Archive (3 life histories found)
'There was no electricity in the cottage, and Mr Short was very keen to see that we did not turn the oil lamps too high so as not to crack the chimney of the lamp'
I chose to take advantage of a vocational training course in woollen and worsted manufacture,which was to be in Galashiels at the Scottish Woollen Technical College. We were a motley crew,all ex army and it was hard work to cram a 3 years course into…
Tags: cottage, dance evenings, Scotland, vocational training
Fairy Glen Cottage
Photograph of Fairy Glen Cottage where Hugh Duncan spent time as an evacuee during World War II
Tags: cottage, Evacuation, World War II
May Cottage, Rostrevor
Photograph of May Cottage, Rostrevor, where Hugh Duncan was spent time as an evacuee during World War II
Tags: cottage, Evacuation, World War II