A photograph of the three Special Constables in Newport in the 1930s. The police station was in King Street, but they also had an office in the pier shops.
A receipt and advertisement for James Jack and Sons, Plumbers, 1957. The business began in 1880 in the High Street, and moved to Union Street in 1890. In the early 1900s, a showroom was opened in premises adjacent to Harp Cottage, Tay Street (in 2020 Little Beehive Nursery), while the workshop remained in Union Street.
Rio Cinema memorabilia, comprising two of the monthly programme leaflets from 1949 and 1955, and a membership card. The Rio operated as a cinema from 1939 until 1963
A beauty contest held at the Rio Youth Club in 1975.
Newport Tennis Club masked fancy dress ball in late 1940s These balls were an annual event and always well supported.
Newport Tennis Club dance in 1948. Marguerite Fairweather is second from left in front row.
Newport Housewives Tennis Group 1960s Back L-R: Jean Nicholson; Madge Blair; May Currie; Margaret Kay; Margaret Lindsay; Muriel Dow. Front L-R: Emma McConnell; Muriel Wallace; Rita McNicol; Pat Latto; Jenny Garden.
A centenary account of the history of Newport Lawn Tennis Club 1884 - 1984.
Newport Tennis Club centenary dance ticket 1984.
Newport ladies tennis 1954.
Clearly a special occasion at Newport Tennis Club for these members c. 1900.
Photo of Newport School pupils in the early 1900s
Newport School: photo, early 1900s
Newport School: photo from early 1900s
A photograph of a bus driver and conductress (known as a "clippie" because she clipped the tickets) at the pier, probably 1930s.
These photographs show workers at the Scottish Sand and Gravel Company at the far end of Wormit, late 1950s.
Rankine's joinery business was situated in what is known as The Old Boathouse at Woodhaven until the 1990s. This newspaper article describes the firm at the time of its centenary in 1975.
Dr John Stewart was Newport's first general practitioner and was recommended to the people of Newport by Professor Simpson of chloroform fame. Lovaine was built on Cupar Road for Doctor Stewart, and he used it as his surgery and residence.
Dr Thomas Stewart, "Docy Tom", succeeded his father Dr John Stewart as Newport's general practitioner. He lived and worked at Lovaine on Cupar Road, and was assisted by the apparently rather flamboyant Dr Montague Rust.
The general practice surgery was at the rear of the building, entered through the back yard.
These photographs show consulting rooms 1 and 2 at Lovaine, Cupar Road. In the first, Dr Macintosh's rolltop desk can be seen, and in the second, a microscope.
Over 6000 "Lloyd-George" case records were held in the filing room at Lovaine. The records were so called because they were named after the politician David Lloyd George who introduced the first national insurance system, the forerunner of the NHS, into the UK.
This photograph shows the waiting room at Lovaine.
A photograph of another consulting room at the GP surgery at Lovaine.