Aberfeldy Cottage HospitalThe History of The Aberfeldy Cottage Hospital; Gifted by the friends of the cottage hospital
Learn MoreMany thanks to Wynand Olivier for these really interesting aerial photographs of Aberfeldy, taken from his own aeroplane. Not sure of year, 2015-16? (Mike)
The old style stag night. A blackening outside Palace Hotel (Townhouse) in 1953. Old Charlie Thom prior to marrying Martha. Thanks to young Charlie for these pictures. (tommy)
Back right John Stewart and his father and sitting with cap is Jock McGregor who was for a long time the school lollipop man
I so do remember Martha Tom ....she worked in the Haberdashery dept of the Coop ....I used to visit her dept often ....loved her personal touch ...💕💕
Is that not Eddie Punton in it too
Not that long ago I was talking with a friend about blackenings which don't seem to happen locally here now. Tar & feathers, tied to a lamppost can you imagine 😂
Brilliant photos, amazing social history
Do we have names for the other men in the photos?..
Charlie second from the right at the back? I last saw him about 1980 or there abouts
Still happens in Orkney
Old postcard, year unknown, 1870-1920? "The School & Schoolhouse Ballinluig" Is this Logierait Public School at Ballinluig? (see National Library of Scotland map) Any info on this school appreciated. (Mike)
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I attended this school in the year when our Queen Elizabeth was crown we celebrated that day having a sports day behind the old hall my teacher was a Miss Hunter if I remember correctly as I was 6yrs old .
Jean Dochard
Yes it is logierait school. That was what it was called when I went to it. Did all my primary years there, great school.
It is also mentioned in the Dundee Courier of 15 June 1866, page 4, under the heading "Pitlochry". Para 2 'NEW SCHOOLS - The foundation is cleared at "long last" for the building of the new General Assembly Schools - one for the boys under the mastership of Mr Wm. Blackstock, and one for the girls, taught by Miss Grant. We have heard it reported that the Logierait Parish School has been taken as a model; but if they are to be made to stand even comparison to that excellent school, we are afraid that those taking the leading hand will be ready to say before the contract is off their hands, Oh, for the Duchess of Athole's purse'..
I went there for a few years ... lived in tullymet and had to walk to school every day ... mr Anderson wAs the head and I remember miss hunter
I also went there for all my primary school years. It was Called Logierait as the children came from the parish of Logierait. I was there from 1955 to 1962. Willie Anderson was headmaster , his wife was the music teacher, Mrs Hunter from the Gushat stores in Strathtay taught the little ones. The middle class had several different teachers, none of which stayed for long. Mr Anderson was a hard taskmaster and quite happy to use the belt when he saw fit - every other day! I think we all left with a pretty good grounding in the 3 Rs. Loads of homework - I remember my Mum and Dad working their way through the encyclopaedias every week to help me. No goggle then !!!
I do believe this is the schoolhouse at Ballinluig as we now know it (& per the 2nd edition OS map reference). There’s another schoolhouse at “Ballinluig” which is described on the earlier 1st edition Ordinance Survey map where is now Little Ballinluig by Grantully, however, this would not have been such a grand structure. That school was abandoned & a new one built in the present Grantully village.
It was still called the Logerait Primary School when I when I did my stints there as a Visiting Teacher of Art That must have been 15 years ago
I started there in 1963- but often wondered why Logierait School was in Ballinluig when Logierait was the next Village?
I used to think it strange it being known as Logierait school when it was in Ballinluig. Probably because it was in Logierait Parish.
Logierait Public School is in the 1885 Perth Directory. "James Kennedy, master; Charlotte Kennedy, mistress"
Wille Anderson was the head master when i was there in the 50s
I bought this postcard of Bank Street for the local interest. However, really delighted to find it is of interest on two counts. It was posted on 18th December 1937 to Miss Betsworth (Lizzie), later to become Mrs Harrower, who was mine host at
the Black Watch until Duncan Smollett took it over, I think. I remember Lizzie well, as I am sure a few locals do. (Sheena)
I remember the Black Watch Pub when Duncan Smollett owned it he became my step uncle after he married my aunt Betty Robertson (Smollett ) Who lived in Little Ballinluig Grandtully.
I remember my sister being sent for onions to Moirs but she ended up going g for them to the Black Watch and being told by Lizzie Betsworth that they didn't sell onions there !!!
I seem to often remember her standing at the door of the Black Watch.
I remember her well.
George Mavor barman at nights. Would bring his tea and sandwiches out about 9 oclock. Bennets shop with the awning on the left and top right Norrie Robertsons Grocers.
Mr Brown was the barman.
Finding old papers and postcards is always fun.
Interesting. !
Remember her too!
Thanks to Perth and Kinross Archive for this photograph. Never knew anything about this shop until saw this, and it's unclear when exactly this business operated, roughly between 1895-1920; has anyone heard of W S Lindsay, grocer? Shop at 22 Dunkeld Street, the family seem to have lived at 23 Dunkeld Street. Photograph date unknown but probably between 1890 and 1910. William Smith Lindsay was born at 45 Burghmuir Road, Stirling, on the 7th of August, 1871, son of Alexander Lindsay (patternmaker-engineer), and Margaret Lindsay née Smith. He married Emily Hillier of 10 Lawson Road, Southsea, England, on the 5th of June, 1900; at this time he was a grocer, living at 9 Chapel Street, Aberfeldy. He died on the 3rd of January, 1951, at Longmore Hospital, his usual residence at this time given as Spitalhaugh, West Linton. (Mike)
"Canary Guano sold here. (Mike)
Was that McGrouthers / Farmfresh shop?
This is where Ryan Hannigan is now farm fresh /mcgrouthers butcher was next door
There is the remains of a sign for a shop front in Kenmore Street (28)
Davidson’s was at 23 so this would certainly have been McGrouthers/Farmfresh opposite.
Spitalhaugh, West Linton is mentioned Andrew Jenkins
There's an advert for it in the Dundee Evening Post for 07 July 1903 under an article about Aberfeldy Golf Club. It says: "W. S LINDSAY, GROCER. Visitors to Aberfeldy would do well to pay a visit to this enterprising grocer, his shop being situated in Dunkeld Street, and immediately opposite the Post Office. His supply of high class groceries is one of the finest in the district. Mr Lindsay invites enquiries for his list of furnished houses and apartments, which can be had on application".