Search the archiveCurrently displaying: 9 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Decade: "1900s" xSubject: "Ferries" x Search term Filter by Format Map (1)Photograph (7)Plans (1)Filter by Area Newport (5)Filter by Decade 1700s (1)1710s (1)1720s (1)1730s (1)1740s (1)1750s (1)1760s (1)1770s (1)1780s (1)1790s (1)1800s (1)1810s (1)1820s (1)1830s (1)1840s (1)1850s (2)1860s (2)1870s (4)1880s (4)1890s (4)1920s (4)1930s (1)1940s (1)1950s (1)1960s (1)Filter by Century 18th (1)19th (4) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest Map of Tay Ferry Crossings Map showing the original four ferry crossings on the Tay: Dundee-Balmerino; Dundee-Woodhaven; Dundee-Seamills (Newport); and Broughty Ferry-Ferryport-on-Craig (Tayport). Plans for the Ferry PS Newport Detailed drawings of the PS Newport showing the deck plan and the profile. The Newport was built at the Caledon shipyard in Dundee in 1910 and was in operation on the crossing from 1910 until 1939. Postcard of Newport Pier probably early 1900s A postcard of a busy Newport Pier. Postcard of Newport Pier from the River, c. 1900 A postcard of Newport Pier from the river, with the ferry Dundee docked alongside. Seamills cottage and the refreshment rooms are visible behind the pier. An Early Fifie A very early photograph of one of the Fifies, probably the Dundee, which operated on the crossing from 1875 until 1917. Elephants at the Pier Elephants lined up outside the pier buildings waiting for the ferry. It was common practice a century ago for circus animals to walk from town to town between shows, with excited school-children sometimes being allowed out of class to see them pass. The Ferry Dundee Two versions of the same postcard view of the ferry Dundee approaching Dundee. The Dundee was in operation on the crossing from 1875 until 1917. Postcard of the Ferry PS Fifeshire Two versions of the same postcard, one coloured, showing the Fifeshire steam ferry. The Fifeshire was in operation on the crossing from 1858 until 1929, an astonishing 71 years. Ferry Approaching Pier An early postcard view of one of the Fifies, probably the Dundee, approaching Newport pier. The Dundee operated on the crossing from 1875 until 1917.