Drawing of old Newport Post Office opposite the pier. Beyond the Post Office are the mission hall and the Brig o' Tay.
Pier Shops and Ferry Buildings c. 1960
Two of the Newport pier shops. The Tyme Shop run by Brian Giel, and Jan Blicharski's Leather Shop.
The ferry pier buildings after closure in 1966.
Travelling in style down on the old Granary Lane pier 1920s. At the time of the photograph Granary Lane was Gas Lane.
Postcard of Boat Road, Newport, c. 1920, after arrival of ferry, showing Post Office, Mission Hall and smiddy.
A postcard of Boat Road from the pierhead, showing the Post Office on the right, then the Mission Hall and smiddy, then J.T.Young's garage. Probably 1920s.
Pottering about down at the old pier - Dad, June and Billy the dog. Late 1930s.
A view towards Newport pier and Boat Road from the Fifie, taken by one of the Norwegians based at Woodhaven during World War II. Much of Boat Road is dominated by J T Young's garage, but the third building from the left, sandwiched between two parts of the garage, is the Chapel House. The Chapel ...
On the left of the photograph is Chapel House, which stood on Boat Road from at least 1800. Here it can be seen with its close neighbour, J T Young's motor garage. Chapel House was demolished in the 1950s.
Newport pierhead area, probably around 1870. One of our oldest photographs. The distinctive arched pier buildings have not yet been built (1878) and the Newport Hotel has not yet been extended to side and rear (1890s). The gasworks chimney is in the centre of the picture and Jonas Kidd's grocer shop on the right is ...
A fairly quiet view down Boat Brae around 1900. The building on the right, now a house, was for many years around the turn of the century home to Nicoll the baker. The young lady who is clearly happy to face the camera may well be one of the bakery assistants. Further down, the wheeled ...
Good clear view of the area around the old pier around 1900. On the extreme left are the washing lines for the flats in the old granary, and the gasworks chimney dominates the scene. McKellar the painter's name is easy to see from the Fifie, and going towards the west, first Chapel House, then Seamills ...
Lovely clear view of a much photographed scene from the Braes to the old pier. The granary, gasworks and other buildings at the head of the pier are long gone, with only stumps remaining now of the old pier. The pier provides the perfect sheltered corner for the small boats drawn up on the shore. ...
A stormy day at the ferry pier. In the distance are Royal Buildings on Robert Street, the boat shed on the braes and the gasworks chimney, now all long gone. The rear of the pier buildings is not quite as impressive as their more ornate frontage. The house front right was Taybrae, at the top ...
Good clear view of East Newport from the pier, probably around 1900. The gasworks chimney was removed in 1905 after the gasworks had moved in 1903 to their new location on the Tayport Road.
The pier at Newport around 1840, with the steamship Union. Tayfield House is in the background and Seamills Cottage is the only other building still standing. Also visible is Chapel House on the left, and the Seamills beyond the pier.
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 early view of Newport Pier, dating from the 1820s. Tayfield House, in the background, was considerably extended and enlarged in 1830, so this view pre-dates that. The pier, designed by Thomas Telford, was built in 1823 and this engraving may well be celebrating the new pier. The only other building recognisable today is ...
This small yacht is the Aeolus, launched and named at the old pier by Mrs Dunlop of Kilnburn, probably in early 1960s. Some of the older Newport boys had restored the yacht on the beach. Up above on the right the residents of the old granary have a grandstand view of proceedings. Note the large ...
Memories of the WWII air raid shelter from Findlay McLaren. The air raid shelter was on the sea wall where the new houses are. It was set about 5 feet back from the edge. Standing at the door on the east end nearest the water corner that we used to store our canoes. Directly opposite was ...
Not a lot remaining of the old pier at Granary Lane, probably around 1966. This pier was built by the Dundee Guildry in the 18th century.
Boat Brae parade of shops. These lovely buildings, opened in 1878, had by 2010 fallen into a terrible state of disrepair. Our Before and After photographs show the buildings before and after the amazing restoration by David and Liz Anderson who own the adjoining pier buildings. A superb example of a building brought back from ...