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Carmuirs School
I went to Carmuirs as a primary pupil, but my mum, aunts and uncle attended as both primary and senior. My Aunt is going to be 80 this year and wonder if anyone out there might have a school photo that she would be in. Her name is Mary/May Forbes, she lived at Mansionhouse Road, Camelon, would have gone to Carmuirs from 1936 until she was age 14 in 1945. If you or you have a relative maybe at Carmuirs around this time, would love to hear.
Castle Cary
My grandfather was a coachman at this place. He met and married my grandmother who was a tablemaid. I don't know the dates exactly, it could have been around this time. Names were Robert Nisbet Adam and Maggie macRady/Mcready. I'm looking for any information/ old records....my email is: dot007@yahoo.co.uk We typed in Castle Cary, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire, FK4 2HP.....has the place been renamed?
Summerford [boys' Paradise]
I was born at Maryfield 25 Feb 1941, a screaming, greetin 10 pounder. The family moved to Summerford the next year. As I got older I began to realize I had landed in boys' paradise, so many things to do and so much to explore. We swam in the Forth and Clyde Canal [when the oil was thin enough], fished for pike, perch and dace in the Union Canal. We climbed huge chestnut and beech trees, ran wild on the Summerford, Greenbank and Red Hills [really they were spoil heaps from the many factories that operated and used to operate in the area]. The Red and Summerford Hills were overgrown with birch and willow where we built hideouts and fought battles [not always imaginary]. We climbed over abandoned factory roofs, into old condensing vessels and old machinery. We raided the old factory where the ropes that used to pull the horse drawn barges along the canal were stored. We used these ropes to make Tarzan swings up on the Roman... Read more
Memories of Stirlingshire
Born And Bred in Westquarter
I was born in Westquarter and grew up there, and it really isn't as bad as a lot of people imagine it to be. My mum and dad lived in Dovecote Road, Jeanie was my mum's name, Curly was my dad. My granny and granpa lived opposite the Westquarter School, I used to love going down to see them, if I got into trouble my mum would know exactly where to find me, in my granny's house. I have a lot of relatives living in Westquarter, the Breen family. My fondest memories of Westquater would be how everyone knew everybody, and the banter is terrific. When I was younger I would hang about the Dovecote with my best pal Julie Brown. They were happy times and at the New Year there were some great parties there, with relatives or the neighbours. A lot of good people were brought up in Westquarter, my mum Jeanie was one of them.
The Bing
I have happy memories as a boy playing on The Bing. Not so good memories of my paper round for Jimmy Dickson. Drinking in The Cross, The Quiot and occasionally Birrels.
Grangemouth
My father Charles Randalls was born to Margaret and Charles Randalls on 18 April 1917 and grew up in Grangemouth. His father Charles worked in the soap works and his grandfather , also Charles, was a pilot on the canal. Charles went to Edinburgh Universty at 16 at was in WW11 serving in France,Italy and Ireland. He was a psychologist for the "War Office Selection Board". He had diptheria after uni and while he was an Inspector with National Insurance (before the war) and went to Camelin hospital where he met my mother Betty Scott who nursed him back to health. he had a very successful career in DHSS ending in Newcastle as Head of Uk Pensions with 1400 staff. He talked of Spring Heel Jake in the Close. He swam a lot and played football. I think he lived in Lumley Street. He had a brother called Matthew (now deceased ) and a sister called Pat who still lives in Grangemouth. He had two daughters and he... Read more
Slamannan, Stirlingshire
"I left for London. Bill left for a place called Slamannan. Walter left for Leicester and all three of us became Policemen."
William Dey Urquhart, known as Willie or Bill. Policeman at Falkirk, Stirlingshire.
Born 'Calternach', Boharm, Banffshire, 4th August, 1911. Died At Falkirk, 25 January 1983.
Southfield Housr
I first came to Southfield House shortly after I was born in Falkirk in 1935 with my mother & father - Dorothy & Robert Barr. We lived there until I was 15 years. My brother Robin and sister Katie came along after me. To this day this is where I always loved to be.T he house was very big and Robin & I had lots of fun chasing each other and playing hide & seek with my father when he came home on leave from the army. I remember when there was a bunch of soldiers coming to stay at Southfield farm next door to us & Robin & I sat on the brick wall alongside the road and handed out cigarettes to them. I remember when the German planes were trying to get to the Clyde shipyard to bomb it and the British planes were chasing them and the German planes then tried to get back to Germany and were dropping their bombs anywhere. Two of them landed in... Read more
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