Amenity Week Parade

Date Added: 05 December 2008 Year: 1948 Institution Name: dnhhl Cat No: ◀ | 2008_049_001 | ▶ Picture No: 6291

Monochrome photograph of amenity week parade on Castle Street outside the Eagle Hotel

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3 Comments

Are you sure about the date here as that looks very like Dan Kennedy on the left if so the photo has to be later. Comment left on 07 March 2010 at 16:55 by Dan Murray We have another photo with this one (2008.049.02) which is also labelled amenity week and dated 1937 - but it is possible they are not from the same occasion. Administrator

I think I agree with Dan. Rory MacKaskill is just in front of man with bonnet in front of the Eagle, could be a Fraser in front of him. Looks like Donnie Bain at rear of train. Ask Jimmy Melville, he worked at the station but maybe after this. Comment left on 31 March 2010 at 15:49 by Bill Leslie

The other clue to the date is the fact that the "engine" has British Railways on the front that company did not exist until the amalgamation of the big four companies in 1948.
Comment left on 02 April 2010 at 15:31 by Dan Murray I am sure that both you and Mr Leslie are right and this photo is of a later date. Thank you very much for your comments and I have amended the date to 1948 here and on the Museum catalogue Administrator

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