Search the archiveCurrently displaying: 9 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Subject: "Other Views" xDecade: "1950s" x Search term Filter by Decade 1890s (1)1900s (1)1910s (1)1920s (1)1930s (1)1940s (3)1960s (2)1970s (1)1980s (1)1990s (1)2000s (1)2010s (1)Filter by Century 19th (1)21st (1) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest Hay-making at Northfield Farm 1950s Four photographs showing hay-making at Northfield Farm in early 1950s. Station Brae Allotments View down Station Brae. Before World War II this ground had been a putting green, but during the war it was dug up and used for allotments as part of the Government's Dig For Victory campaign. The allotments were maintained after the war until the town council built houses there for the elderly. Multi-Image Postcard of Newport Postcard of Newport with four views: High Street; Newport-Dundee ferry; Tay Bridge from south; and Newport from west. All probably 1950s. Kirk Road, Newport 1950 An almost unrecognisable image of Kirk Road in 1950, before the road was widened and the trees cut down . Netherlea House Stained Glass Two stained glass panes from the staircase window in Netherlea House, demolished in 2019. Family Group at James Square Happy family group at James Square in Gowrie Street/King Street. This is the top floor flat of the King Street section of the building, and the building and roof in the background is the building on King Street that housed the old police station. Today this view would show the Maryton block of flats. Big Freeze 1956 Three photographs of the big freeze of 1956. The river is well covered with ice, but in the third picture it appears that the Scotscraig has managed to negotiate a way through the ice to reach Newport pier. Station Brae Allotments A fine view down Station Brae showing the allotments on the left, dating probably from the 1950s. The allotments had been created early in World War II as part of the government's Dig for Victory campaign. Briefly, in the late 1920s, this ground had been the site of Newport's only putting green, but the ground ... Multi-Image Postcard of Newport Postcard of Newport with five images: Tay Bridge; Evening on the Tay; the Five Roads roundabout; Newport Pier and Newport from West. Possibly from the 1940s or 1950s.
