Tommy Carson 4 :Dancing
Jun 29, 2021
In this episode Tommy Carson takes us out dancing. Its 1935and Tommy who is 13 years old puts on his Dads flannels and heads out to Dalgleish Dance Hall on St Mary's Street Edinburgh. This is the first time he's ever gone to the dancing and he copies how the older dancers move and hold themselves. He loves it and not...
James Yorkston :VE day & more
Jun 24, 2021
The episode starts at the end of the War and VE day with bonfires and singing in the streets. Then we hear of attempting to camouflage the Power Station difficult when the chimney was 60ft high and barrage floating in the sky over Woods Park. Then James goes back to his life in the Royal Navy and the Merchant...
James Yorkston and Portobello High
Jun 23, 2021
In this episode James Yorkston Reminisces about his school days at Tower Bank and Portobello High He enjoyed school but wasn't averse to skipping .If caught the punishment varied. It could be lines, kept in after school or being hit with bend and over his teacher Mr Walls 2 rulers. This didn't stop James from admiring...
James Yorkston:Growing up in Portobello
Jun 22, 2021
In this episode we revisit James Yorkston and his memories of growing up in the Portobello area in the 1940s and 50s Sadly James is no longer with us but what comes across is just how much he enjoyed life when he was here. He makes it all sound like great fun hearing the air sirens and watching the lights from his...
Margaret McGuire : Antique Dealing
Jun 8, 2021
Margaret McGuire had an interest in antiques from an early age. She started doing antique fairs at the Assembly rooms George Street with her husband. Working from one table she sold silver, china and jewellery. Whilst doing this she made several contacts with other people in the trade and ended up opening a shop in...