why was it called "The Dunbar End"?

[Mister P]

as it says?

[tamsonsbairn]

Pretty sure there was a juice factory at that end of the ground called Dunbar's, might be wrong though.

[thebakerboy]

Because the Dunbar Lemonade factory was behind it.

[Feed McGraw]

as it says?

IIRC The old Dunbar " juice " factory was at that end.

[Mister P]

ok, ta


honestly though, who else 'didn't' know the answer to that and had always wanted to know?:greengrin

[surreyhibbie]

Never thought of it before, but good to know the answer anyway! :greengrin

[JoJo_07]

ok, ta


honestly though, who else 'didn't' know the answer to that and had always wanted to know?:greengrin

I knew. See here (http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_edin/1_edinburgh_history_-_recollections_lochend.htm#01_answer_bryden_ritchi e).

There around 1951. See here (http://www.leith.edin.sch.uk/pdf/magazines/leithAcademy1951.pdf) (advert) but avoid page 21.

[Mister P]

I knew. See here (http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_edin/1_edinburgh_history_-_recollections_lochend.htm#01_answer_bryden_ritchi e).

show off!!:wink:

[stoneyburn hibs]

ok, ta


honestly though, who else 'didn't' know the answer to that and had always wanted to know?:greengrin

Me and i never would have thought to ask but glad you did :greengrin

[Gavin1875]

They must've been over the moon with the free advertising!!

Edit: But it obviously couldn't have been that great if noone knew why it was called it

[edwards]

Ma Maw used to work there and I got loads of free juice. On the down side my mates used to break into it all the time and hide all their stash above the cave. :blushie:

[nonshinyfinish]

ok, ta


honestly though, who else 'didn't' know the answer to that and had always wanted to know?:greengrin

I didn't know that until fairly recently when it came up in a thread on here.

[AFKA5814_Hibs]

Spooky, as just this week my Jambo boss asked me whether the away end was still called the Dunbar end and in all the years i've been going to ER i never knew the origin behind the name and he had to tell me.

[Baldy Foghorn]

IIRC The old Dunbar " juice " factory was at that end.

Luckily it wasn't a bell factory......

[The Harp]

A lot of older guys (like me unfortunately) still refer to that end of the ground as the Dunbar end. I'm pretty sure the factory had 'Dunbar' painted on the roof in huge lettering which was clearly visible from inside the stadium.

[O'Rourke3]

I used to think it was the last bit of coast in a straight line. Maybe it is......

[confused]

Aye i'm giving my age away , but i remember it well ,Dunbars lemonade , i used to call it Hibs juice when i was wee !!!

[Sweep]

:greengrin


Luckily it wasn't a bell factory......

[Pete]

Luckily it wasn't a bell factory......

If that was the case it would be called the hearts end.

[Moulin Yarns]

I can also confirm that former Director of Dunbar's Lemonade, Jim Dunbar retired to Pitlochry, and graduated to working at a distillery. :wink:

[Sherlock Jones]

Here's a photo I took in August 2006 from Lochend park. The waste ground is where the railway ran.

http://www.graham-jones-online.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/hnet/erdunbar.jpg

[linlithgowhibbie]

Does anyone mind the now defunct St Andrews bowling club that was just up from the juice factory?

[heretoday]

It was the old Dunbar drinks factory.

[HIBERNIAN-0762]

They're limeade and orange was to die for :cb

[jdships]

Dunbar & Co ., whose address was 68 Albion Road.

Sir John Greig Dunbar who was Lord Provost in the early 1960s was councilor for the Calton ward and was Managing Director of James Dunbar Ltd.

In my young days you got a ' penny back on the bottle' when you returned empty 'Juice' bottles to the shop
During the war, with the shortage of bottles, if you took more than half a dozen back to the works you got a FULL bottle instead of money
:greengrin

[HibbiesandtheBaddies]

What was the name of the other Drinks factory in Edinburgh around the 70's
Hendersons? Tried a google but can't find anything. Might have the name wrong?

[Killiehibbie]

What was the name of the other Drinks factory in Edinburgh around the 70's
Hendersons? Tried a google but can't find anything. Might have the name wrong?
Hendry's, Lower London Road

[heretoday]

I knew someone who worked at the old drinks factory. She was really nice. I nearly married her. She was keen. I was not so keen. She is dead now.

[WeAreHibs]

Happy ending!

[Hibs07p]

What was the name of the other Drinks factory in Edinburgh around the 70's
Hendersons? Tried a google but can't find anything. Might have the name wrong?

