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Maroon Sailor Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 My granny bought me the Scotland 1978 strip from here Still the best Scotland kit ever imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Maroon Sailor Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 No idea where these are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tazio Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 4 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Not a dry seat in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 47 minutes ago, Tazio said: Not a dry seat in the house. Especially Judge Rinder's in the second row Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) Princes Street Edited April 29, 2019 by Radio Ga Ga The building at the top before demolishing for BHS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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neilr61 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 On 28/04/2019 at 09:51, Maroon Sailor said: Is this at tollcross by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 15 minutes ago, neilr61 said: Is this at tollcross by any chance? Not sure - I thought it was more the High Street going by the steps down from the pavement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Not sure - I thought it was more the High Street going by the steps down from the pavement Aye, it's the Lawnmarket. I think all those buildings are still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janbo1874 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 14 hours ago, Radio Ga Ga said: 1975 Forrest road looking down to Middle Meadow Walk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montgomery Brewster Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Janbo1874 said: Forrest road looking down to Middle Meadow Walk? Aye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 On 28/04/2019 at 10:26, Maroon Sailor said: No idea where these are. That lower photo is intriguing me. Don’t recognise the “Stewart Restaurant” building at all. The film “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” was released in 1964. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 1950’s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Radio Ga Ga Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 1966 London Road Roundabout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Bristo Street Parkers at Bristo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Does anyone remember Spook Erection near Woolies at Tollcross? I’ve tried to find a picture of it but with no success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 20 hours ago, Radio Ga Ga said: 1975 There was a wee bookshop just where the back of that bus is, Can’t remember it’s name. We used to buy a little book called ‘The Wee Red Schoolbook’ in there. Not to be confused with The Evening Times publication called The Wee Red Book which was all about football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 31 minutes ago, Morgan said: Does anyone remember Spook Erection near Woolies at Tollcross? I’ve tried to find a picture of it but with no success. Was it an office? Im sure Spook Errection used to run Ingliston market. Great name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 I thought Spook erection used to operate out of the Methodist Hals in Earl Gray St before they moved to Ingliston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FORTHCLYDE Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 1 hour ago, FWJ said: That lower photo is intriguing me. Don’t recognise the “Stewart Restaurant” building at all. The film “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” was released in 1964. I don't know where this is. I've spent the last couple of hours searching Google with no luck. BT has put all its phone books online although you have to be a member of Ancestry to check. Maybe someone can check for the “Stewart Restaurant” maybe the address is listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 30 minutes ago, Lemongrab said: Was it an office? Im sure Spook Errection used to run Ingliston market. Great name. No, not an office. It was like a market type place that sold what you might call 'hippy stuff'. Clothes, sandals, records, joss sticks, that sort of thing. A bit like the Cockburn Street market and the other one that was on Forest Road in the premises that became the pub called Oddfellows, opposite Sandy Bells. 28 minutes ago, Stuart Lyon said: I thought Spook erection used to operate out of the Methodist Hals in Earl Gray St before they moved to Ingliston No Stuart. the other end of the block you're referring to, corner of Fountainbridge. Which reminds me, there was a pub there (long gone now) that I have never been able to remember the name of. I'm guessing around 1986? Can you help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Morgan said: No, not an office. It was like a market type place that sold what you might call 'hippy stuff'. Clothes, sandals, records, joss sticks, that sort of thing. A bit like the Cockburn Street market and the other one that was on Forest Road in the premises that became the pub called Oddfellows, opposite Sandy Bells. No Stuart. the other end of the block you're referring to, corner of Fountainbridge. Which reminds me, there was a pub there (long gone now) that I have never been able to remember the name of. I'm guessing around 1986? Can you help? Ah. ? A poster called trex and Batistuta mentioned the spook erection market in a thread about old shops about 3 years ago. As for the pub, there was a pub called the XL Bar there. (Courtesy of Mr Lyon on the edinphoto site). