George Mackay

Bowling Green Bowl Maker

65 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh

1991

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1994

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2006

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George Mackay

Bowling Green Bowl Maker

George Mackay's workshop is at the foot of Blackfriars Street, near the Cowgate, in the Old Town of Edinburgh. It is now run as a 'one-man' business by Ronnie, who has worked for the company for many years.

So far as I know, it is the only surviving old workshop in the area.  It is one of the few remaining bowls makers in the world.

Wooden bowls have to be tested periodically to ensure that they conform to standards.  This provides Ronnie with a steady flow of work.

 

 

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