Newport School Domestic Science Class Early 1950s
Newport School Senior Netball Team 1952
Newport School Junior Netball Team 1952
Newport School: photo of Primary 2 in 1958.
A selection of programmes from Blythe Players shows from 1950s and 1960s. The Blythe Players put on their shows in the Blyth Hall and performed favourites such as Agatha Christie’s The Hollow (1959) and Charley’s Aunt (1964). They had developed from the Congregational Church Drama Group of the 1940s and they would eventually combine with the ...
Newport School P1 1959 with Miss Farmer.
Tremendous photograph of a very busy day at the old Wormit Boating Club clubhouse down underneath the railway bridge. The club was based here until 1969 when they moved to Woodhaven Pier.
Leaflet outlining the history of Sandford House.
Photograph of ) of Woodhaven Farmhouse taken in 1951 when the shed was used as a sanitorium by Norman Gleig, the farmer, who had TB.
Wedding in St Thomas' Church 1954.
Cars queuing for the ferry on Boat Road, in 1950s. The ferry is already at the pier, and passengers are heading to and from it.
Boat Road in the 1950s. A policeman directs the ferry traffic. Two late-comers running to catch it.
A busy morning as passengers and traffic queue for the ferry. The pier clock says 8.30 so presumably these crowds are commuters heading for work in Dundee. Excellent view of J T Young's extensive garage business on Boat Road.
Set of pictures showing a way of life probably gone for ever. Summer days with picnics at the Big Rock, playing on the beach, learning to swim there, and always the Fifie in the background. No need for watches - you told the time by the coming and going of the Fifies!
Receipt from James Jack plumber dated 1957. James Jack's business operated from 1880s, first on the High Street, then with a work-shop on Union Street and a showroom on Tay Street.
Tickets for Wilfred Pickles Have a Go radio show, recorded in the Blyth Hall in the 1950s. Running from 1946 until 1967 the programme was always one of the most popular shows on radio.
A night out at a dance in the Blyth Hall 1950s. Vinorah Clark - Charles (Chick) Hendry - Bessie Bowman
Scottish country dancing in Blyth Hall, with correct footwear of course!
Indoor bowling in Blyth Hall late 1950s. Back: Margaret Smart - Bessie Bowman Front: Belle Harley - Ann Harley - Jessie Betsworth
Newport Old Folks Club outside the Blyth Hall in 1956. The club met weekly in the Blyth Hall before disbanding in 1990s.
Photograph of the Berry Family tree, 1725-2016.
Display sheet giving information and examples of Alberto Morrocco's work (1917-1998).
St Fort House Ground Floor Plan. According to the 1901 census St Fort House had 48 rooms.