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Renfrewshire memories
Darroch Park
Darrock Park was my play ground almost every day. The whole park was kept in great condition,the 18 hole putting green, tennis courts and of course watching folk on the bowling greens. I walked throught he park on my way home from Gourock Primary School and often took a detour into the walled gardens and through the green houses. The park is now a shadow of it's former self, I return to Gourock as often as I can and know that I'm lucky to have enjoyed the park when I did.
Brothers Birthday
My name now is Gary Smith, I was known as Gary Gourlay. My memory from Quarrier's during this time was when my brother James Gourlay bought me and himself a chopper/tomahawk bike, with his birthday money. This was totally unexpected and this stays with me all my days, even though we had nothing we had a bond that was stronger than I knew at the time, and for him to spend his birthday money on me shows the special person my brother is. Well that's all for now. I've got college work to do.
Not my Personal Memorys But as Told to me
My next door neighbour Jean was put into Quarriers along with her older sister and brother by her father who was off to serve King and Country as her mother had died in childbirth and as they had no money nobody wanted them. Jean is now 95 years old but her memory is strong and she remembers her life there as she has been in homes all her life, even being put in mental institutes in her early 20s, you didnt have to be proved mad in those days they just had to say you were. Anyhow Jean remembers the cottages they had where they had house mothers and fathers, boys were trained in going to war and girls were taught needlework. But it wasn't all fun and games, you had to work hard for your keep and if you had no family that was willing to take you on, then you went from home to home. She was put into Quarriers in 1916, she does not remember her father... Read more
Quarriers Were The Happiest Days of my Life.
My name is Elizabeth Bonner, but then it was Elizabeth Esnol. I lived in Cottage 3 with Agnes, the Mcdonalds and Anne, Margaret, and Josephine Murray, and Aunty Irene Munzy, Aunty Anne (House Mother), and Mrs Mac the cleaner. The absolute best years of my life! So happy! so loved! and so safe and protected from the outside world in the most beautiful place I ever lived in with the most wonderful memories I will forever cherish. My only regret was when Quarriers children, including myself, had to leave, way back in 1979, when I was only ten years of age. Quarriers was for me my whole life, all I ever knew, and wanted, and needed. xxx
I Loved my Time There
I hear a lot of bad things about Quarrier's, it was not that bad.
Lindsay
As a small child, in 1962 I visited Neilston with my mother and sister from Canada.
Her name was Annie Lindsay and was the parents of Margaret Roberston Lindsay and Anthony Lindsay of Neilston. My mother was expecting my younger sister and due to the pregancy had to remain in Scotland until the birth of the baby. I remember playing and seeing a big hill out front of there home. They lived on 5 Manse Road, Neilston, Scotland. We used to visit a small stream with my Uncle Joe and it seemed to be a small waterfall but I am unsure of the name of this location. I remember by PAPA making a fire and he would bring us GOLD chocolate pennies in a net bag at the end of each week for a treat.
NEILSTON - MY HOME
I was born and grew up in Neilston with my twin sister and brother. My mother had also been born there. Although I moved to Barrhead for a few years I spent so much time going up the hill to Neilston I thought it was time I moved back with my family.
I'm glad I did. My husband and family love the village as much as I do.
