The procession to celebrate the coronation of King George VI in 1937 makes its way down Cupar Road.
The procession to celebrate the coronation of King George VI ended at Windmill Park. Here, Miss Rose, Infant teacher at Newport School for 40 years, stands beside one of the decorated vehicles.
A photograph of a tractor decorated for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II outside Tayfield House, 1953.
A photograph of one of the floats in the village procession for the coronation.
A photograph of children in fancy dress for the coronation procession, 1953.
A photograph of two entrants to the coronation fancy dress procession, 1953.
The Brownes planted a rowan tree in Coronation Gardens to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Unfortunately that tree eventually died, but in 2013, one of those original brownies together with some current brownies and guides, planted another rowan tree to commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
On her second visit to Newport, Princes Alexandra crossed the Tay Road Bridge in 1969 and stopped briefly at the South Access. The photograph shows some of the Wormit schoolchildren who were allowed time off to go to greet her.
Princess Alexandra visited Newport via the ferry, early 1960s.
Photograph of Wormit School children ready for the hat parade to celebrate the Queen's Silver jubilee, 1977.
A procession of decorated floats celebrated the coronation of King George VI. This photograph shows the decorated Caldwell's Dairy van on the corner of William Street and Union Street
This was the family car of the Rankine family, joiners at Woodhaven. In the 1937 fancy dress procession to celebrate the Coronation of King George VI, the car was transformed into a fire tender from 1860! Being bright red, the car was the ideal colour. Here the car is seen in Windmill Park where all ...
Fancy dress for George VI's coronation celebrations. This is Mrs Betty Rankine of Woodhaven dressed as a tinker woman. Almost 30 years later in 1966, her daughter, Mrs Betty Dow, would dress in the same outfit in the fancy dress parade celebrating the opening of the Tay Road Bridge.
In 1969 Princess Alexandra drove across the Tay Road Bridge and stopped at the bridge access where she was greeted by local schoolchildren. Our two photographs here show some of the Newport schoolchildren.
Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) is greeted by Provost Douglas Lawson on the High Street in 1950. Occupants of the upstairs High Street flats are just visible viewing the proceedings from their vantage points.
A large section of the crowd awaiting the Queen's arrival in 1958. There's clearly no through traffic here as the seating sweeps across the High Road towards Trinity Church.
Kilnburn steps packed with excited well-wishers to welcome the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, 1958
The police keep the excited crowd in order before the arrival of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, 1958
An eager crowd at the bottom of High Street awaits the arrival of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, 1958.
The Queen meets local dignitaries in 1958
Eager crowds waiting by Trinity Church to welcome the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh on the occasion of the royal visit in 1958.
Children gathered at Kilnburn steps welcoming the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh to Newport in 1958
Provost Thomas Wishart presents gifts to the Queen for the royal children - Charles 10 and Anne 8.
The royal platform at Granary Lane (formerly Gas Lane) 1958. The houses shown are no longer there.