Third class combined leave and railway ticket from France to Newport and first class return for the same journey for serviceman during World War I.
Christmas card from the Sergeants' Mess, 18th Battalion of the Royal Scots, Wormit Detachment.
Toy car lent to exhibition 2016. Label reads: "Toy car which belonged to John Berry. Made in woodwork shop under the direction of Mr Burns of the Mars Training Ship. The ship was anchored off Woodhaven, Newport and provided training for the Merchant Navy for underprivileged boys until 1929, when the ship was towed away and broken ...
Wooden chess box made by the Mars boys in the workshops.
Wooden crumb tray made by Mars boys.
The Swimming Medallion The swimming medallion was presented to the swimming club by John Berry, President 1857-58. Mr Arthur Lees of Freuchie was the last man to win the medallion in 1928, and he returned it to the Berry family in 1988.
Bottles from William Doig the Chemist.
Two toilet flush pull chains from local plumbers, Betsworth and Barlow who operated between 1894-1970s and James Jack and Sons, 1880-1980.
This wooden paper knife was made by the Mars boys in their workshops.
These wooden stools were made by the Mars boys in their workshops.
Clock presented by Newport Quoting Club to Joseph Keay (newsagent at pier) in 1914.
Doig the chemist’s apprentices' drawer. It has been signed by all trainee chemists dating back to 1887.
Suppository Makers from Doig's chemist shop.
Pill boards from Doig the Chemist's shop.
Pestle and mortar from Doig the Chemist's shop.
Ernest Fairweather's medals from World War I. He died in April 1918, aged 23. He had lived in a flat in the High Street. The medals are (left to right): 1914-1915 Star (awarded to all soldiers fighting between August 1914 and December 1915 British War Medal (awarded to all soldiers who fought) Military Medal (awarded for an act of ...
Dens cottages calendar, probably early 1900s.
Wooden nodding parrot toy made by Mars boys.
Curling Club badge, showing a game in progress on the lower pond, plus the little clubhouse.
Model of East Newport Railway Station created for 2016 Old Newport Exhibition. Spot the level crossing, footbridge, phone box, station building, railway carriage on platform, two coal merchants, sidings, signal box and up platform shelter. A very realistic representation!
The old Newport School clock, salvaged from the demolition site after Newport School closed in 1977.
The Mars Training Ship was berthed in the Tay off Woodhaven from 1869-1929. This panel was stitched by Cat Jones.
This medicine bottle from Doig the chemist was dug up in the garden of Hazel Cottage (66 West Road). From the late 1870s William Doig had chemist shops both in Newport and in Dundee (as the bottle says). He eventually gave up the Dundee shop in the early 1900s which gives a date for the ...
Traditional Remembrance services were cancelled in November 2020 due to Covid19 restrictions. Newport Primary school however were keen to record their own remembrances. The pupils in P6 and P7 decorated stones to their own designs. Some took names from the panels on the Newport war memorial, while others feature the easily recognised poppies. These photographs ...