Search the archiveCurrently displaying: 28 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Century: "20th" xSubject: "Other Shops" x Search term Filter by Subject Out and About (3)Pier Area (3)Filter by Format Artifact (2)Document (3)Journal (1)Leaflet (1)Photograph (18)Picture (1)Text (2)Filter by Area Newport (23)Wormit (4)Filter by Decade 1850s (1)1860s (1)1870s (1)1880s (2)1890s (4)1900s (6)1910s (3)1920s (5)1930s (8)1940s (7)1950s (8)1960s (13)1970s (8)1980s (4)1990s (4)2000s (2)2010s (2)2020s (1)Filter by Century 19th (4)21st (2) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest PAGE: 12Next > Bottles from Doig the Chemist Bottles from William Doig the Chemist. Modelia Fashion Shop on High Street Modelia Fashions at the bottom of High Street. This building was originally the estate office for Tayfield Estate. It has now been converted to a house. Wormit Chemist Shop John Dott the chemist in Wormit. John Dott also had a shop in Tayport. The building in the photograph was sometimes one, sometimes two shops. Prior to the chemist it housed the Dundee Savings Bank (later TSB). In 2020 the building was completely invisible, hidden under a dense mass of ivy and other vegetation. Local Butchers Three Newport butcher shops. Receipt from Moodie and Gordon, Cycle Agents Receipt from Moodie and Gordon, cycle agents, electrical and motor engineers and wireless dealers, on the High Street, Newport from 1930s until late 1950s. Adverts for Newport Businesses Adverts for three local businesses, taken from the 1924 Guide to Newport. Drawing of old Newport Post Office Drawing of old Newport Post Office opposite the pier. Beyond the Post Office are the mission hall and the Brig o' Tay. Pier Shops - the Tyme Shop and the Leather Shop Two of the Newport pier shops. The Tyme Shop run by Brian Giel, and Jan Blicharski's Leather Shop. Stamp Machines at Old Post Office 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. ... Miniatures and Fantasy Wormit In the early 1990s you could explore the wonderful world of Miniatures and Fantasy in Wormit. This specialist shop was in the building that had earlier been occupied by John Dott the chemist, and for more than 30 years by the Dundee Savings bank. Local artist Phyllis Fenton designed and painted the sign. The shop ... Alex B Smith Grocer West Newport Lots of pottery bits and pieces found locally. Alex B Smith was a grocer and spirit dealer for a few years around 1900 in the shop on West Road that is now a house - now 10 West Road. Until about 1980 it was always a shop. Jimmy Fairlie at Royal Buildings Lovely view of this gleaming Ford Consul parked on Tay Street, and it's clearly the focus of the photograph, but the picture earns its place in our archive thanks to the background. Jimmy Fairlie's shop was here in the old Royal Buildings all through the 1960s until the buildings were demolished in 1971. Thereafter he ... Newport Shops 1950s and 1960s Remembered by Henry Burnett Long time Newport resident, Henry Burnett shares his memories of Newport and Wormit shops. Advertisements for Shops and Businesses 1961 A wide range of shops and services being advertised here in St Thomas' Church magazine of 1961. Stanley Gordon's Memories of Newport Shops in the 1950s Stanley Gordon is a long-term resident of Newport and remembers many of the village shops from the 1950s . Newport High Street Showing Gasworks Postcard of the High St, Newport showing the gasworks chimney. Frank Smith's Newsagent Shop, High Street From the 1940s until the 1970s Frank Smith had his newsagent/book shop on the High Street (now number 32). It was the favourite shop for youngsters, always keen for their weekly comic 'fix', as well as for books, toys and models galore. The cigarette machine on the door is a reminder of days long gone, ... Corner Shop at Woodhaven The shop at Woodhaven was in the end property of Woodhaven Terrace, and was a shop from at least as far back as the late 1890s. The postbox seen here is still on the wall of the property today. The shop was latterly called the Shopping Basket before being converted to a house, probably in ... Car at Woodhaven Shop c. 1930 This was the Rankine family car at the Woodhaven corner shop around 1930. A brilliant red colour, the car was a familiar sight locally. In 1937 it was decorated as a fire tender to take part in King George VI's coronation celebrations. In Janetta's Cafe c. 1968 In the 1960s Janetta's chip shop and cafe on Boat Road was the place to hang out. It was better known to most of its regulars by its rather unattractive nickname Stinky's! Memories of Frank Smith Newsagent Walking down the south side of the High Street there was Beatt and Tait's, with Frank Smith's a little further on. Now Frank was a gentleman, I worked for him, firstly with an evening paper round then latterly also a morning round, meeting Frank at the station to get the papers from the train and ... Post Office Opposite Newport 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. Jannetta's the Pierhead Cafe Not exactly sure what the function of this object was, but it certainly advertises the wares at Janetta's Pierhead Cafe. The Janetta family had operated their restaurant business on Boat Brae since the early 1930s. By the 1960s and 1970s it was affectionately known for some reason as Stinky's, and for the youth of Newport ... Newport Post Office: Lillian Knight The only photograph we have ever seen of the inside of the old post office. This is Lillian Knight who lived at Royal Buildings, and who worked in the post office in the 1920s and 1930s. PAGE: 12Next >
