Search the archiveCurrently displaying: 13 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Decade: "1960s" xSubject: "Other Shops" x Search term Filter by Subject Out and About (2)Pier Area (2)Filter by Format Artifact (1)Document (2)Leaflet (1)Photograph (7)Picture (1)Text (1)Filter by Area Newport (12)Filter by Decade 1890s (1)1900s (2)1910s (2)1920s (2)1930s (3)1940s (4)1950s (6)1970s (6)1980s (2)1990s (2)2000s (2)2010s (2)2020s (1)Filter by Century 19th (1)21st (2) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest Local Butchers Three Newport butcher shops. 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. ... 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 . 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, ... 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 ... 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 ... Mr Bain the Grocer Mr Bain the Grocer on the right. Bain's shop was at James Square on the corner of Gowrie Street and King Street from 1947 until 1974, and is fondly remembered by many.