Newport School teachers, 1970s. Back Row L-R: M Campbell; M Drysdale; J Dunne(Head); M Vincent. Front Row L-R: E Davidson; S McIntosh; B Reid; M Ward.
Newport School teachers, 1975. Back Row L-R: M Drysdale; S McIntosh; M Vincent; M Gresham Front Row L-R: E Honeyman; M Campbell; M Macfarlane(Head); E Davidson; M Ward.
Photograph of the kitchen staff at the new Newport School.
Newspaper cutting of the opening of the new school at the top of Cupar Road, by Dr John Berry of Tayfield, in 1977.
This photograph shows the support staff at Newport School around the time the old school closed in 1977. Back row: Tom Easton, janitor, Mrs Craig, dinner lady Front row: Vinorah Caird, secretary, Tom Caird, lollipop man, Madge Easton, dinner lady.
Newport School 1974. Woodwork class with Mr Borthwick.
All-action view of Newport School playground around 1970. Railings were always a great attraction, for squeezing through, hanging over or getting stuck in. Julian Gillespie, who sent in this photograph, thought the trailer was loaded full of sports equipment to be taken up to Windmill Park.
Newport School sports at Windmill Park around 1970. Even after the dual carriageway opened in 1966 classes still went up to the park for sports and PE, and traffic stopped to let them cross!
The old Newport School clock, salvaged from the demolition site after Newport School closed in 1977.
Time for the three-legged race at Newport School sports at Windmill Park early 1970s.
A class group in Newport School gym around 1974.
Newport Primary School, probably P5 in 1975.
Newport Primary School group, possibly P6 around 1975.
Newport School group P7 1975. All these pupils were born in 1963. In 2013 and in 2023, to celebrate their 50th and 60th birthdays, reunions were held in the Brig o’ Tay. See the reunion of 2013 and also the reunion in 2023.
A parents' meeting inside Newport School in the early 1970s. It may well have been an open evening for the Brownies. We have plenty Newport School photographs, but this is the only one inside.
A delightful photograph of a very happy group of P7 pupils from Newport School, learning their hockey skills up in Windmill Park from PE teacher Margaret Wright. By the time this photograph was taken in 1971, the road bridge, and of course the link dual carriageway, had been open for nearly 5 years. Access to ...
Newport School in 1978 beginning to look rather derelict after its closure following the opening of the the new school in 1977. Rather too clearly seen is the new extension on the front of the Blyth Hall which, along with other alterations, dated from 1974. The new extension provided wonderful toilet facilities but did little ...
Two pictures of a rather sad-looking Newport School in 1978. The school had closed the previous year when the new school opened outside the village, and by the following year the old building was becoming rather dilapidated with many broken windows. This school had opened in 1878 so was in use for 99 years. The ...
Newport School Primary 7, 1976.
View of Newport School in Kilnburn/Blyth Street before its demolition in 1979. The gym hall windows were on the right and the library on the left.
