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Recollections
The
Meadows
The
site of the former Borough Loch, South Side, Edinburgh |
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Recollections
1.
Patricia Rand (nee
Tinney)
Victoria, British
Columbia, Canada |
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Thank you to Patricia Rand, nee Tinney, now living
in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, for sending her memories below.
Patricia
wrote:
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Allotments
"We
had an allotment in the meadows. So that was fun, going to dig
the veggies on a Sunday afternoon - and trips to the beach (which
one?) with a bucket to pick mussels, coming home tired but happy."
Patricia Rand, nee Tinney
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Message posted in EdinPhoto guestbook, November 7, 2009
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Recollections
2.
Peter Butler
Hennenman, South
Africa |
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Thank you to Peter Butler who wrote: |
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The Meedies
"keep
dipping into the EdinPhoto web site. I see quite a few
comments and 'foties' of the 'Meedies', as we knew them.
Living in Bristo
Street, as I did, I spent many hours at the Meedies, especially
during the school holidays when we would be packed off with a
'piece' [sandwich].
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Archers
"I remember
seeing members of 'The Worshipful Company of Archers' practising
with their bows and arrows in a fenced-off area we knew as Archers'
Field, somewhere between Jawbone Walk and the Paddling Pool.
I understood that
the Archers were a ceremonial bodyguard whenever the Sovereign was
in Edinburgh, and that membership was by invitation only and was
restricted to retired officers of the Services.
I presume that
like so many ceremonial outfits, they were eventually made redundant
and dispensed with.
Wasn't / isn't
there a building known as Archer' Hall ?
Peter Butler, Hennenman, South
Africa: February 25, 2011
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Reply
1.
to
Recollections
2.
Peter Butler
Hennenman, South
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Worshipful Companies
"The Worshipful
Companies are livery companies associated with trades and
professions, some dating from medieval times. There are now
over a hundred Worshipful Companies.
There is a
Worshipful Company of Fletchers.
(Fletchers made arrows.)
But there is not a Worshipful Company
of Archers.
Source:
Wikipedia |
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Royal Company of Archers
"I think the company that you saw in The
Meadows would have been The Royal
Company of Archers.
This is the Queen's Bodyguard in Scotland.
They were founded in 1704 and are still active. They are based at
Archer's Hall, Buccleuch Street, Edinburgh."
Source:
Wikipedia |
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Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: March 3, 2011 |
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Reply
2.
to
Recollections
2.
Joan Martin (nee
Hogg)
Beckenham, Kent,
England |
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Joan Martin wrote: |
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Royal Company of Archers
"I was interested to read the comments
about The Meadows and The Royal Company of Archers
My boss in St. Andrew's House in the
late-1950s and early-1960s was a member of the Queen's Bodyguard for
Scotland - a 'Queen's Archer'.
He was an extremely tall man and when the
occasion demanded, fully attired in uniform, complete with hat, feathers,
spurs., etc., could be quite intimidating for me as a nineteen- year-old,
sitting opposite taking his dictation!"
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Joan Martin, nee Hogg ('Hoggy'), Beckenham, Kent:
March 6, 2011 |
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Recollections
3.
Margaret Williamson (nee
Hay)
Moline, Illinois, USA
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Thank
you to Margaret Williamson (nee Hay) for
sending her memories of living beside The Meadows.
Margaret wrote:
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Air Raids
"I was going over the air raids at The
Meadows that
Allan Dodds remembers. Oor hoose was across from Barkley
Church, with Wrights buildings next to it."
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Games
"I remember a Nancy McCauly (and her wee
goldfish) and a Tam Renton. We had so much space to play Peevers,
Hide & Seek, and our favourite game, Rounders
The Meedies (meadows) was a great place
to play. There was also golfing there."
We had a great time and as long as we
got home before it 7pm, then it was ok."
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Margaret Williamson (nee Hay), Moline,
Illinois, USA
February 26, 2012
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