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.
A photograph of the Den Cottages in Tayfield Estate at the beginning of the 20th century. They were on the edge of the wooded area off Kirk Road.
Dens cottages calendar, probably early 1900s.
A photograph of Tayfield House in the snow, probably early 1900s.
This photograph shows some of the estate workers beginning to cut up a fallen tree. Second left is Mr McLaren. The estate originally had few trees, but the first John Berry started a careful tree planting programme, which successive generations have continued to this day.
A photograph of some of Tayfield's staff, responsible for forestry work.
These two photographs show some of the house staff at Tayfield House around 1900, and a page boy from around 1870. Until World War II a large staff would help to run the house.
Photograph of Strawberrybank Farm in the snow. Strawberrybank is the smallholding opposite Newport Primary School playing field.
Photograph of the Berry Family tree, 1725-2016.
The Den Cottages were in an idyllic setting on the edge of the wooded area towards Kirk Road, and were the subject of many picture postcards. They were noted for their attractive and productive gardens. They are sadly now derelict.
This is a Victorian bee house, beautifully restored in 2020. It is one of only five known in Scotland, and probably the only wooden one. It has now been listed as a building of historical importance. It is believed to have been brought to Tayfield by boat around 1850. The actual hives were on shelves ...
Tayfield duckpond, where children from the village have fed the ducks for over a century. The cairn is no longer there.
Another view of the duckpond.
This postcard from the early 1900s shows Tayfield duck pond.
The Den cottages were in an idyllic setting and were the subject of many picture postcards in the early 20th century.
