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Helensburgh, Shandon Hydro 1901
Helensburgh, Shandon Hydro 1901 Ref: 47406
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Year: 1953
on the seafront
i went to school at the hermitage acadamy for about a year because my dad was in the navy at the time stationed at rosneath. my parents and i used to walk along the seafront and have tea and ice cream in tony,s ice cream parlour. there are wonderful views over the gareloch here ,you can see rosneath point from the front. Posted: 12/01/2008 15:42 by Nigel Holgate |
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 Rosneath, Ferry Inn 1901 (ref: 47489) |
Year: 1952
I lived at Rosneath, Ferry Inn A memory of Rosneath, Dunbartonshire 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. Posted: 23/08/2008 00:02 by First Name Last Name |
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Year: 1953
13 years old A memory of Rosneath, Dunbartonshire 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 arrived home in England it soon went. I have great memories of the loch, the village and the surrounding countryside, and I was sorry to go home. I came back about 20 years later, but it had all changed it's never the same is it. Posted: 11/01/2008 20:22 by Nigel Holgate |
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Year: 1960
Summer Holidays A memory of Huntworth, Somerset My Grandfather was the doctor for Kilcreggan from 1953 -1970.He and my grandmother lived at Kenilworth which was on the Shore Road.He was called John Campbell Miller.Our family holidayed there every year during the 1960s. We used to arrive on the morning boat from Gourock.We spent 2 weeks there every Easter and 1 month there every Summer.TutTut was a favourite of ours.Another favourite was the Italian Icecream shop called Rossi's Posted: 03/12/2007 16:49 by Ann Liddell |
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Year: 1979
Larkfield A memory of Greenock, Renfrewshire I lived on Auchmead Rd from 1957-79 and now I live in the States. Life has not been bad, but there's never a day goes by, that I do not think of home. When we were weans, we used to have concerts in the backyard, singing, dancing anything to feel like a star. It's a shame children nowadays don't have that attitude. Summer nights we got to stay out till midnight, boy we thought we were something. We would walk to Inverkip just to go to the beach, a sandwich in hand, and we were gone all day, didn't need babysitters back then. I have been back home one time since I left, I was truly shocked at the difference, but still pleased at the places that had not changed that much, there definitely is no place like home. This year my son got me the Scottish Flag for Xmas. I never knew I had that many tears in my body, proud to be Scottish says it all. It has been wonderful just sitting here reminiscing and I thank you and your site for allowing me to do so. Good-night & God Bless. Last edited: 27/05/2008 09:50 by Isobel Malone |
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