Little did the Rothesay Academy pupils realise when they left school on Friday 5 March 1954 that they would neverreturn to the school that they knew, as that night saw an arson attack resulting in the total destruction of the schoolbuilding. An assembly was held in...
Object: Photo Archive Date: 20th century Description : Rothesay from the Bay showing old Academy building, St John’s and West Churches (P03-2330, B12.26)
Object: Photo Archive Date: 20th century Description : Guildford Square with Ewing Fountain and electric trams, Victoria Street, High Street corner post 1902 (P03-2325, B12.22)
Object: Opening of New Bandstand Date: 20th century Description : The Town Council decided early in 1911 that the old Russell Bandstand sited on the Esplanade should be replaced and an invitation for tenders for a new bandstand was issued. Fifteen tenders were...
Object: The Milk Bar Date: 20th century Description : Many people will remember the Milk Bar which was situated at the Pier end of the Esplanade in the 1950s and 1960s. (Rothesay Buildings), (P20-0251, A20.283)
Object: The Red Shed Boatyard Date: 19th century Description : The boatyard was started by three brothers, James, John and Thomas Fyfe around 1856. It was situated on the shore side of Ardbeg Road just opposite the large red sandstone house at the end of the...
Object: Montague Street Date: 20th century Description : Montague Street is bedecked with flags and bunting to celebrate the relief of Ladysmith on the 1 March 1900, after a siege lasting 4 months, during the Boer War. This photograph is taken looking towards...
Object: Welcome Arch Date: 20th century Description : This welcome arch was not the first to occupy this spot as there had been an earlier version in the late 1940s, early 1950s. This was a more permanent looking structure covered in artificial greenery, flags...
The Healtheries were established in 1905, on Canada Hill, by the Kerr Brothers who ran a restaurant in Glasgow. Originally started as boarding house and camp for young men based on a regime of exercise and simple living though it did have a library, reading room and...
The Albert Memorial Fountain was erected at the foot of Bishop Street in 1863 to commemorate the death of Prince Albert and was paid financed by public subscription. By the end of the 1940s due to an increase in vehicular traffic it was felt that the fountain was...