There was also a Hendry's in Bowling Green street, and Globes in West Bowling Green Street.

[Mister P]

Does anyone mind the now defunct St Andrews bowling club that was just up from the juice factory?

yup, only went there once for a surprize birthday party. cheap bevy.

:party:

[Jonnyboy]

Here's a photo I took in August 2006 from Lochend park. The waste ground is where the railway ran.

http://www.graham-jones-online.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/hnet/erdunbar.jpg

Cracking picture G :thumbsup:

I'm one of those oldies who well remembers the Dunbar End being known as that and I'm kinda shocked at how many folk seemed not to know :shocked:

[Mister P]

Cracking picture G :thumbsup:

I'm one of those oldies who well remembers the Dunbar End being known as that and I'm kinda shocked at how many folk seemed not to know :shocked:

hmm, lets collaborate on a new book Jonny, The Hibees Compendium, everything you never knew about Hibs.

you can do all the donkey work and I'll go halfers in the profits with you:greengrin

[HibbiesandtheBaddies]

Hendry's, Lower London Road


There was also a Hendry's in Bowling Green street, and Globes in West Bowling Green Street.

Cheers!

[Jonnyboy]

hmm, lets collaborate on a new book Jonny, The Hibees Compendium, everything you never knew about Hibs.

you can do all the donkey work and I'll go halfers in the profits with you:greengrin

That'll be about a fiver each then :greengrin

Here's another and it goes way back so the oldies like me will have a better chance of knowing the answer.

What did the changing rooms at Easter Road used to be known as?

[PatHead]

The eggbox?

[Jonnyboy]

The eggbox?

Nope

[blackpoolhibs]

Dunbar & Co ., whose address was 68 Albion Road.

Sir John Greig Dunbar who was Lord Provost in the early 1960s was councilor for the Calton ward and was Managing Director of James Dunbar Ltd.

In my young days you got a ' penny back on the bottle' when you returned empty 'Juice' bottles to the shop
During the war, with the shortage of bottles, if you took more than half a dozen back to the works you got a FULL bottle instead of money
:greengrin

:greengrin We used to go round the back of a shop steal a couple of empty bottles and take them in to the same shop and get our pennys.

Had to stop one i'd got to 30, decimilisation had come in. :wink:

[Mister P]

That'll be about a fiver each then :greengrin

Here's another and it goes way back so the oldies like me will have a better chance of knowing the answer.

What did the changing rooms at Easter Road used to be known as?

the kazzy

[MSK]

NopeThe Steamie ..? :greengrin

[Jonnyboy]

the kazzy


The Steamie ..? :greengrin

Nope :greengrin

[MSK]

Nope :greengrinThe **** hoose ..?

[jabis]

the"changing rooms".......a long shot,but you just never know :greengrin

[Jonnyboy]

the"changing rooms".......a long shot,but you just never know :greengrin

Nope - you watch too much daytime TV :greengrin

[NYHibby]

There around 1951. See here (http://www.leith.edin.sch.uk/pdf/magazines/leithAcademy1951.pdf) (advert) but avoid page 21.

What is wrong with page 21?

[jabis]

Nope - you watch too much daytime TV :greengrin

sweet baby jesus no :gun:

YOU on the other hand,seem to know of this "daytime tv" :agree:

:greengrin

[Jonnyboy]

sweet baby jesus no :gun:

YOU on the other hand,seem to know of this "daytime tv" :agree:

:greengrin

:greengrin

[Seanair]

Ma Maw used to work there and I got loads of free juice. On the down side my mates used to break into it all the time and hide all their stash above the cave. :blushie:

Is that the cave in the rocks above Lochend Pond? Used to think I was the bees' knees if I climbed up there,, but never saw any juice bottles.


Was Globe made by Leith Provident Co-op Society?

[Jonnyboy]

That'll be about a fiver each then :greengrin

Here's another and it goes way back so the oldies like me will have a better chance of knowing the answer.

What did the changing rooms at Easter Road used to be known as?

For anyone that's interested they were called the stripping boxes

[Phil D. Rolls]

They must've been over the moon with the free advertising!!

Edit: But it obviously couldn't have been that great if noone knew why it was called it

If nobody knew why it was called that, how do we know it was called that? Anyway, Dunbars Lemonade was the best, I always thought that Globe was second rate; Barr's weegie imperialism and Bon Accord, a continental curiosity. Don't know why it was called Bon Accord though.

