Search the archiveCurrently displaying: 4 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Subject: "Burgh" xformat: "Document" x Search term Filter by Decade 1900s (1)1910s (1)1920s (1)1930s (1)1940s (1)1950s (2)1960s (1)1970s (3)1980s (1)1990s (1)2000s (1)Filter by Century 21st (1) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest Visit of Rev. David Steel, Moderator of the Church of Scotland, 1974 On 11 November 1974, David Steel, Moderator of the Church of Scotland (and father of David Steel, politician) visited Newport and was given a civic reception in the Blyth Hall, organised by the Town Council. Miss Alice Maude Pilkington: Freedom of the Burgh Miss Pilkington was one of only two people to become Honorary Burgesses and to be awarded Freedom of the Burgh. She was given this honour by Provost Soutar on 9 October 1970. Miss Pilkington lived latterly at Whincraig, Norwood, but from the 1900s to the 1940s the Pilkington family lived at St Fort House. The other ... Miss Alice Maude Pilkington, 1901 - 2002 Miss Pilkington died on 14 January, 2002 at the age of 100. She was given the Freedom of the Burgh in 1970. Charter granting Coat of Arms to Newport-on-Tay. Framed copy Copy of the charter granting Newport's new coat of arms in 1956. This framed copy was made by Jack Morton, Burgh Surveyor, 1948-1975.