Newport School group from 1918. The young lady arrowed is Lillian Knight who is about 8 in this photo. Lillian lived in Robert Street in the old Royal Buildings. When she left school she worked in Newport post office where her father was a postman. The photo was sent to us by Lillian's grand-daughter.
The house on Cupar Road which housed St Fillan's private school
Some 60 or more years separate these two photographs taken from almost identical locations at East Newport Station, probably around early 1900s and 1970.
Model of East Newport Railway Station created for 2016 Old Newport Exhibition. Spot the level crossing, footbridge, phone box, station building, railway carriage on platform, two coal merchants, sidings, signal box and up platform shelter. A very realistic representation!
Those of a certain age will remember using these old stamp machines. You popped in your penny, or two or three (old pennies of course, pre-decimalisation of 1971), and out came your stamp. In the days when snail mail was the only form of communication, these machines were lifelines when the post office was closed. ...
One of the submarines based in the Tay before World War I. In this photograph, beyond submarine 49, these extensive gardens, outbuildings and glasshouses all belonged to Seymour House, then the newly built private house of John Adam St Quentin Leng (son of Sir John of Kinbrae) and family, later the Seymour Hotel and now ...
Two stained glass panes from the staircase window in Netherlea House, demolished in 2019.
The old Newport School clock, salvaged from the demolition site after Newport School closed in 1977.
Newspaper reporting the AGM of the Newport Cycling Club in March 1912. The meeting was chaired by J T Young, a keen cyclist himself, having operated a successful cycle repair business before moving on to his motor and garage business on Boat Road. The newscutting reports that the Cycling Club had been founded in 1881, ...
Newspaper cutting from 16 April 1913 reporting the new season's officials for the Newport Swimming Club.
A brightly coloured balancing parrot toy made by the boys on the Mars training ship.
Two photographs of the Newport Artillery Volunteers at Inverdovat, pre World War I. The Volunteers were formed in 1860.
An amusing little newspaper snippet. Willie Rankine was a frequent newspaper contributor on matters of local history. William Dowie, referred to in the article, was railway porter from 1890 until the 1920s. At a guess the article might date from the 1970s.
A very early photograph of one of the Fifies, probably the Dundee, which operated on the crossing from 1875 until 1917.
Lovely clear view of Cupar Road from early 1900s. On the right, Wallace's shoe shop, which was in that location from 1890s until 1960s. Doig the Chemist on the left was there from 1901 until 1950s. His pestle and mortar sign is above the shop. Two bay windows above the shops where now in 2020 ...
An early view probably from early 1900s looking from Victoria Street towards Kilnburn. On the left is Darvel Lodge, so called because James Morton who had it built in 1888, came from the village of Darvel in Ayrshire. Before Darvel Lodge was built, this was the site of the Tayfield Smithy.
A newspaper cutting describing one man's memories of playing at Wormit Golf Club before World War II.
An explanation of the origins of Wormit Boating Club. Note that the club moved to Woodhaven in 1971, with the new clubhouse being built the following year.
A magazine article from 1974 noting the history of the joinery business based at Woodhaven. It was started by William Buist in 1875, continued by his grandson William Rankine after World War I, and taken over by next generation Sandy Rankine in the 1960s.
A newspaper letter about James Tait who was missionary to the boys on the Mars training ship for 48 years. It was written to the Newspaper by Willie Rankine of Woodhaven.
The Mars training ship and its brig the Francis Molison. The Francis Molison was donated in 1881 and much of the boys' practical nautical training took place on board. Each year it made a trip around the coast of Britain, and the change of routine that this voyage provided was much enjoyed by the boys.
William Willocks would later become a local joiner and undertaker, with workshops in both Robert Street, Newport and Bay Road, Wormit. From the 1940s until the 1960s he operated the successful carpet beating works at Wormit.
During 2019-2020 this ground at the rear of the Newport Hotel was being cleared for possible future house building. The photographs show what appears to be extensive cellar space. These cellars would have provided storage space below the old stabling for the inn.
Photograph of Thomas Halliday, designer of Newport-on-Tay coat of arms. At the time of his death in 1998 he was Scotland's oldest working artist, sculptor and stained glass artist.