soulfulsaint Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Can anybody join in? Pinched these a while ago from a Scotland's Cinemas website. Anybody remember the GB Club on Saturday mornings when it was the Odeon? ...used to go to the BBs in Kings on South Methven, Playhouse upstairs had a good cafe. ...a cafe of ill-repute was called the Oasis left of the Gaumont PETER/BILL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25e Ainslie Place Posted October 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 (edited) [. Edited January 19, 2010 by 25e Ainslie Place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remberbuck Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Believe Magnus Jackson was one of the great horticultural photographers of the world Buck? Any details on him? He also took some of the greatest Victorian pics of the Irish poor in Perth, around Meal Vennel and Scott Street. Welcome info. "Reflections of Perth", a Perth Museum publication from 1979, is a compilation of, mainly, his photos. It describes his "vast collection of glass negatives" as surviving intact there. He was a Perth citizen whose first studio was set up in Marshall Place in 1860 moving to 62 Princes Street in 1880. This is the still standing building opposite the Victoria Bar, and seems to have been purpose built, so business must have been good. He died in 1891, and the business was carried on by his two sons until 1900. That's about all I have on him at the moment - nothing about horticultural photos - but 31 is one of his. He was one of the main forces behind setting up the baths, and one of its first directors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Ziggy Stardust Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Ainslie Place, eh? School mate of mine used to stay in AP in the exact place where the community flat thing is now near the junction with Carnegie Place. Edit to say this was 81-85ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big yin Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Has anyone got pictures of Perth from 80 & 90s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 How about ... photo of the area before the current city hall was built? Anything of Canal St? Also I remember seeing a photo of mill st under construction outside the current cinema, a while ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Openshaw Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Ainslie Place, eh? School mate of mine used to stay in AP in the exact place where the community flat thing is now near the junction with Carnegie Place. Edit to say this was 81-85ish Number 16, I think, My gran stayed in number 12 Ainslie Place, I belevie its one of the very few blocks still up, although I've not been over that way, for a wee while. Any photo's of the construction of North Muirton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25e Ainslie Place Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 (edited) . Edited January 19, 2010 by 25e Ainslie Place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Rourke Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Cheers for posting that, I can remember that building (just) and it being demolished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remberbuck Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 (edited) Believe Magnus Jackson was one of the great horticultural photographers of the world Buck? Any details on him? He also took some of the greatest Victorian pics of the Irish poor in Perth, around Meal Vennel and Scott Street. Welcome info. A quick Google produced the following link: http://www.perthshirebigtreecountry.co.uk/magnusjackson/ Most of the other links seem to derive from this. Some of his social photos are in the link, but none of Meal Vennel or Scott Street. I'll guess that the unidentified photo 10 in the social photos is the watchman who guarded the washing out out to dry on the North Inch, with his shelter. Edited October 2, 2009 by Remberbuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remberbuck Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 ...used to go to the BBs in Kings on South Methven, Playhouse upstairs had a good cafe. ...a cafe of ill-repute was called the Oasis left of the Gaumont Not that anyone here will know ... but was there ever anything in the cafe of ill repute reputation? I recall a dingy cafe that was notable only for being one of the very few places you could buy sweeties on a Sunday afternoon. But the bad boys told me that if the light was on in the first floor flat, then IT was happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarvie Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Now heres a wee challenge! I remember a few years ago that there was a picture in the PA of an arial picture of perth around the early 1900's. The picture was quite cool and Letham was just a big field. Would be good if someone could find that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby kemp Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 ...used to go to the BBs in Kings on South Methven, Playhouse upstairs had a good cafe. ah the GB Club i beleive it stood for GIRLS &BOYS club. the stamping of the feet the booing at the baddies. and the tallent spot at halftime or was it the start? you decide!!! good times though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Rourke Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Letham was just a big field. Would be good if someone could find that. I don't know if it's the best way to find it but head up the Crieff Road out of town and turn left just past McDiarmid Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancientsaint Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I think its shocking, in all the photos not a saints strip in sight! Banned from the town centre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancientsaint Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Mate of mine whipped this from the bogs under the main stand, last day at Muirton Park. I swear you can still detect the faint whiff of pish from it. Please return it to the club......terrible stealing from Saints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulfulsaint Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 "Reflections of Perth", a Perth Museum publication from 1979, is a compilation of, mainly, his photos. It describes his "vast collection of glass negatives" as surviving intact there. He was a Perth citizen whose first studio was set up in Marshall Place in 1860 moving to 62 Princes Street in 1880. This is the still standing building opposite the Victoria Bar, and seems to have been purpose built, so business must have been good. He died in 1891, and the business was carried on by his two sons until 1900. That's about all I have on him at the moment - nothing about horticultural photos - but 31 is one of his. He was one of the main forces behind setting up the baths, and one of its first directors. thanks for that I'd read somewhere that he had pioneered photography and landscape gardens will try to source it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulfulsaint Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Not that anyone here will know ... but was there ever anything in the cafe of ill repute reputation? I recall a dingy cafe that was notable only for being one of the very few places you could buy sweeties on a Sunday afternoon. But the bad boys told me that if the light was on in the first floor flat, then IT was happening. May have derived from local myth and prejudice - this was where the Arab students from the 'Drome congregated and so rumour spread that there was a brothell upstairs - never saw any evidence and I looked often enough. Thanks for Magnus Jackson link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Ziggy Stardust Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Please return it to the club......terrible stealing from Saints You call it stealing, I call it saving priceless artifacts from the rubbish dump. I "acquired" a seat from the centre stand, have a pic of it somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Peat Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I remembewr going to the GB Club at the Cinerama. You were allowed to sit upstairs on your birthday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Ziggy Stardust Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Space hopper races down the aisle in the interval. Yee-hah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Peat Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 OK, Perth history, my specialist subject. Just above the horse drawn cart, beside the tram you can see where the High Street takes a slight bend to the north. Why? This is the boundary of the very early medieval town before the Norman planned burgh was laid down. If you follow the line of the early part of the High Street to the west you go to Hospital Street, the original road to the south west that goes to what is now Needless Road and the Necessity Brae. Best preserved early medieval townscape in Scotland. (South Street is the planned addition part - straight line from west to east in contrast to High Street). Boring for Scotland. Hospital Street was also the beginning of the old road to Edinburgh. It followed a line by Pomarium past the St Leonard's Priory to Carr's Croft [Cat's Croft] at Priory Place then left the city by Craigclowan [the Cloven Crags] before continuing to Bridge of Earn and Dron then over the Ochil Hills by what is now known as the Wallace Road. The other route was the route to Stirling, Dunfermline and the big cattle trysts at Falkirk. It went from Hospital Street along Kinnoull Causeway [Cow Causeway] to Earls Dykes across what is now the railway and then up what became Needless Road, along Low Road at Cherrybank, up Necessity Brae to Dunning then over the Ochils to Dollar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Christmas Jones Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Can anybody join in? Pinched these a while ago from a Scotland's Cinemas website. Anybody remember the GB Club on Saturday mornings when it was the Odeon? Roxannes and Park av. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john.w Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 You were allowed to bring a pal on your birthday, There was a guy Uncle Harry or something, every Saturday you all sang We come along on a Saturday morning greeting everybody with a smile and so on it cost a tanner in my time. Then away hame for Murray's pies and beans for dinner then away up to MUIRTON PARK and lifted over the turnstiles by some boy smelling like a barman'apron that was living:D:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCarry One Nil Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Just think however many years ago for us we'd be their right now Sure there was a GB special bus went round Letham & Hillyland on a Saturday morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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