Local History

[JeMeSouviens]

Following the recent chat about whether people knew about the war poets convalescing in Craiglockhart, here's a twitter thread about some colourful local history I'd never heard of before. Andy Arthur is well worth a follow, btw.

https://twitter.com/cocteautriplets/status/1194969892459556864

[pollution]

Following the recent chat about whether people knew about the war poets convalescing in Craiglockhart, here's a twitter thread about some colourful local history I'd never heard of before. Andy Arthur is well worth a follow, btw.

https://twitter.com/cocteautriplets/status/1194969892459556864


Very interesting! 300 Guineas would have been a fortune then.

As an aside, the ruins of Drumsheugh House have safe cellars which were used as an air raid shelter in WW2.

[Future17]

On the subject of local history, folk may be interested in this:

https://astreetnearyou.org/#=undefined&lat=10&lon=0&zoom=2

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On the subject of local history, folk may be interested in this:

https://astreetnearyou.org/#=undefined&lat=10&lon=0&zoom=2


Thats a fantastic link :agree::agree:

I've just found out a lad who stayed in the flat I grew up in Newhaven, who died 22.2.1917 aged 33. A royal Scot. Amazing.

Thanks for posting this !

[The Pointer]

Excellent link so thanks. I have stood at our War Memorial many times looking at the names little realising that one 18year old laddie in the Argyll's lived in the house I currently occupy. Must find out more.