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Contributor to EdinPhoto web site
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Kenneth Williamson
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Reproduced with acknowledgement to Kenneth
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Contributor to Edinphoto web site
Kenneth Williamson |
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Thank you to Kenneth Williamson, who has contributed
memories and photos to the EdinPhoto web site, for sending me this
photograph of himself as a child.
Kenneth wrote:
Train Shop
"Here is a photo of me, aged 5,
standing outside a train shop on the Southside."
Kenneth Williamson, Silverknowes, Edinburgh:
April 26, 2011
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I asked Kenneth if he
remembered the name of the shop, and he replied:
Train Shop
"I
was told that the name of the shop was Stanley Royal, but I can't
confirm that.
My granny lived in Montague Street,
and I remember that the shop was round the corner.
Perhaps one of your readers can
confirm the name of the shop."
Kenneth Williamson, Silverknowes, Edinburgh:
May 4, 2011
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Railways
Kenneth is still interested in railways. Here is a recent
photo that I took of him, speaking to members of the
Cockburn Association during their visit to the old Granton Gas
Works Station in 2011:
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Bryan Gourlay
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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It didn't take long to get replies to Kenneth Williamson's
question (above) about the train shop.
Bryan Gourlay wrote:
Train Shop
"The chap who owned the train
shop was, indeed, Stan Royal. He had white hair and wore
glasses. I used to stare longingly into the window on my way
home from the New Vic every Saturday morning."
Hornig's Butcher
"The train shop
was in South Clark Street, almost opposite Hornig's the butcher
near the bottom of Lutton Place. There was a long queue
outside Hornig's every Saturday, waiting to get its famous black
pudding."
Bryan Gourlay, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland:
May 5, 2011 |
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George Smith
Nanaimo, Vancouver Island,
British Columbia, Canada |
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George Smith wrote:
Train Shop
"The name and
location (near Montague Street) give a hint that this was in fact
Royle's Model Shop. It is well remembered by myself as the
source of aeroplane model kits in the WWII years.
He did sell railway models but thy
became very scarce during the war."
George Smith, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island,
British Columbia, Canada: May 5, 2011 |
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David Bain
Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England |
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David Bain, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Train Shop
"The owner's name
may have been Stan Royal, but the trading name was Frank Royal."
David Bain, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England:
May 5, 2011 |
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Bryan Gourlay
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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Bryan Gourlay wrote again:
Train Shop
"The passing of decades plays tricks
on my mind. I think the chap who owned the model train shop
was Frank Royle.
I’m sure he also sold Meccano
sets."
Bryan Gourlay, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland:
May 5, 2011 |
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Kenneth Williamson
Silverknowes, Edinburgh |
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Kenneth Williamson added::
Model Shop
"I found out that the name of the shop
was The Model Shop, 82 South Clerk Street, Edinburgh. It was
owned by Frank Royale. It was, I believe, near the Salisbury
cinema."
Kenneth Williamson, Silverknowes, Edinburgh:
May 5, 2011 |
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George Smith
Nanaimo, Vancouver Island,
British Columbia, Canada |
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George Smith also wrote again. George wrote:
Train Shop
"I seem to have
got the spelling of the name wrong, but overall it seems to be
agreed that we are all writing about the same shop."
George Smith, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island,
British Columbia, Canada: May 5, 2011 |
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Spelling
In fact several contributors have spelt Frank Royle's name in
different ways.
So I checked the Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directories (for
1950-51 and 1961-63) . Both these directories include this
entry:
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82 South Clerk Street
Frank Royle
The Model Shop |
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