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Maroon Sailor Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 Madame Doubtfire's - Stockbridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 Swinging from the rafters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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superjack Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Maroon Sailor said: Swinging from the rafters Is that drumsheugh baths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 3 hours ago, superjack said: Is that drumsheugh baths? Yes - never been myself but would've tried that trapeze type thing ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 5 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Taken in the Locarno ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, 3fingersreid said: Taken in the Locarno ? It wasn't mentioned but I believe he went there. 13 years old in that phot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjack Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 40 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Yes - never been myself but would've tried that trapeze type thing ! My mate worked there in the mid 90s as a lifeguard. A few of us would meet him when he was closing up so we could have a shot on the trapeze and the hanging rings, was great fun. We were all annoyed when he left that job. As he was a hibby, that job was probably his only redeeming feature! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 On 14/07/2021 at 18:57, Radio Ga Ga said: 1981 Is that the old Craigmount school ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 11 hours ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Cracking photo - didn't know there was a hotel there. Bottom of Cockburn Street where it meets Market Street. Ground floor is the Tattoo ticket office now. Thanks for posting that, sir ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 9 hours ago, Lone Striker said: Is that the old Craigmount school ? Sure is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart MacD Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 On 15/06/2021 at 06:52, Radio Ga Ga said: Edinburgh Lodging House Dressing Room at Easter Road hasn't changed much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyBeach Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 On 17/07/2021 at 15:02, Maroon Sailor said: Madame Doubtfire's - Stockbridge Another evocative image from bygone Edinburgh - great post 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 My Dad used to take me out to the airport now & again when I was a young lad. Even though Turnhouse was tiny compared to today’s airport, the excitement of seeing planes landing and taking off at close quarters made a big impression. Especially when the French & Irish rugby teams were playing at Murrayfield - loads of noisy colourful fans would arrive over several days on Aer Lingus aircraft (Vanguards & Viscounts) and Air France aircraft (Caravelles). Entrance to Turnhouse from the old Maybury to Kirkliston road - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 An aerial photo of Turnhouse from the Kirkliston end, looking towards Maybury, Corstorphine & SIghthill. At the left edge beyond the RAF buildings is Turnhouse golf course. The short cross runway was used by small training planes like Cessnas. The white circle on the right is a helicopter landing pad, and just above it are the Ferranti engineering hangars. When a plane was due to land or take off above the road at the bottom of the picture , a barrier came down to stop traffic …… an early example of "elf'n'safety" !! Round about 1970, they installed a huge net (aye, really !) to catch any aircraft overshooting that end of the runway – after 2 of them actually did !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 These aren’t passengers – they’re just enthusiastically waiting to catch a glimpse of the King of Norway in the 1960s. Well, who wouldn't ? Anyone could walk in to the airport back then and go out to the viewing gallery. Changed days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Another showing plane spotters on the viewing gallery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Taxi drop-off and arrivals terminal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Inside the departure lounge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 John Menzies had a monopoly on airport shopping around 1970. The counter I remember was slightly bigger than this one …… but not much. Magazines, newspapers, sweets, crisps and Coca-Cola were about all they had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 24 minutes ago, Lone Striker said: My Dad used to take me out to the airport now & again when I was a young lad. Even though Turnhouse was tiny compared to today’s airport, the excitement of seeing planes landing and taking off at close quarters made a big impression. Especially when the French & Irish rugby teams were playing at Murrayfield - loads of noisy colourful fans would arrive over several days on Aer Lingus aircraft (Vanguards & Viscounts) and Air France aircraft (Caravelles). Entrance to Turnhouse from the old Maybury to Kirkliston road - When my Dad took me out to the airport it was a RAF base, and full of Spitfires and Hurricanes. A #1 tram to the Maybury and then a walk up the road to the gates which were guarded by an RAF sentry. We could stand there and watch the fighters taking off and landing but never allowed on the wartime base. Later in the sixties, when having a weekend off or back shift I would walk my baby son from our house on Clerwood Loan and go into the now open airport and have a coffee watching the commercial aircraft take off and land. In later life I landed from London where I had arrived from Canada to Edinburgh, the airport always seemed to be a source of some memory or other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, Sharpie said: When my Dad took me out to the airport it was a RAF base, and full of Spitfires and Hurricanes. A #1 tram to the Maybury and then a walk up the road to the gates which were guarded by an RAF sentry. We could stand there and watch the fighters taking off and landing but never allowed on the wartime base. Later in the sixties, when having a weekend off or back shift I would walk my baby son from our house on Clerwood Loan and go into the now open airport and have a coffee watching the commercial aircraft take off and land. In later life I landed from London where I had arrived from Canada to Edinburgh, the airport always seemed to be a source of some memory or other. Great memories there, Bob. I recall seeing the Spitfire on its stand in the late 60s. I think the RAF moved out completely in the 70s, taking the Spitfire with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister T Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 45 minutes ago, Lone Striker said: Another showing plane spotters on the viewing gallery Crikey. I remember getting taken there to watch the planes. I must have been 5 years old or so. Big plane with noisy propellers. And the smell of kerosene. Who needs Bisto? