St Fort House in the snow looking north.
The magnificent walled garden and glasshouses, on left hand side of road driving from Forgan roundabout to Five Roads.
Newspaper article containing an interview with Andrew Mylius, owner of St Fort farm. Mr Mylius is the great-grandson of Henry Stewart who built St Fort House.
Framed drawing of Sandy Rankine's joinery workshop in Woodhaven.
A newspaper cutting from the 1850s, reporting on the opening of another bowling green in Newport, one much less well known than the one in Scott Street. This one was directly over the road from the Newport Inn, where St Mary's Church now stands.
Framed acknowledgement of ending of over 100 years of outdoor curling on Tayfield land. Presented to the Berry family in 1977.
These were the Newport winners of the Hunter Cup inter-club bowling competition. Photo shows Charles Hendry, Ted Betsworth, George Stewart, Alex Lowson.
Kinbrae House main entrance gate.
Kinbrae House from the south in snow.
Kinbrae House from south.
The Leng Chapel at Vicarsford Cemetery, two miles south of Newport. Built on a hill, the chapel is a memorial to John Leng's first wife Emily.
Leng Chapel Inscription Panel. The Memorial to John Leng's first wife Dame Emily Leng, and also remembrance of his second wife Mary.
Detail of the ceiling in the Leng Chapel.
Curling Club badge, showing a game in progress on the lower pond, plus the little clubhouse.
The menu and programme for the Curling Club centenary dinner in 1958. Inside is a lovely wee caricature of the club council members, drawn by Jack Morton, burgh surveyor for 26 years.
Map showing route of the Newport Railway, and other transport links.
Forgan School Group early 1950s
Just some of the pupils at St Fillan's School who took part in an end of session exhibition and show. As well as displaying their singing and dancing skills, their art and needlework were also on display. 1955. Standing are Joan and Joyce Carr, and Donald Ritchie. See the newscutting about this exhibition.
Newspaper cutting describing c. 1955 end of term activities at St Fillan's School. An exhibition and concert were held to show off the children's achievements.
Business card of Murray Russell, much respected headteacher at Wormit School 1949 - 1976 approx.
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!
Wormit School: P3-4 class photograph from 1955.
Wormit School: class photograph from around 1957.
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. ...