Maroon Sailor Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 What street was this on ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 7 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: What street was this on ? Rodney Street? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 17 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Not sure if that's Morgan dodging a fare or the bus conductor My dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 12 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: What street was this on ? Think it might have been Rodney Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obua Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 23 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said: Think it might have been Rodney Street. Correct it was demolished in 1983. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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argyjambo Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 (edited) On 25/05/2019 at 00:00, Maroon Sailor said: That is Causewayside, at the junction with Preston St. Bertram's Sciennes, in the background. My grandparents along with my dad lived at 22 Causeways ide a few yards to the left of this picture Edited May 26, 2019 by argyjambo Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 1 hour ago, argyjambo said: That is Causewayside, at the junction with Preston St. Bertram's Sciennes, in the background. My grandparents along with my dad lived at 22 Causeways ide a few yards to the left of this picture The shop that is motor sales I think at one time was Sandys chip shop. Somewhere close to that corner a man lived who was the last man to be sentenced to hang in Scotland. His crime satisfied the evidence for hanging, commited a murder while breaking in to a house. He was not executed as the legislation came in while he was in prison awaiting the sentence to be carried out and it was cancelled. That wee area was a big factor in my childhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 2 hours ago, argyjambo said: That is Causewayside, at the junction with Preston St. Bertram's Sciennes, in the background. My grandparents along with my dad lived at 22 Causeways ide a few yards to the left of this picture What was Bertrams ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 18 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: What was Bertrams ? Steel works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, bobsharp said: Steel works Thanks Not many of those around the UK now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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argyjambo Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 On 26/05/2019 at 14:36, Maroon Sailor said: What was Bertrams ? Bertram's as I recall, manufactured printing presses and associated machinery. My father -in-law was a good friend of one of the directors. That good friend also turned out was in the same boys brigade unit as my father. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb102 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 On 26/05/2019 at 13:54, bobsharp said: The shop that is motor sales I think at one time was Sandys chip shop. Somewhere close to that corner a man lived who was the last man to be sentenced to hang in Scotland. His crime satisfied the evidence for hanging, commited a murder while breaking in to a house. He was not executed as the legislation came in while he was in prison awaiting the sentence to be carried out and it was cancelled. That wee area was a big factor in my childhood. My Dad who is eighty this year grew up in Gladstone Terrace and married my Mum who was from Mansionhouse Road.Her Dad was the Minister at South College St.Kirk. The chippy he reminisces about is Franco's in Summerhall Place. I was born and baptised (against my will) in a top floor flat in Marchmont Road. From time to time I visit the area and can still see the cricket stumps he carved into a tree in the Meadows around 1948. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 59 minutes ago, jb102 said: My Dad who is eighty this year grew up in Gladstone Terrace and married my Mum who was from Mansionhouse Road.Her Dad was the Minister at South College St.Kirk. The chippy he reminisces about is Franco's in Summerhall Place. I was born and baptised (against my will) in a top floor flat in Marchmont Road. From time to time I visit the area and can still see the cricket stumps he carved into a tree in the Meadows around 1948. Your dad is about four years younger than I, which in our boyhood days was lightyears from each other. I don't recall Francos chip shop, ours were of course Sandys, one down in Summerhall Rizis run by two sisters, and Dicksons opposite Braid Place. My wife and I were married at South College Street Church in 1960. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb102 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 8 minutes ago, bobsharp said: Your dad is about four years younger than I, which in our boyhood days was lightyears from each other. I don't recall Francos chip shop, ours were of course Sandys, one down in Summerhall Rizis run by two sisters, and Dicksons opposite Braid Place. My wife and I were married at South College Street Church in 1960. Rizis, thats the one.It is now called Franco's. I remember a huge fire at Bertram's that was probably the end of it in about 1980. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Montgomery Brewster Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 12 hours ago, bobsharp said: Your dad is about four years younger than I, which in our boyhood days was lightyears from each other. I don't recall Francos chip shop, ours were of course Sandys, one down in Summerhall Rizis run by two sisters, and Dicksons opposite Braid Place. My wife and I were married at South College Street Church in 1960. I’m sure my old man used to say greasy rizis started life on the other side of the street which would tie in with bobs recollections. It moved when that building was demolished and flats built. There was also another chippy just down from Bertram’s called walters. Long gone now. Was on the wee street called sciennes just up from the wee corner shop at the meadows opposite the dick vet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montgomery Brewster Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 9 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Classic picture. Used to get off at this stop regularly and toddle up the hill to the west mains allotments with my grandad. Other times get off at the stop round the corner and head into the wee corner shop for grandads mints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Remember when my cousin worked in St Cuthberts shoe shop. Just next to it there was a pub called “Wee Anderson’s.” Edited May 28, 2019 by The Real Maroonblood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 12 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Any idea when this was? I lived in a flat in the centre of the picture, on Blackford Avenue, in 1981 for a few months. I'm sure the garage was gone by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 7 minutes ago, Lemongrab said: Any idea when this was? I lived in a flat in the centre of the picture, on Blackford Avenue, in 1981 for a few months. I'm sure the garage was gone by then. I've a feeling it was in the late 60's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Just now, Maroon Sailor said: I've a feeling it was in the late 60's Thanks. The flats on the site of the garage certainly look from around that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 43 minutes ago, Lemongrab said: Any idea when this was? I lived in a flat in the centre of the picture, on Blackford Avenue, in 1981 for a few months. I'm sure the garage was gone by then. The car sitting on the forecourt looks like a Morris 1100 or a version thereof, they started production in 1962 and ended in 1974, so the picture is most likely within that time frame or at best a few years after 1974 ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 3 hours ago, The Real Maroonblood said: Remember when my cousin worked in St Cuthberts shoe shop. Just next to it there was a pub called “Wee Anderson’s.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luckyBatistuta Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 (edited) All on or looking on to the Cowgate Guthrie Street High School Wynd Edited May 28, 2019 by luckyBatistuta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 4 hours ago, Stuart Lyon said: A better view of Wee Anderson's when it was the Richmond Bar owned by J Anderson circa 1925 I think. What is now the Southsider was previously called the New Richmond Bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Just now, Stuart Lyon said: A better view of Wee Anderson's when it was the Richmond Bar owned by J Anderson circa 1925 I think. What is now the Southsider was previously called the New Richmond Bar. Oops wrong photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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