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 6 hours ago, Lone Striker said: Great memories there, Bob. I recall seeing the Spitfire on its stand in the late 60s. I think the RAF moved out completely in the 70s, taking the Spitfire with them. The Spitfire and stand are now situated at the 'new' airport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Radio Ga Ga said: The Spitfire and stand are now situated at the 'new' airport The original Spitfire is now at the RAF museum at Hendon. The plane on the memorial is a fibreglass replica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Lemongrab said: The original Spitfire is now at the RAF museum at Hendon. The plane on the memorial is a fibreglass replica. I didn’t know the original went to Hendon. With that many nutters going about these days maybe just as well. Edited July 19, 2021 by The Real Maroonblood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 35 minutes ago, Lemongrab said: The original Spitfire is now at the RAF museum at Hendon. The plane on the memorial is a fibreglass replica. Didn’t realise that, just assumed they had moved it to EDI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 12 minutes ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Didn’t realise that, just assumed they had moved it to EDI The replica at EDI is named after the Spitfire 'Blue Peter' which crashed in the Galloway Hills during WWII and was discovered in 1993. Bits of it are at Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Lemongrab said: The original Spitfire is now at the RAF museum at Hendon. The plane on the memorial is a fibreglass replica. Correct. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 12 hours ago, Lone Striker said: These aren’t passengers – they’re just enthusiastically waiting to catch a glimpse of the King of Norway in the 1960s. Well, who wouldn't ? Anyone could walk in to the airport back then and go out to the viewing gallery. Changed days. Used to do that as a kid during the summer holidays. Just watch planes take off and land for about a hour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fxxx the SPFL Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 12 hours ago, Lone Striker said: These aren’t passengers – they’re just enthusiastically waiting to catch a glimpse of the King of Norway in the 1960s. Well, who wouldn't ? Anyone could walk in to the airport back then and go out to the viewing gallery. Changed days. my first vacation abroad was in 1974 Benidorm (sticky Vicky i'm sure was on the go then) as young 17 year old five of us from Gorgie/Westfield went was totally embarrassed when i saw my mother standing on the viewing gallery waving a white hankie and crying none of the other lads parents turned up nightmare good holiday though. Plane was Cosmos propeller job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, **** the SPFL said: my first vacation abroad was in 1974 Benidorm (sticky Vicky i'm sure was on the go then) as young 17 year old five of us from Gorgie/Westfield went was totally embarrassed when i saw my mother standing on the viewing gallery waving a white hankie and crying none of the other lads parents turned up nightmare good holiday though. Plane was Cosmos propeller job Sticky Vicky, now there’s a blast from the past. Saw her with my mates in Benidorm in around 1988, she was kind enough to take the top off my beer bottle for me🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 14 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Used to do that as a kid during the summer holidays. Just watch planes take off and land for about a hour It was fascinating, wasn't it. I used to love seeing the ground staff chap with the 2 table tennis bats, directing the pilot of the incoming plane where to park on the apron. Then all the trucks that rushed out to the plane - the steps, the lorry for the luggage coming out the cargo hold, the fuel tanker, and the one which looked like it was charging the plane's batteries at the front wheel. Amazing stuff. Little did we know how much all these machines were polluting the planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 I like the 1960s photos. Either the vehicles were smaller or the roads were just wide. Some classic looking cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjack Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 5 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: I like the 1960s photos. Either the vehicles were smaller or the roads were just wide. Some classic looking cars. The roads were wider then. If I remember correctly, it was the early 80s the pavements were widened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fxxx the SPFL Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 6 hours ago, luckyBatistuta said: Sticky Vicky, now there’s a blast from the past. Saw her with my mates in Benidorm in around 1988, she was kind enough to take the top off my beer bottle for me🤣 bet she didn't use her teeth lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: I like the 1960s photos. Either the vehicles were smaller or the roads were just wide. Some classic looking cars. Looks like parking in Princes Street might have been free back then !! No sign of painted bays or ticket machines. Princes Street looked so much better in the 60s and 70s compared to now. Proper shops and department stores with a wee bit class about them. Makes you wonder what foreign tourists must think of the place now. 🙄 Edited July 19, 2021 by Lone Striker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 4 hours ago, **** the SPFL said: bet she didn't use her teeth lol. I couldn’t be sure, there was lips in the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Maroon Sailor Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 1977 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biko Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Lasted longer than most and can’t remember it being targeted despite the location.. good riddance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: My house for my first 11 years behind that hedge on the left. Remember Seftors giving me a lions claws with the skin on when I was about 5/6 years old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: I like the 1960s photos. Either the vehicles were smaller or the roads were just wide. Some classic looking cars. When did Edinburgh's street lights get changed from nice looking with ornate designs, to functional and boring? 1970s? Edited July 20, 2021 by Sydney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 8 hours ago, Lone Striker said: Looks like parking in Princes Street might have been free back then !! No sign of painted bays or ticket machines. Princes Street looked so much better in the 60s and 70s compared to now. Proper shops and department stores with a wee bit class about them. Makes you wonder what foreign tourists must think of the place now. 🙄 Terrible place for shopping. A few more stores have closed and moved to St James Quarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister T Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 8 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: 1977 The shop painted blue in the centre sold models and train sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Comiston Road 1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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