Although if one pronounces the town as it is spelled the look from the bus driver makes one ask the proper pronunciation and hears its something like: Hoyk   The Horse Slightly reminded me of the Toll House Shoring up the river front I’d learn more about James Thompson the next day. Somewhere, under all […]

Brian Forrest & his wife Nancy picked me up at Abbotsford and took me to lunch and a wee drive around. Like most of these old piles, Melrose Abbey has suffered not only from old age but the change in climate has apparently effected the mortar resulting in falling building stones. I just like well […]

But not all.  You’ll have to see for yourself And the craic was good.

Or more properly called ” The Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow Leaving the rail station there are a few murals. Nine Arches Goliath Coronation Park Lamont & Ferguson Newark Castle Stanley Spenser gives us “Shipbuilders of the Clyde”   An on the other side of the train entrance Blitzed in WWII Gourock Ropeworks Comet Princes Street […]