Morgan Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, been here before said: Not sure. Who or what was Bowens? James Bowen & Sons Ltd. Near the bus depot at Longstone (on Murrayburn Road). They repaired lorries, trucks, tractors, heavy machinery, that sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIEIO Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Cade said: Elsie Inglis Memorial Maternity Hospital Despite being born there ,as were my 2 sisters and my brother , I wouldn't have recognised it. Is it still standing ? Probably flats now if it is mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIEIO Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, Morgan said: James Bowen & Sons Ltd. Near the bus depot at Longstone (on Murrayburn Road). They repaired lorries, trucks, tractors, heavy machinery, that sort of thing. My brother who was a plant fitter to trade worked there for a few years when he left the army. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, Morgan said: James Bowen & Sons Ltd. Near the bus depot at Longstone (on Murrayburn Road). They repaired lorries, trucks, tractors, heavy machinery, that sort of thing. That rings a very vague bell. Thats at the other end of Murrayburn Road. Not that far mind. A five minute walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb102 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 18 minutes ago, Morgan said: Did anyone get where this is? Rossie Place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Just now, EIEIO said: My brother who was a plant fitter to trade worked there for a few years when he left the army. He might be mentioned here or know some of them. http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_edin/1_edinburgh_history_-_recollections_james_bowen_and_sons.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 17 minutes ago, EIEIO said: My brother who was a plant fitter to trade worked there for a few years when he left the army. Roughly, when was that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 17 minutes ago, been here before said: That rings a very vague bell. Thats at the other end of Murrayburn Road. Not that far mind. A five minute walk. Right, ok. Ta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 18 minutes ago, been here before said: He might be mentioned here or know some of them. http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_edin/1_edinburgh_history_-_recollections_james_bowen_and_sons.htm Jings! I know 4 of these folk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Carl Fredrickson Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Is that the Maybury hotel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Colinton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Sometimes hard to believe that they were still delivering milk around Edinburgh by horse and cart in 1985 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Carl Fredrickson said: Is that the Maybury hotel? Yes in the background, it’s Barnton train station in the foreground Edit, the Barnton hotel Edited February 6, 2019 by Radio Ga Ga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, Carl Fredrickson said: Colinton? Yep heading up towards the barracks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck berrys hairline Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 When I was wee and stayed in Colinton there used to be an old abandoned house that sat at bottom of school playing fields. Tesco is there now anyone know what it used to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 16 minutes ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Yes in the background, it’s Barnton train station in the foreground Edit, the Barnton hotel It was the Barnton i was thinking of - getting my roundabout/junctions mixed up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb102 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Morgan said: Jings! I know 4 of these folk. I used to get the barrel of my wee motorbike bored and honed at lunch time at Bowen's I just used to say "please mister my bikes seized", the guy would come back ten minutes later having machined it, give me the oversize for a piston and never take more than a quid of me. I finally learned how to mix 2stroke. Edited February 6, 2019 by jb102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb102 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 13 minutes ago, chuck berrys hairline said: When I was wee and stayed in Colinton there used to be an old abandoned house that sat at bottom of school playing fields. Tesco is there now anyone know what it used to be? Tescos at Oxgangs? I remember the playing fields belonging to the Army with a wee stadium and running track at the back of where Tescos is now. I remember the derelict structure near where the roundabout is now,I thought it was an old stable block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIEIO Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 58 minutes ago, Morgan said: Roughly, when was that? Late 70s early 80s I was at Napier 81 -82 and he still worked then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIEIO Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 1 hour ago, been here before said: He might be mentioned here or know some of them. http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_edin/1_edinburgh_history_-_recollections_james_bowen_and_sons.htm I've sent him the link we shall see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I can usually get the Southside areas pretty good, but some of the older ones like the Colinton ones are places that ring a bell, but they were only places that my father took the family for a wee bus ride and a walk. Some of the places I see were in those days "in the country", so the change is really major to me. The picture with the #1 tram at Corstorphine was very familiar. We used to take it out and watch the planes during the war at Turnhouse. Then walk for miles up Cammo Road wherever the hell that was. Later we watched the airport modernise into a modern facility. I used to take my wee boy in his buggy on a Sunday morning when I lived in Clerwood down to the airport and buy him a wee treat and I would have a coffee. The main interest for me in this thread is the major contrast between my Edinburgh and this strangely modern place which I really don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 32 minutes ago, EIEIO said: Late 70s early 80s I was at Napier 81 -82 and he still worked then. That’s roughly the time I knew folk in Bowen’s. