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Ecclefechan, the Grave of Thomas Carlyle c1955
Ecclefechan, the Grave of Thomas Carlyle c1955 Ref: E120008
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I was brought up in Ecclefechan and my mother has lived there all her life. I started Hoddom Primary School in 1970. I can't remember who my P1 teacher was - it may have been Mrs Dodds. I do remember having Mrs McEwan in P2, Mrs Davidson in P3, Mrs McBride in P4, Mrs Redpath in P5 and Mr Rutherford in P6 & P7. I loved the Primary school and just missed going to the new building when it was completed in 1977. I too can remember all the shops in Ecclefechan - I also remember that there was a Fish and Chip shop at one point in the High St. There was also a shop on the corner across from Casbolts, next to the Hotel, but can't recall the name. There was also a hairdressers (Pats), which has since been knocked down and replaced with a house. I remember Gala days and the run up to Burnswark, which used to go past our house. There are less shops now, but the pub and Hotel is still there. The Mace shop is now Costcutters and Casbolts has been taken over several times since then. The Post Office is no longer where it used to be. There is no petrol station either now. New houses have been built near the village hall and some up Hall Road. I haven't lived in Ecclefechan since 1983 when I went to college, but do get back regularly and enjoy the tranquility. I still regard it as home. Posted: 16/12/2008 23:39 by Jane Mcgillion |
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Year: 1970
Hoddam Primary School
I lived in Ecclefechan from 1958 to 1973. I started Hoddam primary in 1963 and left Hoddam primary school in 1970 to go to Lockerbie Academy. My teachers at Hoddam were :- Primary 1 - Mrs Hope, Primary 2 - Mrs Patterson, Primary 3 - Mrs Davidson, Primary 4 & 5 - Mrs McBride and Primary 6 & 7 - Mr Hope. We also had a music teacher called Mrs Collinge who would turn up every wednesday and give us a lesson. If I can remember correctly some of the people in the class were :- Raymond Davidson, David Cruickshank, Ricky Graham, Shona Creelman, Amy Mason, Isabel McDowell, James Sproat and Joy Little. Apologies to the others but my brain is struggling after so many years away. The Mace shop in the village was run by Ian Murray and his wife Isobel. I was their paperboy for a couple of years (1968 - 1970). There were also Casbolts shop and Watsons in the High Street and Miss Guthries in Academy Street, famous for her penny tray. The local policeman was PC Swan. Last edited: 04/12/2008 15:10 by Joe Gilmour |
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Hoddam School
I remember going to Hoddam School when Sydney Hope was the Head Master. I remember him being a very fair and nice person. There was a Mrs McBride and a Mrs Davidson that taught there. My Name was Morrison back then. I remember going to Watson's and The Mace for sweeties. I know that the school is no longer there which I think is a shame. It has been a long time since I last was there. I live in Vancouver, Canada now. Posted: 09/05/2008 07:53 by Marjory Mitford |
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Childhood Memories A memory of Kettleholm, Dumfriesshire My Granny & Papa lived in the shepherds house in Kettleholm. William and Margaret Morrison. I loved to go and visit them or sleep over. I have lots of memories playing there as a child, watching my Papa bowling, or my dad, John Morrison and my uncle Keith Morrison play cricket at Castlemilk. My dad and uncle both worked for Castlemilk as mechanics. I remember having to be dragged to school by a boy who live close by, his name was Robert Davidson, I believe he is a policeman now. We lived at Beechwood by Castlemilk and I loved to play with Linda Hunter whose grandparents lived next door. I remember exploring the castle grounds and finding overgrown gardens full of gooseberry bushes. Lots of wonderful memories. Posted: 09/05/2008 08:06 by Marjory Mitford |
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 Kirkpatrick Fleming, Mossknowe House c1955 (ref: K110001) |
Mossknowe House -- Teackle Mansion In The Us A memory of Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire I live in the State of Maryland in the US and have never been to Scotland, although our family geneology has been traced there. My reason for writing is this house. In my town of Princess Anne, Maryland, we have a house known as Teackle Mansion, built in 1802 by Littleton Dennis Teackle who toured Scotland in 1799 and was inspired by the architecture to recreate, to the best of his abilities, a Scottish manor house which he encountered. Mossknowe House is the one we (the historical society of Somerset County, Maryland) believe to be the one. I will provide you with a link to the Teackle Mansion in Princess Anne so you can see for yourselves! Do you know if the home is privately owned? If so, is there any way in which we can contact the owners to share this information? Thank you so much for this site! The link is: http://teackle.mansion.museum Linda Dykes Alder Posted: 29/05/2008 15:05 by First Name Last Name |
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