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Recollections |
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Fiona MacKinnon
Sleat, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Sound Recordings
Newhaven
Leith |
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Jonathan Berk
Edinburgh
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My Dissertation
- Growing up in Leith
- A Conversation |
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Guy Clarke
Guildford, Surrey, England
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Rolls Royce |
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3.
Reply
1. |
Laurie Thompson
Chipping Sodbury,
Gloucestershire, England
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Rolls Royce |
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Recollections
1.
Fiona MacKinnon
Sleat, Isle of Skye, Scotland |
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Thank you to Fiona
MacKinnon who wrote:
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Sound Recordings
"I wonder if you could help me.
We are working with the School of Scottish Studies in
Edinburgh to make the sound recordings in their archives available
to the public through our
Kirk
o Riches website
We have a few recordings from 1964 of
people from Newhaven and Leith who were recorded by Hamish Henderson
in Lamb's House. However, we need permission from the families of
the people who were recorded before the
recordings can be put online.
Perhaps,
someone reading this
message might remember some of the
people that were interviewed,or indeed be
related to them. Most of
them were elderly when they were
recorded. The recordings give a very
interesting insight into what life was like for them in their
younger days. I'd be grateful for any help at all.
People Interviewed
These are the people
from Newhaven and Leith who were interviewed in 1964:
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Mrs Drennan, who lived at Seafield
Avenue, Newhaven in 1964
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Jemima Liston
(née Hall) who lived
at 81 Main Street, Newhaven and had a
brother, Willie.
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Miss Liston (sister-in-law of
Jemima
Liston) who lived at 4 Anne Street, Newhaven.
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Alexander Rutherford
(Sandy) who lived at
flat 34 (or 36) Annfield Street, Newhaven - opposite the school'.
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Elizabeth Brunton
who lived at 31 Cambridge Avenue, Leith, and seems to
have known a lot
about selling fish; perhaps she was a
street-seller.
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Isabella Buchan
who lived at 22 Prince Regent Street,
Leith, and was possibly a
street-seller.
Fiona MacKinnon, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Scotland:
May 14, 2012
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Reply to Fiona
If
you know anything about the families of any of the people mentioned above,
and would like to send a message to Fiona, please email me, then I'll pass on
her contact details to you. Thank you.
Peter Stubbs: May 31, 2012 |
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Recollections
2.
Jonathan Berk
Edinburgh |
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Jonathan Berk wrote: |
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My
Dissertation
Growing up in
Leith
"I'm a MSc student at
the University of Edinburgh. I've been working on my dissertation in
which I'm talking to people about in two neighborhoods
of Edinburgh.
I wonder
if you possibly knew anyone who might be willing to talk to
me about their experiences growing up / living in
Morningside
or Leith.
I’m part of a research
project called Edinburgh Speaks, and we’re looking at how people in
Edinburgh get along and communicate with each other. We’re visiting
a number of neighbourhoods and communities within the city to talk
to people about their experiences living here.
We’re interested in
learning about how they see their
neighbourhood, the rest of Edinburgh, and other places in Scotland.
A
Conversation
"If
you’re interested in participating, I’d like to have a conversation
with you. I’ll ask you some questions, and you can answer however
you’d like.
I’d like to record what you
say, but your information will be kept completely anonymous (or, if
you prefer, we can make sure you receive credit for your
contribution to this project)."
Jonathan Berk, Edinburgh:
June 25, 2014 |
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Reply to Jonathan
Berk?
If
you'd like to reply to Jonathan, and possibly participate in his
project,
please email me to let me know, then I'll pass on
Jonathan's email address to you.
Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: June 26, 2014 |
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Recollections
3.
Guy Clarke
Guildford, Surrey, England |
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Guy
Clarke wrote: |
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Rolls
Royce
"I am currently trying
to find any information about or photos of the car that I drove in
Leith during the 1950s and 1960s.
It was a Rolls Royce
25/30 model, Registration No. DOP 500 and was owned by the Metal
Merchant, A(?) Chalmers.
Does anybody remember
this car?
What colour was it then? Pictures?
Any information or photos would be interesting!"
Guy Clarke, Guildford, Surrey,
England: 13 January 2017 |
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Reply to Guy Clarke?
If
you'd like to reply to Guy,
please email me to let me know, then I'll pass on
Jonathan's email address to you.
Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: June 26, 2014 |
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Recollections
3.
Reply
1.
Laurie Thompson
Chipping Sodbury,
Gloucestershire, England |
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Thank you to Laurie Thompson who replied to Guy Clarke's message
above. |
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Rolls
Royce
"Here is the
information that I found on the DVLA website about Rolls Royce DOP
500 (a black, 4257cc, 1937 model).
- It is currently
untaxed.
- Its last tax was
due on 1st December 1995.
- It doesn't
appear to have a SORN, so is it in a museum, illegally stored in
some barn, or has it been exported?
Good luck to Guy with
his further researches!"
Guy Clarke, Guildford, Surrey,
England |
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