ANGEL Inn
This is how the ANGEL INN, Kilmarnock, was described in the 1858 Ordinance survey book: “A Second Class Inn, three Storeys high, Slated and in good repair, with extensive Out … Continue reading ANGEL Inn
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MELVENS
Inside, the back-cover of an old book, I came across a price label: I mentioned this old price label to Sian. I asked if she recalled MELVENS? To play my … Continue reading MELVENS
SPA CLEAN to re-open
The launderette on Henderson Street, Bridge of Allan, sometimes features in my films. Today it has a sign in the window announcing that it will re-open on the 8th June … Continue reading SPA CLEAN to re-open
A place in Scotland’s story
This is the current window display for the shop ‘COLLECTIONS’ on Henderson Street, Bridge of Allan. The shop is closed at present due to the Covid-19 pandemic. I am a … Continue reading A place in Scotland’s story
‘A Pair of GOLD SPECTACLES in a Tartan Case’
On 13th November 1881, George Stephen, Watchmaker, Comrie lost his spectacles [presumably going to, or coming from, church]: George Stephen would have been a ‘weel kent’ figure in Comrie given … Continue reading ‘A Pair of GOLD SPECTACLES in a Tartan Case’
CLOSED
– a local charity shop –
27 High Street, Dunblane
I rise very early, and on Monday I went for a local walk along the Allan Water to Dunblane. It was a little drizzly and the river was in good … Continue reading 27 High Street, Dunblane
a garden above High Street
My Granny, Constance Gibson, was born in Dunblane in 1908. It is likely that she would have remembered this Chemist shop. I cannot ask my Granny about her childhood as … Continue reading a garden above High Street