. Henry Noble was the maintenance inspector on the ill-fated first railway bridge. However there was no question of any fault attributed to him at the Public Inquiry, and he continued to work as inspector during construction of the replacement bridge.
A wintry view from West Newport looking past the Mars training ship towards the new railway bridge. Probably photographed around 1890.
A new water supply had been brought over the new bridge from Dundee to Newport and Tayport. Here we have the Illustrated London News artist's impression of the severed pipe and rails.
James Duncan was the first stationmaster at East Newport station. In this newspaper cutting he recalls the night of the Tay Bridge Disaster and his early days at Newport.
An account of the events of the Tay Bridge Disaster 28 December 1879.
The shore at Broughty Ferry became the landing ground for an enormous collection of personal effects and luggage. Here we have the Illustrated London News artist's impression of the scene.
Newspaper article with memories of the Tay Bridge Disaster 50 years after the event.
A series of pictures representing the new bridge in operation, the Tay Bridge Disaster and the aftermath.
This photo shows the first house in Tay Street on the corner of Cupar Road. it was taken before the row of shops was built, probably in the 1890s.
Two of the same postcard, but both are worth having. In this view over Newport from the west, Kinbrae House grounds can be seen, possibly shortly after the grounds were landscaped, as there are no mature trees or shrubs. In the left hand bottom corner can be seen the lodge house for Kinbrae and the ...
This shows information provided by Forgan School to the Government in answer to a questionnaire in 1838. It gives details of numbers of pupils etc.
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.
A view of the first Tay Bridge under construction. In the foreground is the Wormit Foundry where many of the faulty columns were cast.
The Wormit Foundry on Bay Road. The foundry was established half-way through construction of the first rail bridge when the column design was changed from solid brick to lattice cast iron. In the public inquiry which followed the disaster, it was found that there were serious flaws in the standard of work carried out at ...
Information on the trains on the first rail bridge, giving details on frequency, destinations and prices.
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.