Dreghorn castle
I came across this photograph of Dreghorn castle in the Trove archive. In the decade before my birth, Dreghorn castle was erased from the landscape. In the 1980s I delivered … Continue reading Dreghorn castle
Tag: Colinton
CLAN HOUSE
I recently asked my mother this: ‘Mum, Recently when watching Suzie Fletcher, the leather restorer, on BBC Repair Shop I found my thoughts returning to childhood when you took us … Continue reading CLAN HOUSE
Waverley House
As a child who grow up in Edinburgh, I often passed by Waverley House, 82 Colinton Road, when on the bus going into Edinburgh city centre. To me it looked … Continue reading Waverley House
A mania for collecting tools
I came across this report in the Scotsman of 4 May 1927: In doing some further research I established that Reginald Porteous died of pneumonia in Edinburgh’s City Hospital in … Continue reading A mania for collecting tools
The narrator is a paperboy
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Thorburn Manor
Following a stroke, my father has been in the care of Thorburn Manor, Colinton. Before it became a a Care Home, Thorburn Manor was the primary school for Colinton: a … Continue reading Thorburn Manor
Early Morning News Controller
I was fortunate to grow up in Colinton. As soon as I was old enough, but still at school, I took on jobs. I worked as newspaper-boy for John Menzies, … Continue reading Early Morning News Controller
Stuart’s 88th birthday
Last week my father celebrated his 88th birthday with his family. For the first time since his stroke he was able to visit his family home in Bonaly [my father … Continue reading Stuart’s 88th birthday