For me, it was simply about the death of an extraordinary ninety-six year old lady who didn’t ask to be born into a royal line, had less of an inclination to become Queen and only did so through the unexpected abdication of her uncle, and the untimely and premature death of her own father; it wasn’...

Thanks you, Hahaya, for this and the many other historical posts that you make. It is important to record the history of a town and your contributions do just that. It must take a long time to transcribe the text so your input is much appreciated.

George

Best wishes to you both, George and Meg.
George

Happy birthday, Mitchy.

George

Best wishes, Tom.
George

Get well soon, Meg and George.

Best wishes, Angus.
George

Best wishes, Bonzo.

George

I had not seen that poem before, Penny Tray. It is as relevant today as when it was written. Thanks for posting.

George

Happy birthday, Hughie - and thanks for all you do for the ThreeTowners site.

George

Happy birthday, Robert.

George

Over recent years, I have learned more about Dr MacFadzean. I found the record of his burial in Glasgow’s Mitchell Library. It shows that on 11 January 1849, Alexander MacFadzean, a surgeon from Ardrossan aged 64 years and who died from erysipelas, was buried in James Oswald’s lair by the undertaker...