Adam And Eve 1904, Rosneath
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I Lived at Ferry Inn in 1952
I Lived At Rosneath, Ferry Inn. My father was in the Navy and we lived at Ferry Inn during 1952. There were three other families living there, the Thorntons and the Burtons. The Burtons were related to Shackleton, the explorer. My father and his colleagues travelled to and from HMS 'Jupiter' by launch and we children used to meet them in a dinghy, although they needed only to step ashore without our help. We saw the battleship 'King George V' as it made its last journey and the days spent there were idyllic for children. Sometimes we played in the grounds of the deserted Princess Louisa's house and often, of an evening, I would accompany my father and Norman Burton as they shot rabbits which were delicious. we would hang them on the balcony overnight and on several occasions they were stolen by an eagle. Halcyon days.
I Lived at Rosneath, Ferry Inn
My father was in the Navy and we lived at Ferry Inn during 1952. There were three other families living there, the Thorntons and the Burtons. The Burtons were related to Shackleton, the explorer. My father and his colleagues travelled to and from HMS Jupiter by launch and we children used to meet them in a dinghy, although they needed only to step ashore wothout our help. We saw the Battleship King George V. as it made its last journey and the days spent there were idyllic for children. Sometimes we played in the grounds of the deserted Princess Louisa's house and often, of an evening, I would accompany my father and Norman Burton as they shot rabbits which were delicious. we would hang them on the balcony overnight and on several occasions they were stolen by an eagle. Halcyon days. My name is Tony Brown.
Alfred Akerman, Proprietor, Ferry Inn Rosneath.
100 years ago roughly my maternal great grandfather Alfred Akerman owned and managed Ferry Inn, Rosneath. He was owner still in 1930. I have a Ferry Inn brochure (undated)..probably about 1920 because it says guests can be met by limousine or by horse-drawn carriage in Glasgow. Alfred's great grandfather was the same Richard Akerman a character in Charles Dicken's "Barnaby Rudge". I visited Ferry Inn in September 1956 but did not go in.
13 Years Old
I moved here with my Mum and Dad in 1953 for a year. My Dad was in the navy then,and served in the base there. We lived in Heather Cottage in the Clachan, opposite the Post Office. Mr and Mrs Macarthur owned the cottage and we lived upstairs. I used to play with their son Eric in the garden. We had great fun when it snowed sledging down the hill behind the house. I also made friends with the rector of the manse,s son only I've forgotten his name. I went to school at the Hermitage Acadamy in Helensburgh. By bus it is about 12 miles. We also used to go fishing off the pier by the Ferry Inn - is the inn still there? My dad made me a sailing boat (model) and I used to sail it in the burn behind the house and in the gareloch. After about 2 weeks I began to talk like the natives but when I... Read more