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...a bit disco Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 On 05/02/2019 at 10:26, Maroon Sailor said: The flats in the middle look out on to Hailesland Road where the buses turn up and down to the Westside Plaza. Agree looks a bit different now That was my path to school from Hailesland Gardens of a morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 On 05/02/2019 at 03:35, luckyBatistuta said: ‘And that’s progress World Heritage site too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIEIO Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 34 minutes ago, Morgan said: That’s roughly the time I knew folk in Bowen’s. ? Brother says he recognised the names of all the guys mentioned but can't remember their faces. Suspect they will have changed a bit though, s my brother is 68 himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Maroon Sailor Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 Original layout Inside the Wester Hailes Shopping Centre (Westside Plaza now) I was going up on those stairs looking down over the railings as I went and read the headline on this man's Evening News - John Lennon shot dead. My JFK moment as a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 35 minutes ago, EIEIO said: Brother says he recognised the names of all the guys mentioned but can't remember their faces. Suspect they will have changed a bit though, s my brother is 68 himself. He'll remember Tommy Easton. Wee guy, red hair. Looked like Billy Bremner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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...a bit disco Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 30 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Original layout Inside the Wester Hailes Shopping Centre (Westside Plaza now) I was going up on those stairs looking down over the railings as I went and read the headline on this man's Evening News - John Lennon shot dead. My JFK moment as a kid. The Centre was much better back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, ...a bit disco said: The Centre was much better back then. Yip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 47 minutes ago, ...a bit disco said: The Centre was much better back then. Worked in Presto when I was at school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Worked in Presto when I was at school. Opened by Lewis Collins as someone mentioned earlier in this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Maroon Sailor said: Still going this place Edited February 6, 2019 by 3fingersreid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: One of the 3 blocks demolished at Hailesland Park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Talking about demolition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 1 hour ago, ...a bit disco said: The Centre was much better back then. A bit busier here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) 22 hours ago, Debut 4 said: I’ve been trying to find an old pic of the subway ,as you came out Wester Hailes Centre , that you would use if you lived in the Calders. No joy as yet. Coming from the Calders and as you cut through the school you’d take a right just before the tunnel within the school grounds and walk up the path that led to the subway. On the centre side of the subway wall there was a graffiti saying which was there for donks but I can’t remember what it said? Im doing great eh? ? Is this the subway? I think the graffitii says 'If art is a crime may god forgive me.' Edited February 6, 2019 by Lemongrab Forgot to add the feckin picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Opened by Lewis Collins as someone mentioned earlier in this thread Lewis Collins didnt open Presto. Presto was what was once Ailsa which used to have both the upatairs and downstairs. At some point Presto gave up the downstairs and it was re-opened as a 'market place' complete with 'stalls' selling a conrnucopia of cheap shite and clothes you couldnt wear next to naked flames. This trading paradise was known as The Forum and bizarrely that is what Lewis Collins opened. Edited February 6, 2019 by been here before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 28 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Opened by Lewis Collins as someone mentioned earlier in this thread When I worked there in the 70’s it was a big store over two floors, it then became a shop just on the top floor with the lower floor converted into an indoor market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 43 minutes ago, Lemongrab said: Is this the subway? I think the graffitii says 'If art is a crime may god forgive me.' Nice one mate. That’s it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hook Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 1 hour ago, 3fingersreid said: Still going this place I think Robbo’s former Mrs, Tracey, now runs it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck berrys hairline Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, jb102 said: Tescos at Oxgangs? I remember the playing fields belonging to the Army with a wee stadium and running track at the back of where Tescos is now. I remember the derelict structure near where the roundabout is now,I thought it was an old stable block. Yeah that's correct. Makes sense as when we climbed in was separate rooms to side and big open corridor up the middle. Always thought was rather odd as was on public side of the barracks fence. I grew up there in 90's just wondered if anyone had actually seen what the building looked like or its use Edited February 6, 2019 by chuck berrys hairline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 5 hours ago, jb102 said: Tescos at Oxgangs? I remember the playing fields belonging to the Army with a wee stadium and running track at the back of where Tescos is now. I remember the derelict structure near where the roundabout is now,I thought it was an old stable block. It was a stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Hook said: I think Robbo’s former Mrs, Tracey, now runs it. Has she moved from Luckies ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 3 hours ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Leith Street taken from the Balmoral and a more recent photo from the same location Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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