With a cast-list like that, Donald, I think we'd have to guess you had a job that brought you into contact with a lot of people in the theatre and entertainment world ?

Susan

Hope nobody minds if I move on now, and return to where we were in Dockhead Street; and on past Wallace's , to where the shops are set back a bit. It wouldn't surprise me if nobody at all remembers the first one but me; a linens shop, selling tablecloths, tea-towels, boxes of hankies and the like. I...

Best wishes for a very happy birthday, Frank.

Susan

Congratulations and best wishes, Hughie, to you and all your family.

Susan

Further to the local Olufsen family of Danish origin whom I mentioned on Page 1 of this topic, I've found an article on the "Ardrossan Ships " site about the first Mr Oluf Olufsen and how he came to settle in the area.It seems he was a seaman ,who took up residence in Saltcoats after his s...

What they're really talking about here, Donald , is Saltcoats town centre station in its very early days; apparently it was moved about a bit before they settled on its final location. If you count the old Caley station and South Beach then there were three different stations in Saltcoats, but offic...

Hello Donald, and welcome to Threetowners. You're giving us some great memories of old Windmill Street here; I'm only sorry that Sam doesn't seem to be about at the moment to respond himself, I'm sure he'll be really interested. As you say, it's a shame that your old house was demolished, a real par...

A very happy birthday from me too, Maggie.

Susan

Many happy returns to you both, and hope you have a good time.

Susan

Only four for me. But it was very educational...

Susan

Many congratulations on your wedding anniversary, PT, and hope you make it to Tenerife and have a good time there. If we don't hear from you in the coming days we'll know you've succeeded...

Susan

There's certainly a wealth of interesting material on that site, Irene, and not all of them are necessarily particularly to do with ships. A couple of items further on from " Drowned in the Quarry " there's another very relevant one to this topic. In the article headed " Topographical...