When a’body kent Kate!
The above article is from the Dundee Courier, 4 February 1999. It is about an old Perth ‘worthy’ known as ‘Blue Caum Kate’. The photograph of her was taken by … Continue reading When a’body kent Kate!
Tag: worthies
A glacier-strewn boulder in Glenglass
I have been researching the extraordinary life of Granville Lowe Paterson [1921-2004]. He was a weel kent Inverness ‘worthy’. His formative years were spent in Glenglass. His home, Balnarge. Much … Continue reading A glacier-strewn boulder in Glenglass
TAIN “WORTHIES”
The term “Worthies” was often used in Victorian times in relation to notable, admirable, or historically significant individuals. However, with the passage of time, it is not clear if the … Continue reading TAIN “WORTHIES”
‘Was exceedingly popular’
Henry [Harry] Taylor , 1877-1953, as described in the Falkirk Herald, 10 January 1953: Henry Taylor’s childhood home was in Cistern Lane, Falkirk, where he lived with his father, mother … Continue reading ‘Was exceedingly popular’
‘Doctor Syntax’
Material that I have collected on ‘Dr Syntax’: 1820s’ John Sheriff: Early 1800s sketchbook and lecture notes by John Sheriff: Early 1800s sketchbook and lecture notes by John Sheriff: 1804 … Continue reading ‘Doctor Syntax’
‘Whistling Willie’: the LION MAN
Whistling Willie was a Perth eccentric who was renowned for his obsession with the Glovers’ Michaelmas dinner. Whenever he was asked, he could immediately answer how many days there were … Continue reading ‘Whistling Willie’: the LION MAN
PUDDIN’
May I introduce to you the ‘Bathgate Gaberlunzie’:
The Odd Dr Todd
This is a film about an eccentric old worthy from the city of Perth, Scotland. To play ‘The odd Dr Todd‘ please click here.