In October 2003 following a Project Planning Grant from the Lottery Heritage fund the Burns National Heritage Park (BNHP), the people trusted to look after the Museum and Cottage, unveiled a bold plan for a £7M development. In Dec 2004 the same BNHP announced that the above plan had been abandoned....

Hi Hughie The mercury you saw probably came from the street light. The following might be of interest: General Electric Urban and Highway Luminaires GE Form 109 This is probably the most popular mercury model in the late 1940's to mid 1950's. It accommodates up to 400 watt mercury lamps or 600 watt ...

Hope I'm posting this to the correct forum :? Just thought you might be interested to know that the inventor of Gas Lighting was not only Scottish, but also the son of an AYRSHIRE man. As reported here: william murdoch 1754-1839 William Murdoch, the son of an Ayrshire mill designer, was born in 1754...

Thanks John for posting that link. How could there be any doubt whatsoever about the restoration and upkeep of Burn's Cottage? I'm amazed that we have to resort to signing petitions to persuade 'Them' to do the right thing! Whose in charge there anyway? And how did the cottage get to be in such disr...

Hi Bernard, thanks for sharing..But now I'm curious to know what #2 and #4 are

granniebelle

Josephine, before you go traipsin' off to that Aussie reunion, I think you should be aware of the accomodations Wee Boney has booked for you. He's been busy fixin up his place hopin'tae rent oot his spare room to a gullible transplanted Canadian, namely you! Lookit! And you'd BETTER come in your ane...

Hi Morag!
Glad to see you posting Hope the weather in S.CA has improved. Scotland is really taking a beating! Please God no more lives lost.


Catherine

Hi TCJohn

You finally made it! Welcome aboard!! Now we don't have to put up wi' any more of Frank's lamenting. We all missed you ...but he wiz the wurst wan!

granniebelle

Frank, I can't believe you went tae a' that bother just to say hi tae Raberta and me!: :oops: You are something else, y'know that! :lol: There is no way I can top this one. First, I'm nowhere near as photogenic as you.And second, I don't have a wee pet burd named Maggie who would oblige me by snappi...

He looks like Oor Frank..Same svelte figure..Same dapper wee beard...Same professional golf swing...But naah...that canny be 'OOR' Frank...'cause he's no wearin' a Tartan Bunnet :!: :wink: gb p.s. Love ALL your photos Frank..A fine looking family! Thanks for sharing :D ..You caught on fast tae that ...

Hi wee Boney Here's all I know; However, Robert Thornton’s exploits are worth highlighting, given that he was practically unheard of before the BDO event. The baffling thing about 37-year-old Thornton is that he has been playing the game seriously for just over two years, but still managed to reach ...

Hi Group I'm not sure when this photo was taken..probably in the mid to late seventies. My young cousin, Katrina Ferguson is in the middle of the pile, wearing a vee-neck sweater...I don't know who the others are. Do any of you recognise yourself or anyone else? :D Katrinamidtolate70sRec.jpg gb