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Awesome, thank you! Also, I believe Sir John Leng to be my great, great Grandfather. Missed a generation on the first comment. : )
Emailing you separately Kristina.
Hi Mairi, I would love to connect with you via email to learn more about the information you have posted.
I believe Sir John Leng to be my great grandfather.
Hi Mairi,
This was my grandfather’s house and he was the Managing Director of Lawsons Limited. It had drapery stories all over the UK.
There is an air raid shelter we used to play in. The gardens look much better than they did in the 1950s.
There used to be a train line which ran along the side of the garden. My grandmother used to hang bottles on a clothes line near where the trains used to stop at a signal.
Of course the driver and fireman could not resist trying to break them. That is how she got her coal during the war.
It is a beautiful house and has fabulous views of the rail bridge and Dundee, which we used to visit by ferry.
Thanks for commenting Scott. We’re always delighted to hear from anyone who knew or lived in the houses we have featured. I see your family was at Rhufaada from around 1928 until 1965 – a long time! Lovely to know you have such good memories of a very special house.
My name is Scott Lowson and I spent a lot of my wonderful childhood there. It looks fabulous. Thanks for your article
I’m on this photo, unfortunately struggling to name any others!
Thanks for commenting but this is definitely Windmill Park up on the hill behind Newport just above the dual carriageway. The lines of trees, the fields and the pavilion are all very recognisable and match many other photos we have. Also, when we first had this film 36 years ago there were people who recognised themselves and the park.
It appears from 21:30 into the video they are in the village of Gauldry at the football pitch, local landscape and marks have changed little in these 90 plus years amazing footage if anyone has any more footage of the village please post on YouTube
As well as being on the war memorial, William’s name is also on St Fillan’s Church plaque. St Fillan’s Church is now demolished but the plaque is now in Newport Church of Scotland. Here it is. https://www.newportontayhistory.org.uk/catalogue_item/st-fillans-church-world-war-i-memorial-plaque
According to the paddle steamers website (http://paddlesteamers.info/Firth%20of%20Tay%20Ferries.html) “the paddle wheels could be operated independently, leading to a marked improvement in manoeuvrability”.
Great memories Donnah. Thank you for sharing. And yes, Washer Willy was the brother of laundress Jess Philips , and it was his job to collect the laundry. https://www.newportontayhistory.org.uk/people/washer-willys
I lived in washer willys 89 with my parents who stayed there till 98/99 when ill health required them to relocate to town , i married in 96 and lived in chesterhill lodge at the foot of the drive to the house, at that it was richard vongeutze? that resided there with his wife leslie, whome in her younger days taught at madras college , we also had biker friends that lived in the annex of chesterhill house they swore on several.occassions they both saw and heard a horse charging past in the night? Could it be robin hood? ..There were also stories that washer willy was so called as he would collect washing and bring it to his sister jessie phillip to wash in the stream which later became known as jess phillips damn, my father did extensive internal reconstruction and alterations inside washer willys he was also the landscaper for chesterhill house itself . The berries were a very friendly family , it was a priveledge to know them so well . Some of the best memories of my life were made growing up in inverdovat estate and starting my own family there.
So pleased you’ve found him here. We got his photo from the panel from St Fillan’s Church showing the 12 WWI church casualties. This is the panel….. https://www.newportontayhistory.org.uk/catalogue_item/st-fillans-church-world-war-i-casualties
Not sure about this – perhaps someone else can help?
Ah this is my Great Uncle William. Fantastic to see a photo of him and find out how he died. I must look for his name on the memorial plaque!
Thanks to Wendy and to Margaret for such an evocative account of the crash and its aftermath. The names of the local folk who helped have brought back many memories.
Did she have independent wheels?
Sorry. He died in 1824, so I am hoping to find a painting. Thank you for replying.
There is a picture of William Dalgleish on the Tayport Heritage Trail website https://tayportheritage.com/gallery/ Scroll down to Board 12 Scotscraig Estate.
Great page. I am working on a timeline for Scotscraig Links. Do you possibly know of any portraits of William Dalgleish owner of Scotscraig?
It was called Stinky’s because of the smell of chips frying. In the evenings it was the local chippy for yougsters.
Even shortly after the road bridge was built there was still a disdain for alcohol. The Seymour Hotel erected a roadside sign which included a ‘Watneys Red Barrel’ mounted on it. They also advertised a beer garden, I expect because they hoped to capitalise on road traffic custom – as the Fifie traffic had sustained the Brig o’Tay / McGrory’s and the Newport Hotel so well. I can’t remember if the wee red barrel was taken down, but it was certainly discussed. Some total abstainers only used ‘Non-brewed condiment’ rather than malt vinegar too.
Don’t know any name for it – will let you know if we learn otherwise.
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