A photograph taken from one of the Norwegian flying boats during World War II. It shows the area between James Street and Robert Street. Showing clearly are the old Royal Buildings and the tenement houses all the way up Robert Street to Union Street. The large block on the south side of Union Street is ...
Framed aerial photo of East and West Newport, 1960s.
An aerial photograph of East Newport, showing the extensive grounds of the then Seymour Hotel, with its sign on the river bank.
An aerial photograph of West Newport, showing the extensive grounds of Leng Home (Waterstone House/ Highfield) and the railway line, around 1960.
Aerial view of West Newport c. 1920.
An aerial photograph of Wormit possibly around 1920, when the housing was very well spaced.
Photograph of West Newport taken from one of the Norwegian flying boats during World War II. At the bottom of the picture the glasshouses and neat gardens at Balmore, while on the left West Newport station is just out of sight. Kirk Road only has houses on one side, and to cross the railway at ...
Postcard view of Newport from above the Leng Home.
A Norwegian waves from his flying boat while passing over Newport. There's a good clear view of the granary, but, apart from lack of traffic, the High Street hasn't changed much.
Aerial view showing Craighead Farm and out-buildings before their demolition. These two fields provided the site for post-war house building. First built were East Queen Street and Craighead Road in the late 1940s, exactly where the farm had been, followed by Elizabeth Crescent and Northfield Road in 1952-53, with Elizabeth Crescent named in acknowledgement of ...
Aerial view from 1940s showing the three large mansions and extensive grounds of Balmore, Kinbrae and Westwood. At the bottom right is Newport West station no bigger than a child's toy in this view.
A view over East Newport taken from the tower of St Thomas' Church. The view is dominated by St Fillan's Church, demolished in 1979. Below are the back views of the houses on William Street.
View over Newport c. 1970 towards a fairly new Tay Road Bridge. The Leng Home in the foreground.
An aerial view of Woodhaven taken from one of the Norwegian flying boats during World War II. On the left the houses of St Fort Road. To the right of the pier are Mars Gardens and Woodhaven Avenue. Woodhaven Avenue, newly built before the war, still has that look of 'new-ness' about it. At that ...
Aerial view of Wormit, with helpful explanation Taken from an Aeroplane! The lack of development on Kilmany Road dates the photograph probably to early 1920s.
An aerial photograph of Wormit from a series published by The Scotsman newspaper in the 1960s.
Rather a grainy view here for this aerial shot of East Newport. The tenement block in the foreground would eventually give way to the Rio Cinema. At the far end of Union Street, beyond Robert Street, on the right hand side is another block of flats, no longer there, similar to the Union Place block ...
Aerial view looking over Wormit Station. Close examination shows dozens of cars parked, not just behind the station, but all the way along the access road back to the main road. This would suggest some major event in Dundee with visitors parking and taking the train. We have a photo of a similar situation in ...
An aerial postcard view of Cupar Road and the houses in Scott Street.
A photograph of East Newport, taken while the road bridge was under construction. Note the wooden temporary bridge, and pre-fab houses in Kerr Street and Tay Terrace.
An aerial photograph of the centre of the village in 1957, with cars parked in Tayfield grounds for the ferry to the Royal Highland Show in Dundee. The school, Congregational church, Old Granary, remains of the old pier and J.T.Young's garage on Boat Road are all clearly visible, but now no longer there.
Postcard view of ferry leaving the pier and view along East Newport shore.
Postcard view of Newport from the West, looking down on Waterstone House (Leng Home) and Kirk Road.
This photograph from possibly around 1920 shows many of the buildings that were constructed in the second half of the 19th century, with High Street, Kilnburn, Victoria Street and Cupar Road clearly visible.