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by douglaslsutherland
Thu May 18, 2023 9:46 am
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Lairds Isle - Glasgow Transport Museum
Replies: 12
Views: 7171

Re: Lairds Isle - Glasgow Transport Museum

Was a pure joy spending a morning at Kelvingrove Ha’ Transport Museum, with old Glasgow St, Picture Hoose, Subway and a top floor of model Clyde built ships. Could easily spend a couple o hours up there alone. I remember some of the old Steam trains moving thru Glasgow Streets, when Tramway transpor...
by douglaslsutherland
Wed May 17, 2023 10:16 am
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: UNSLOVED LOCAL CRIME 1976
Replies: 3
Views: 1750

Re: UNSLOVED LOCAL CRIME 1976

Pat worked at a sandwich/hot/cold rolls shop next to Jocks Lodge public bar, Princes st. Ardrossan. She was a friendly, cheerful girl. We would get our morning roll there when working as an apprentice printer at Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald Office. Next to Kerr Baillies garage. Crawford s newsag...
by douglaslsutherland
Sun May 14, 2023 9:38 am
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: PUB IN QUAY STREET SALTCOATS
Replies: 17
Views: 11406

Re: PUB IN QUAY STREET SALTCOATS

The building is still standing and you can still make oot the exterior signage, just, of the Burns Tavern, and flats above. See it soon before ‘ it becomes ‘awa noo….’.!? there was a bakers up the close next too pub, could it have been Howies or was that Countess St. ? At the corner of Bradshaw/Coun...
by douglaslsutherland
Sun Jan 22, 2023 7:05 pm
Forum: Three towns - this day in history
Topic: Saltcoats - On This Day In History
Replies: 4437
Views: 953771

Re: Saltcoats - On This Day In History

PC201 James Lawson lived at 59 Corrie Crescent, Saltcoats. My family stayed at 47. Jimmy was married to Cathy had a daughter Catherine and son Campbell. There was two ‘police houses’ side by side the Mc Larens at 57.
by douglaslsutherland
Tue Nov 22, 2022 3:50 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: "Folk for the Clutha"
Replies: 20
Views: 5973

Re: "Folk for the Clutha"

little plum wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2013 11:43 pm
Bruce wrote:which band is that?
Cahoots, he is a threetowner.
Harvie Smith played there with Cahoots. Fine musician, lovely man…..pity he’s fae Ste’nson tho.. ; ]
by douglaslsutherland
Tue Nov 22, 2022 3:32 pm
Forum: Books, Movies, Radio & Television
Topic: Four in a bed
Replies: 20
Views: 16383

Re: Four in a bed

bobnetau wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2017 12:53 am We just looked at Google too and I thought Edenmore might have been the second house from the Academy. We thought the dentist was the one nearer the Academy
The dentists was nearest the Academy..Mr Goodall…I think..?
by douglaslsutherland
Tue Oct 25, 2022 10:31 am
Forum: Schools - The Schools we attended
Topic: Saltcoats Secondary School : prizelist 1967
Replies: 6
Views: 10499

Re: Saltcoats Secondary School : prizelist 1967

Robert Vogwells photo recently posted Kyleshill class photo c 64.
Don’t have any other information on him.