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, Lemongrab said: Ah. ? A poster called trex and Batistuta mentioned the spook erection market in a thread about old shops about 3 years ago. As for the pub, there was a pub called the XL Bar there. (Courtesy of Mr Lyon on the edinphoto site). I think XL is the one I'm thinking of, thanks for that. I'm somewhat unsurprised to learn that @luckyBatistuta was typing the words 'Spook Erection'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Bristo Street Not seen that angle before 2 hours ago, Radio Ga Ga said: 1966 London Road Roundabout BOAB!!! 2 hours ago, Morgan said: Does anyone remember Spook Erection near Woolies at Tollcross? I’ve tried to find a picture of it but with no success. Yup, sure do 2 hours ago, Stuart Lyon said: I thought Spook erection used to operate out of the Methodist Hals in Earl Gray St before they moved to Ingliston It took over the whole block from west tollcross to fountainbridge 1 hour ago, Morgan said: No, not an office. It was like a market type place that sold what you might call 'hippy stuff'. Clothes, sandals, records, joss sticks, that sort of thing. A bit like the Cockburn Street market and the other one that was on Forest Road in the premises that became the pub called Oddfellows, opposite Sandy Bells. No Stuart. the other end of the block you're referring to, corner of Fountainbridge. Which reminds me, there was a pub there (long gone now) that I have never been able to remember the name of. I'm guessing around 1986? Can you help? It was called Reds, then Greys 11 minutes ago, Morgan said: I think XL is the one I'm thinking of, thanks for that. I'm somewhat unsurprised to learn that @luckyBatistuta was typing the words 'Spook Erection'. My lawyers letter is in the post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: Not seen that angle before BOAB!!! Yup, sure do It took over the whole block from west tollcross to fountainbridge It was called Reds, then Greys My lawyers letter is in the post Greys actually sounds more familiar than the suggestion from Lemongrab, now that I think more about it. ? My apology letter is in the post. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Princes Street 1951 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 12 minutes ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Princes Street 1951 1951 Festival of Britain Gathering of the clans in Edinburgh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Morgan said: Greys actually sounds more familiar than the suggestion from Lemongrab, now that I think more about it. ? My apology letter is in the post. ? This might jog your memory on it. It had a wall that was a giant screen made up of multiple tv’s. Quite fancy at the time, always had Sweet Dreams by the Eurythmics playing on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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¼½¾ Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 33 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: This might jog your memory on it. It had a wall that was a giant screen made up of multiple tv’s. Quite fancy at the time, always had Sweet Dreams by the Eurythmics playing on it. That's annoying me now. I can't remember the place. I moved to Edinburgh in 81 and Sweet Dreams came out in 83, so I must have been in it as I was always knocking about tollcross. I mind buying a casio digital watch with 7 alarm tunes for £14 in AA Stores. How far to the right of there was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 10 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Bus looking ready to topple over Maybe Janet is on board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 On 28/04/2019 at 10:26, Maroon Sailor said: No idea where these are. Are they Edinburgh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 A very narrow looking Earl Grey Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 11 minutes ago, FWJ said: Are they Edinburgh? I gave up looking. I couldn't find a mention of The Stewart Restaurant anywhere and was looking at old churches, as it must have previously been one with that window. I was even looking for old businesses with names like WR McPhee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 41 minutes ago, Lemongrab said: That's annoying me now. I can't remember the place. I moved to Edinburgh in 81 and Sweet Dreams came out in 83, so I must have been in it as I was always knocking about tollcross. I mind buying a casio digital watch with 7 alarm tunes for £14 in AA Stores. How far to the right of there was it? ? I got a Six Million Dollar Man watch from there. Digital with six functions??? 21 minutes ago, FWJ said: Are they Edinburgh? I don’t think they are, nothing there that looks familiar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 48 minutes ago, Lemongrab said: That's annoying me now. I can't remember the place. I moved to Edinburgh in 81 and Sweet Dreams came out in 83, so I must have been in it as I was always knocking about tollcross. I mind buying a casio digital watch with 7 alarm tunes for £14 in AA Stores. How far to the right of there was it? I might be wrong, but I think Reds, Greys was that Mind and Body shop. If it wasn’t that, it was the Dental place next door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 51 minutes ago, Lemongrab said: Maybe Janet is on board? She was. She was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montgomery Brewster Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 51 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: I might be wrong, but I think Reds, Greys was that Mind and Body shop. If it wasn’t that, it was the Dental place next door. It’s the dentist. Was also called minskys at one point before greys/reds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 The only thing that’s coming up for me is in Inverness (Inglis Street). There was a cinema there too, near the Station Hotel / Railway Station, and the whole area was cleared to build the Eastgate Shopping Centre in the 70s but I still can’t make it fit. I’ll ask at work tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 7 hours ago, FWJ said: The only thing that’s coming up for me is in Inverness (Inglis Street). There was a cinema there too, near the Station Hotel / Railway Station, and the whole area was cleared to build the Eastgate Shopping Centre in the 70s but I still can’t make it fit. I’ll ask at work tomorrow. You're right it was Inverness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 17 minutes ago, Lemongrab said: You're right it was Inverness. That's Inglis street, with Hamilton street going down the back of the restaurant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 That’s a great find! With that angle I can make out where it was. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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