The story of Wormit's Steele and Brodie beehive works from Brian Nish.
A postcard of what is now Cupar Road looking from the junction with High Street. Early 1900's.
The shore below Tay Street. The house is Taycliffe at 75 Tay Street.
Framed view towards Woodhaven with Mars boats in foreground. Rock House stands on the shore beside the harbour. This was originally the granary for the St Fort Estate. While the Mars training ship was anchored offshore, the building was used as a hospital for the boys, and during World War II it housed the officers of ...
The Mars Training Ship was berthed in the Tay off Woodhaven from 1869-1929. This panel was stitched by Cat Jones.
An early postcard of Linden Avenue, Newport. On the left, the railway line crosses the bridge at the top of Victoria Street. On the right, the first house now has a large gate cut into the corner of the stone wall.
Tayfield duckpond, where children from the village have fed the ducks for over a century. The cairn is no longer there.
Another view of the duckpond.
This postcard from the early 1900s shows Tayfield duck pond.
The Den cottages were in an idyllic setting and were the subject of many picture postcards in the early 20th century.
A fishing permit for Mr Blyth Martin to fish the March Pond in 1904. The March Pond was on the back road to Tayport and marked the boundary, or march, of the Tayfield and Scotscraig Estates. The pond was perhaps better known by its other names of Jess Philip's dam or Washer Willie's pond.
The old post office building still today has stamp machines on the wall outside. A M Anderson was post-master, watchmaker. jeweller and optician. He was also a photographer who took many of the early 20th century postcard views.
A very new looking Linden Avenue, with empty street and bare gardens. The railway embankment is on the left. The houses here were built early 1890s.
Two versions of the same postcard view of the ferry Dundee approaching Dundee. The Dundee was in operation on the crossing from 1875 until 1917.
This medicine bottle from Doig the chemist was dug up in the garden of Hazel Cottage (66 West Road). From the late 1870s William Doig had chemist shops both in Newport and in Dundee (as the bottle says). He eventually gave up the Dundee shop in the early 1900s which gives a date for the ...
Two versions of the same postcard, one coloured, showing the Fifeshire steam ferry. The Fifeshire was in operation on the crossing from 1858 until 1929, an astonishing 71 years.
An early postcard view of one of the Fifies, probably the Dundee, approaching Newport pier. The Dundee operated on the crossing from 1875 until 1917.
A view towards West Newport past the brig Francis Molison. The ship was used by the boys of the Mars Training Ship to learn seamanship skills. Castle Brae climbs the hill on the left and on the right are the houses of Westfield Terrace.
It's not easy to recognise this particular stretch of Tay Street. James Street is on the right but of course nowadays the corner has been cut back and widened considerably. As in most other streets in Newport railings front every house.
The viaduct that carried the railway line through the Tayfield Estate comprised four spans on three columns. It was removed soon after the line closed. Picture 1 shows the series of supports that carried the viaduct, 2 the present day retaining wall at the other side of the gap, and 3 is a rare view ...
Wormit Football Club 1908-1909 Photograph taken at Waterstone Park, Newport on 17 October 1908 before the replay of the semi-final against St Andrews Violet. Wormit won the replay 1-0. Wormit's pitch was not suitable for a cup tie, so Newport very kindly swapped pitches that day and played their league match on the Wormit pitch. Back Row: ...
Wormit Football Club fixtures and results 1908-1909, as recorded by Willie Rankine of Woodhaven. Willie was the goal-keeper with this team.
This smart group of young footballers dates from around 1910 with some recognisable old Newport names. In the back is Mr Dow. Back row - W Bruce, W Young, A McFarlane, W Doig, ? Thomson, B Scrimgeour. Middle row - ? Thomson, A Peebles, D Mitchell, D Shepherd. Front row - D Ross, L Honeyman, J Ferrier, P Niven.
The Boys' Brigade Football Team in 1900.