[Phil D. Rolls]

Is that the cave in the rocks above Lochend Pond? Used to think I was the bees' knees if I climbed up there,, but never saw any juice bottles.


Was Globe made by Leith Provident Co-op Society?

The Co-op used to make Henry's juice, (or vice versa). The factory was in Lower London Road. Henry's was truly apalling.

[Bristolhibby]

Whats the away end called now?

I just call it "the away end" or "the South Stand".

Did we sell off the rights or somthing?

J

[HIBERNIAN-0762]

What is wrong with page 21?

A poem praising the yams :rolleyes:

A Leith school even talking about them was taboo in my day...:agree:

[Killiehibbie]

If nobody knew why it was called that, how do we know it was called that? Anyway, Dunbars Lemonade was the best, I always thought that Globe was second rate; Barr's weegie imperialism and Bon Accord, a continental curiosity. Don't know why it was called Bon Accord though.Bon Accord was named after Aberdeen, where the Robb Brothers originated from.

[Phil D. Rolls]

Bon Accord was named after Aberdeen, where the Robb Brothers originated from.

My granny used to get it delivered, but she called it Robb's. Was it ever known as Robb's in the South, or was it always Bon Accord?

[Killiehibbie]

My granny used to get it delivered, but she called it Robb's. Was it ever known as Robb's in the South, or was it always Bon Accord?Some of the older customers referred to it as Robb's and the cases had Robb Bros on them. I would guess at them starting off life as Robb Bros then changing the name as they expanded.

[HibbyDave]

Anyone else remember Duncans choclate Factory?


Also, next to stenhousemuir ground Ochilview was the McCowans Toffee factory (Random memory!)

[SaudiHibby]

Anyone else remember Duncans choclate Factory?


Also, next to stenhousemuir ground Ochilview was the McCowans Toffee factory (Random memory!)

Aye, ma granny worked in Duncan's and used to bring broken chocolate bars home in bags. :aok:

[NYHibby]

A poem praising the yams :rolleyes:

A Leith school even talking about them was taboo in my day...:agree:

Sorry, I was reading page 21 of the PDF and not of the book. I couldn't figure out what you would have against hats and the Tour de France.

[HIBERNIAN-0762]

[QUOTE=HibbyDave;3486885]Anyone else remember Duncans choclate Factory?


Aye ma Maw used to work there..:agree:

[alnewhaven]

Duncan's? Was that near cause wayside? Mind Millar's (pan drops) being around there too

[HIBERNIAN-0762]

Duncan's? Was that near cause wayside? Mind Millar's (pan drops) being around there too

Beaverhall Road off Broughton Road

[ancient hibee]

Think the members of St Andrew Bowling Club got around £10K each when it was sold to the builders.

[Bostonhibby]

Cracking picture G :thumbsup:

I'm one of those oldies who well remembers the Dunbar End being known as that and I'm kinda shocked at how many folk seemed not to know :shocked:

:agree:Remember it well, graduated from nicking the odd bottle or two from behind huge great metal railings to actually working for them and geting free bottles by delivering juice to the doors when the lorry came round the scheme we lived in. :greengrin

[WindyMiller]

:greengrin We used to go round the back of a shop steal a couple of empty bottles and take them in to the same shop and get our pennys.

Had to stop one i'd got to 30, decimilisation had come in. :wink:


We used to do that at the co-op, Colinton Mains. :aok:

[trev the hat]

I recall an alpine juice yard along where the fort now is, lorrys used to appear at ma square every week selling it in crates. Kinnell now feel auld..

[joebakerforever]

Duncan's? Was that near cause wayside? Mind Millar's (pan drops) being around there too

The large biscuit factory in Causewayside opposite Millars was Middlemass which closed c.1970 - 73 and it's site occupied the corner of Causewayside & Grange Road.

[alnewhaven]

The large biscuit factory in Causewayside opposite Millars was Middlemass which closed c.1970 - 73 and it's site occupied the corner of Causewayside & Grange Road.

Thats the National Library building now.
Millars would be where the Examination Centre is/was?

[Phil D. Rolls]

:agree:Remember it well, graduated from nicking the odd bottle or two from behind huge great metal railings to actually working for them and geting free bottles by delivering juice to the doors when the lorry came round the scheme we lived in. :greengrin

Is your name Terry by any chance?

[green glory]

Is your name Terry by any chance?

"It's the spice ay life"!

[Houchy]

Luckily it wasn't a bell factory......

Would have been appropriate when the hertz come round to our gaff.