Two of the same postcard, but both are worth having. In this view over Newport from the west, Kinbrae House grounds can be seen, possibly shortly after the grounds were landscaped, as there are no mature trees or shrubs. In the left hand bottom corner can be seen the lodge house for Kinbrae and the ...
Kinbrae House, the home of Sir John Leng. Kinbrae was built by 1870 and was demolished around 1960.
Kinbrae House main entrance gate.
Kinbrae House from the south in snow.
Kinbrae House from south.
New Kinbrae Park housing built in early 1960s after demolition of Kinbrae House.
New Kinbrae Park housing built in early 1960s after demolition of Kinbrae House.
The Leng Chapel at Vicarsford Cemetery, two miles south of Newport. Built on a hill, the chapel is a memorial to John Leng's first wife Emily.
Leng Chapel Inscription Panel. The Memorial to John Leng's first wife Dame Emily Leng, and also remembrance of his second wife Mary.
Detail of the ceiling in the Leng Chapel.
Poster giving details of fete to be held in Kinbrae grounds in 1935. By this time the Dunn family was living at Kinbrae, and the fete was organised by the local Liberal party.
Photograph of Sir John Leng.
Waterstone House, later the Leng Home. This was the home of Sir John Leng's son William, whose family gifted it after his death to Fife Council as a retirement home.
Memories of Kinbrae House from Stanley Gordon. In the 1950s, some of my school chums and myself would explore the derelict Kinbrae House. What with its massive structure and baronial appearance, it always made me feel as if we were in a Famous Five adventure when we gained access through a broken kitchen window. Magnificence The upper floors ...
