Pageants on Bute were quite common occurrences and this one was titled the Rothesay Carnival and Festival of the Sea and took place in August 1949. The tour began at McIver’s slip in front of the Pavilion when Queen Brenda of the Brandanes disembarked from the from a...
Back row; Mr W. Mulholland, Mr A. Mackie, Mr W. Tulloch, Mr A. Gray, Mr M. Malinski, Mr A. Kidd, Mr J. McKerron, Mr N. Dobbie, Mr W. Lavendar, Mr J. Allan. Third Row; Mr J. Strachan, Miss M. McNab, Miss G. Moodie, Miss A. Gardner, Miss E. Spencer, Miss E. Anderson,...
Ladies Choir c.1958-1962Back Row: May Mullen, Jessie Ross, Jean McPhail, Helen Lappin, Jean CurrieSecond Row: Margaret Lawson, Betty Cruickshanks, Anna Drew, Amelia Noddings, Evelyn SmithThird Row: Olive McClay, Nancy Lockhart, Helen MacLennan, Jean Kerr, Mhiari...
Object: Photo Archive Date: 20th century Description : Ladies Choir c.1958-1962 Back Row: May Mullen, Jessie Ross, Jean McPhail, Helen Lappin, Jean Currie Second Row: Margaret Lawson, Betty Cruickshanks, Anna Drew, Amelia Noddings, Evelyn Smith Third Row: Olive...
Object: Photo Archive Date: 20th century Description : Rothesay Male Voice Choir was formed in 1928 and this photo was taken on the stage of the Winter Garden after an annual concert in the 1930s. Back Row Left to Right J.S.Slaven, J.McLea, A.MacQueen, T.Kirkwood,...
Object: Photo Archive Date: 20th century Description : Rothesay Victoria Football Club Royal Victoria Football Club was instituted in 1890 and was a very successful local football team winning the Buteshire Challenge Cup in 1896,1897,...
Object: Photo Archive Date: 20th century Description Cast of Lady Be Good c.1966 Back Row: Robert Drennan, Tam Vivers, Alfredo Zavaroni, Tom Shaw, Iain Miller Second Row: Margaret McLeod, Rona Findlay, Barbara McGhee, Eileen Hargess, Elizabeth McLeod,...
Object: Bute Bus Staff Date: 20th century Description : Transport services on the island had originated with horse drawn trams followed by the very popular electric trams but these were supplanted by the more flexible buses and the last tram ran on the 30 September...
This is the Kildavanan class of 1905 taken outside their school with their teacher Mrs Grace Weir.Back row: Archibald Duncan, E. McGilp, Elizabeth McDonald Duncan, Agnes Weir (Teacher’s daughter), Peggy Smith (McKinnon), Agnes McGilp. 2 nd Row: Mrs Grace Weir...
This photograph shows the staff of the Scottish Pride Townhead Creamery in November 1991 when the Creamery won First Prize for an 80lb cheddar at the Scottish Cheesemakers Trade Show.Back Row: Malcolm Ballantyne (Asst Cheesemaker), Alan Taylor (Engineer), Brian...