quests wrote:Hi all, I am originally from Campbeltown (B 1948) but left in 1959 when my parents moved down to Cheshire, and then two years later, to the West Midlands. I now live in a little village called Kempsey which is just outside Worcester where my wife and I have a 200 year old converted coach house. My last address in Campbeltown was 2 Ralston Road, and my dad then worked in the coal mine at Machrihanish before leaving to work for Tarmac. I have not been back in all that time which is terrible on my part but, I am hoping to try and change my wife's mind about travelling all the way upto Campbeltown for a break. Now and then I log-on to the webcam and have a look at my old home and also this website to see if there is anything that catches my eye. I've even used Google Street View to take an upto date tour around the town, my, how it has changed. I know that most of my cousins have now moved away except one and that is the Brodie family. There was Nan Brodie, who's first husband was Neil Mc. Millan. They had a daughter called Mary, and a son called Duncan, however, I have been informed some years ago (10+) that Mary worked in a pub/hotel, may have even been the manager? She must be in her late 50's, early 60's now and married, so a bit of a long shot trying to contact her. Anyway, I shall no doubt be posting some more information later about my early years in and around Campbeltown. Regards and best wishes for the new year. Bill Adams
quests wrote:Hi again,
Many thanks for the contacts, I have now had a telephone conversation with my cousin Mary which I would not have had, had it not been for the forum. For those who are interested, I have posted a story about my Great, Great, Great grand father John McLean who was a body snatcher back in the early 1800's. You will find it in the History section of the forum.
quests wrote:...Now and then I log-on to the webcam and have a look at my old home and also this website to see if there is anything that catches my eye. I've even used Google Street View to take an upto date tour around the town...
quests wrote:Hi there Lossit lass, thanks for the nudge. I have been looking at the webcams again today and took the Goggle Street view up Ralston Road to where I used to live, all the flower beds that my dad had planted have gone now and been replaced with the green stuff, (grass) Ah well, it was fifty years ago and nothing stays the same. Trying to get my wife the other side of the border will take some doing, but I am used to challenges. I will let the forum know when I am visiting and hopefully I will meet up with some old friends.
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." - Henry David Thoreau
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