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Re: I'll show you mine if you show me yours ;-)
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:13 pm
by michaelm
You must have got Stevie to do the joinery work there Chriso. Looks good.
Edit. I meant to add, you might be equally as capable yourself of course.
Re: I'll show you mine if you show me yours ;-)
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 4:56 pm
by chriso
I'll have you know Michael, I'm the Norm Abrams of the bottom end.
As for Stevie, I taught him all I know, and he still knows f*** all
Re: I'll show you mine if you show me yours ;-)
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:06 pm
by michaelm
chriso wrote:As for Stevie, I taught him all I know, and he still knows f*** all
If he hits a nail like I've sometimes seen him hit a golf baw, ye wont be too far off the mark there.
Re: I'll show you mine if you show me yours ;-)
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 3:05 am
by Hughie
Here we go again - time to show your desktop. This is such a great photo, we discussed it in
this topic
Re: I'll show you mine if you show me yours ;-)
Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 2:48 pm
by michaelm
Looking down Nineyard Street, Saltcoats.
The building for sale on the right I'm sure used to be a Bank a number of years ago.
The Windy Ha'
Re: I'll show you mine if you show me yours ;-)
Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 3:08 pm
by wellparkno9
the site of the Saracens Head is still vacant.the new houses are down by that point nearer the Pan Brae.the bank on the corner was the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Re: I'll show you mine if you show me yours ;-)
Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 3:39 pm
by Retsum
michaelm wrote: The building for sale on the right I'm pretty sure used to be a Bank a number of years ago, possibly B.O.S. I think it then became the local branch of the Citizens Advice Bureau (C.A.B.) for a while, but as far as I'm aware it has lain empty for some time now.
In the 50's and early 60's it was the Royal Bank. A good friend, John Rae, has father was the manager and they lived in the building. Oddly enough, another good friend, Dick McConnachie, his father was manager of the Ardrossan branch of RBS and they too lived above the bank.
Re: I'll show you mine if you show me yours ;-)
Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 4:07 pm
by michaelm
wellparkno9. Not being a saltcoats resident I meant the general site area when referring to the Saracen Head/Grange location.
And that is very close to the flats that were built there in the past few years.
Thanks Retsum for confirming that the bank was R.B.O.S.
Re: I'll show you mine if you show me yours ;-)
Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 5:46 pm
by Meg
michaelm wrote:
Thanks Retsum for confirming that the bank was R.B.O.S.
Wasn't it also the Head Office of AT Mays before they sold out?
Meg
Re: I'll show you mine if you show me yours ;-)
Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 6:02 pm
by wellparkno9
yes it was too
Re: I'll show you mine if you show me yours ;-)
Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 6:17 pm
by bonzo
I only remember it as A T Mays never used them though always used Frazers on dockhead St.
Re: I'll show you mine if you show me yours ;-)
Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 7:23 am
by Hughie
michaelm wrote:I've always thought The Windy Ha' was a very attractive looking building.
Nice shots, Michael. There used to be a structure on top of the Windy Ha' which we noticed some time ago in a photo taken from Dockhead Street. At first we mistook it for the spire of the Landsborough Church. We can probably date when it was taken down by the car in this shot.
