Meekan,

Arthur Miles was definitely a Chief Inspector. I might be wrong but I don't remember either Jimmy Lawson or Jack Wharton being sergeants.

Meekan, I left this topic in case 'douglaslsutherland' wanted to come back in. Constable Jimmy Lawson, who lived in a 'police house' at 59 Corrie Crescent, did move to either Lambie Court or O'connor Court when he retired. Incidentally, I don't think he was ever Sergeant Lawson. He had all his promo...

Eventually the mine and quarry owners were obliged to store their explosives on-site in secure explosives stores. The last of these in the Threetowns was, I think, at the Lochwood Mine situated between Saltcoats and Stevenston. During the tensions in Northern Ireland it was routine for the police to...

Happy birthday Hughie.

Darvelous, as my paper said this morning

It was a tremendous match to watch on television. I also like the headline in my newspaper today - DARVELOUS!

Happy birthday Robert. I retain fond memories of your family in Rowanside Terrace before departing for Canada all those years ago.

John, I had a look to see if I had ever posted anything about "157 Glasgow Street" and the only thing is the following article. You may know nothing about it, but it might give you something to talk about on your travels. CASUALTY OF WAR 2 DECEMBER 1917 Died at sea on S.S. COPELAND, ROBERT...

Happy birthday Gordon.

I have previously posted this family intimation which may be of passing interest: -

GLASGOW HERALD
22 MARCH 1909

BIRTH

ADAMS: At 179 Glasgow Street, Ardrossan, on the 20th instant, the wife of Robert Adams, Johannesburg; a daughter.

Margaret,

Thanks for this update. It remains a tremendous story of which your family should be immensely proud.

I see Edward Murray and other local crew members mentioned in the following link: -

https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objec ... ect-648588