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St Margaret's Church Dumbiedykes Reunion 2013 |
View from beneath Salisbury Crags
Dumbiedykes, following demolition, with only the church still standing
© Wullie Croal. Thank you, also, to Tam Croal (Wullie's son) for providing this photo. Key added by Peter Stubbs
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St Margaret's Church |
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Church Still Standing This photo looks down on St Margaret's Church, Dumbiedykes, still standing after all the housing around it had been demolished. The photo would have been taken around the mid/late-1960s. |
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Recollections 1. David Patrick Edinburgh |
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Church Still Standing This photo looks down on St Margaret's Church, Dumbiedykes, still standing after all the housing around it had been demolished. The photo would have been taken around the mid/late-1960s. |
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Reunion 2013 I was pleased to receive a message, earlier this week, from Peter Hamilton who wrote:
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Messages to David Patrick? If you'd like to contact David, to learn more about this Reunion, please email me, then I'll send you an email, giving you his email address and telephone number. I hope the Reunion turns out to be a successful and enjoyable event for all. Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: March 14, 2013 |
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Recollections 2 David Patrick Edinburgh |
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Thank you to David Patrick who wrote again. David wrote: |
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Boys' Brigade 6th Company "Peter Hamilton has asked me to provide information on the Boys' Brigade, 6th Company that used to meet at St Margaret's Church, Dumbiedykes. Please see below. Locations "The Company, was at a few locations and finally settled at St Margaret's Parish Church, Dumbiedykes in 1921. It remained there until it went into abeyance in 1958. It restarted in 1962 and it carried on until the closure of St Margaret's in 1969." Football "It was never a big company, but it had plenty life about it. The company took part in in various local BB competitions and it excelled at football, winning a few trophies. Classes "The Company ran classes in: - First Aid - Semaphore - Arts & Crafts - Physical Training - etc. it also held fund-raising events and it helped out on occasions with church functions. Outdoor Activities The Company held annual camps under canvas. and there was also a Lifebuoy Team that later became the Junior Section but that wasn't too serious - more fun than anything else." Meetings "The Boys' Brigade Meetings were held in the Church Hall, and on occasions in Milton House School in the Canongate (now the Royal MIle School). Merger "In August 1969 it merged with 'The 2nd Edinburgh BB Company' and became 'The 6th (Kirk o' Field Parish Church) Company'. The Company carried on, I believe, until 1985 when it was disbanded. Is Anybody Out There? "We are looking for former officers and boys. Lifebuoys and members of the Junior Section. David Patrick, Edinburgh: January 11, 2014 |
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Messages to David Patrick? If you'd like to contact David, please email me, then I'll be happy to send you an email, giving you his email address and telephone number. I believe that is preferable to advertising David's contact details on this page of the web site. Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: January 12, 2013 |
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Recollections 3 Duncan Shaw |
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Thank you to Duncan Shaw who wrote: |
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90th Birthday "I've just discovered the EdinPhoto web site, and write to tell you that I, Duncan Shaw, former minister of St Margaret's, Dumbiedykes, 1951-59, will be celebrating my 90th birthday on 27 January 2015. Duncan Shaw: November 16, 2014 |
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Congratulations Duncan! Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: December 16, 2013 |
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