‘Branches In All Large Towns’
An advertisement in Berwickshire News, 23 November 1954.
Tag: Scotland
‘Here is the evidence that Scotland is alert and looking forward’
North Star and Farmers Chronicle, 30 August 1947:
Let us go now
Many years ago, when I was much younger, I made a series of short films on the Cabrach, Aberdeenshire. Having explored the Cabrach on foot, I then explored the archives. … Continue reading Let us go now
No. 255
255 Parliamentary Road, Townhead, Glasgow stood for a number of centuries until it was demolished in the 1960s to make way for ‘improvement works’. It was one of Glasgow’s original … Continue reading No. 255
JACEY news theatre
Do You remember JACEY news theatre on Princes Street, Edinburgh? It was a little before my time, but if you do have memories please feel free to share them in … Continue reading JACEY news theatre
Bread for today’s people . . . PERSIL washes whiter!
Coatbridge, 1960.
Six life-sized statues unearthed
I came across this intriguing photograph in the Trove archive: It is annotated “Statues discovered by workmen in a disused cellar at site for new Scottish Widows’ Fund and Life … Continue reading Six life-sized statues unearthed
Weather Forecast: 1959
Brian Meek is the weather presenter [TROVE archive]