Portpatrick, Dunskey Castle c.1955
Photo ref: P13002
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Photo ref: P13002
Photo of Portpatrick, Dunskey Castle c.1955

A Selection of Memories from Portpatrick

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Portpatrick

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I was lucky to live in Portpatrick - my father came to HM Coastguard Station in 1953. We had come from Australia, and it took my mother some time to settle in, I think: she was a town girl through and through. My sister and I felt more or less at home. Well, as much as we did in Australia, I suspect, although it was easier to be called Shiela in Scotland than it was in Australia. Mr Muir the Headmaster at the ...see more