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Recollections Queensferry Ferry and weekends at the caravan near Kinghorn, Fife |
On the Queensferry Ferry - Forth Rail Bridge in Background - 1940s
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Bryan Gourlay, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Queensferry Ferry |
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Thank you to Bryan Gourlay who remembers sailing on the Queensferry ferry in the late 1940s for weekends spent at his caravan near Kinghorn, Fife Describing the photograph taken on the ferry (at the top of this page) Bryan wrote: |
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Fashions "This photo, taken with the family’s well-travelled Box Brownie, paints a vivid picture of how life was so very different 60 years ago – particularly people’s style of dress. The photo of my aunties and me on the ferry is striking for the outfit of the unknown biker on the left. Not for him today’s lycra tight-fitting, trendy cycling gear, helmet, gloves and elbow pads, showing off his bulging thighs and calf muscles. He’s happy with a pair of un-ironed khaki shorts and woollen socks at his ankles, displaying his much less well-developed legs. The only thing slick about him is his Brylcreemed hair style. I don’t think his bike had too many gears, if any. I’m sure someone will be able to tell us what year and model it is." Bryan Gourlay, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland, April 19, 2007 |