A photograph of Sandy Rankine at Woodhaven Pier, with the Mars in the background, 1926. Sandy's family owned the joinery workshop above the pier (now known as Old Boathouse) and he lived in a cottage right on the Woodhaven bend until the 1990s.
This advert from the Mars Magazine features Miss Sim's sweetie shop at Woodhaven Terrace.
This building, partially below ground, would have been packed with ice in the winter months. The ice would have kept throughout most of the year, and was used to keep recently landed salmon fresh. It is dated 1794.
A very old photograph probably around 1890. Trinity Church on the right and St Mary's in the centre. The block of shop and houses next to the steps has not yet been built, allowing a glimpse of St Thomas' in the distance. The shops were built around 1891 so the photograph pre-dates that. Newport Inn ...
A newspaper article from 1984, with photographs of the staff of the shop, describing Beatt and Tait's history and anniversary celebrations.
Raffles and competitions were held to celebrate Beatt and Tait's 50th Anniversary, and our photograph shows some of the winners.
A photograph of customers participating in events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the village grocer's store in 1984.
The pier smiddy was owned by Tayfield Estate, and closed in the 1940s. The last tenants were the Don family, but prior to that the Smiddy had been worked by Willie Young, whose son John T Young established the bicycle repair shop on the High Road which became the successful Young's Garage on Boat Road.
This photograph shows JT Young's first premises on the High Road, where by 1896 he had established his successful cycle repair business. In the early 1900s he embraced motor transport and expanded down into Boat Road. With further expansion, the business occupied the entire site of Scotscraig Apartments.
An advertisement for JT Young, Motor Engineer, probably 1920s.
This photograph shows the staff outside the shop in the early 1960s.
This photograph shows Caldwell's Dairy van with Tom Brunton and Tom Easton, 1937.
Salmon fishing was carried out all along the Tay estuary. The main stations in Newport were at Craighead, below the road bridge, and at Woodhaven. Fish were sold in Dundee market or shipped on ice to London.
A photograph of the results of a successful salmon fishing trip, taken at Pier Beach.
A photograph of the three Special Constables in Newport in the 1930s. The police station was in King Street, but they also had an office in the pier shops.
A receipt and advertisement for James Jack and Sons, Plumbers, 1957. The business began in 1880 in the High Street, and moved to Union Street in 1890. In the early 1900s, a showroom was opened in premises adjacent to Harp Cottage, Tay Street (in 2020 Little Beehive Nursery), while the workshop remained in Union Street.
A photograph of a march stone, dating from 1794, in Tentsmuir forest. These stones were used to mark boundaries between fisheries.
A photograph of a bus driver and conductress (known as a "clippie" because she clipped the tickets) at the pier, probably 1930s.
These photographs show workers at the Scottish Sand and Gravel Company at the far end of Wormit, late 1950s.
Rankine's joinery business was situated in what is known as The Old Boathouse at Woodhaven until the 1990s. This newspaper article describes the firm at the time of its centenary in 1975.
Dr John Stewart was Newport's first general practitioner and was recommended to the people of Newport by Professor Simpson of chloroform fame. Lovaine was built on Cupar Road for Doctor Stewart, and he used it as his surgery and residence.
Dr Thomas Stewart, "Docy Tom", succeeded his father Dr John Stewart as Newport's general practitioner. He lived and worked at Lovaine on Cupar Road, and was assisted by the apparently rather flamboyant Dr Montague Rust.
The general practice surgery was at the rear of the building, entered through the back yard.
These photographs show consulting rooms 1 and 2 at Lovaine, Cupar Road. In the first, Dr Macintosh's rolltop desk can be seen, and in the second, a microscope.
