Pestle and mortar from Doig the Chemist's shop.
Information and display sheet on Len Fullerton (1909-1968) local wildlife artist, depicting examples of his illustrations.
Tea ladies at Wormit Bowling Club, probably in early 1950s. They are shown on steps of old clubhouse. Back L-R: Mrs McQuistan, Mrs Whiteford. Front L-R: Mrs Mathieson, Mrs Clark.
Newport Railway timetable showing trains between Dundee and Tayport. In 1956 there were 22 trains each way each day.
West Newport station in 1955.
A group of players at Wormit Tennis Club in the early 1950s, posing outside the old clubhouse.
A photograph of a tractor decorated for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II outside Tayfield House, 1953.
A photograph of one of the floats in the village procession for the coronation.
A photograph of children in fancy dress for the coronation procession, 1953.
A photograph of two entrants to the coronation fancy dress procession, 1953.
The Brownes planted a rowan tree in Coronation Gardens to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Unfortunately that tree eventually died, but in 2013, one of those original brownies together with some current brownies and guides, planted another rowan tree to commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
A drawing of Newport High Street in the snow, around 1950, showing Gilchrist the Baker, Morrison the Butcher, and Beatt and Tait, Family Grocer.
An aerial photograph of the centre of the village in 1957, with cars parked in Tayfield grounds for the ferry to the Royal Highland Show in Dundee. The school, Congregational church, Old Granary, remains of the old pier and J.T.Young's garage on Boat Road are all clearly visible, but now no longer there.
Newspaper photograph of the devastation at Wormit station after the accident on Saturday 28 May 1955.
Newspaper account of dramatic and potentially disastrous accident at Wormit station when a furniture lorry toppled from the road down the banking, landing on a train from Tayport. Fortunately the carriage it landed on was empty of passengers.
The damaged train coach after a lorry tumbled on to it at Wormit station from the road above. April 1958.
Photograph of the ferry Sir William High.
Cars queuing for the Scotscraig ferry at Newport pier.
Wonderful photograph of the B. L. Nairn ferry at Newport pier.
Passengers on theĀ deck of the B.L. Nairn ferry.
The B L Nairn in mid-river heading for Dundee. The B L Nairn was in operation from 1929 until 1966 when the ferry service ended.
An evening crossing by the Fifie, quite probably the B L Nairn.
Photograph of Newport Tennis Club members having a break for tea in the pavilion. 1950s.
A group at Windmill Park in 1950s showing pavilion behind.