Update-Can u help with a photo from early 30's-Where and Why

Post by **AnneM** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 3:47 pm

Hi

Could it be a hiking group. I believe they were popular in the early C20. The building it most closely resembles to my eyes is Aldroughty House which belongs to the University of Aberdeen and is near Elgin, which makes it a most unlikely venue for your Leith people.

I have photos taken there at home and once I'm back in Scotia will do a compare and contrast but I guess it's not the most obvious choice. It's probably somewhere else built around the same time.

Anne

grannysrock · Post by **grannysrock** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:04 am

Anne said:

is near Elgin, which makes it a most unlikely venue for your Leith people

Well he's been spotted round the time in such faraway places as Aberdeen AND Blackpool AND erm Port Seton - so Elgin is surely possible. Hiking is another good idea.

Davie - Aye the guy at the back there looks an auld man - perhaps a lecturer, ex-teacher, haggis-beater, scout leader ... it's no Baden Powell hissel' sneakin in the back ?

Muriel - thanks for the offer . Who know - someone might recognise someone or something.

I'm warming up to Russell's ( and Davies) educational theme. I wonder if he did perhaps go to a technical college in the evening.
If the connection to the other people in the photo was not formed in his schoolyears, but instead round the time of the photo, then the Leith thing may be a red herring. He might well have been away from Leith before this was taken. I know by 1933 , his parents were at Brunton Gardens, I don't know if he was living with them at tha point. He started his own firm about 1930 at Duke Street Lane (confusingly not the one in Leith) and later moved it to Norton Park. Pior to starting up on his own, he was at Walker Electric Service ( became British Electrical Repair Ltd ? ) which I think was in Annandale Street.

thanks to all of you for your contributions

Sally
( Remember - Haggis Fur looks best on a Haggis )

Post by **emanday** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:49 am

( Remember - Haggis Fur looks best on a Haggis )

Naw! The hairs get into the neeps and totties

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:52 am

Hi Sally

I just looked out my father's technical training certificates while he lived in Leith in the late 1920's.
He attended evening continuation classes at W.M.Ramsey Technical college,
Leith Technical college
Royal High School although that was for Shorthand, Commercial English and Arithmetic.
Heriot Watt were also offering evening classes in Engineering Science in 1930-31
The class fee at Leith Tech Coll. was 4/-
He was in the same area as my father. He lived in Easter Road just a stroll along Albert St away.

I had a quick look for older photographs but couldn't find any of the three places.
Can't find a photo of my father to compare styles

Russell

grannysrock · Post by **grannysrock** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 7:12 pm

Russell, Whether you know it or not you've given me more buildings and ideas to look up ! - still no match, but I'm learning all sorts of interesting stuff that may help me or someone else in the future.
It's great you have all your dad's certificates -my granny kept all hers from Tynecastle and her shorthand courses - it is very special to see these things. I trust you will keep yours safe for future MacRussells to enjoy.

Sally

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:17 pm

Hi Sally

I only discovered that my mother still had all Dad's certificates a month or so ago and they are all lined up to be scanned in for posterity. I even have his blood donor booklet (he was B Rh -ve so quite rare)

I was talking to a Leither tonight and she was positive the blazer badges were not Trinity, so the school idea is oot the windae!

For lack of additional evidence I think were stumped with this one for the moment.

Pity as its a good photo with lots of potential links

Russell

Post by **AndrewP** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:34 pm

Russell wrote:... I even have his blood donor booklet (he was B Rh -ve so quite rare)...

Hi Russell,

The next generation won't have blood donor booklets to keep. They were phased out a few years back.

I gave blood last week (54th or 55th donation). A RhD Positive.

All the best,

AndrewP

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:32 pm

Ah weel

Anither tangible link wae posterity doon the stank - or should that be a seiver or a cundie

Maybe we'll all have a chip implanted with all our information on it then when we're buried our descendents will come along with a metal detector type thingy (is that the correct technical word ?) and scan our information into their wrist transceiver for downloading directly into their domestic computer.

Instant Family Tree

Russell

pinkshoes · Post by **pinkshoes** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:20 am

Russell wrote: a metal detector type thingy (is that the correct technical word ?)
Russell

Yes

Pinkshoes

grannysrock · Post by **grannysrock** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 1:45 pm

Well after many hours ( years? ) of squinting , I now believe the badges are showing the old winged wheels of the "Cyclists Touring Club" .... Which fits in with the ladies pantaloons and also my dad's guess .

I have given up with the building - but should you spot a portico .....

Happy Halloween ........

TalkingScot.com

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