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Bob Jefferson
Joined: 11 Dec 2004
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Congratulations on another first-rate piece of work. I hereby confer upon you the title of Portobello Online historian in virtual residence. 
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rapunzell
Joined: 30 Sep 2005
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| Posted: 24/01/2007 17:04 Post subject: |
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| I love the sound of the Marine Gardens. I want to visit. And was that a mention of a chocolate factory in Porty too?! |
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rathbone
Joined: 18 Aug 2004
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| Posted: 25/01/2007 11:16 Post subject: |
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Virtual tours will start soon!
The Chocolate Factory may feature in a future thread on Portobello enterprises........ or perhaps you could revive it yourself!
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rapunzell
Joined: 30 Sep 2005
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| Posted: 31/01/2007 10:01 Post subject: |
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We could have had a good POL outing to the chocolate factory if we'd been a bit earlier 
Have you found any photos of the old harbour here Rathbone? I've been searching for ages and only found one tiny fuzzy one. I'd like a better look at it. Maybe it is rebuildable.. |
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rapunzell
Joined: 30 Sep 2005
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| Posted: 16/02/2007 16:43 Post subject: |
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This is the 'harbour' shot, tiny as it is. Can't find anything else unfortunately. I think they mistook the swimming pool for the harbour.. |
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ali
Joined: 15 Jun 2003
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Epykat
Joined: 04 Dec 2003
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| Posted: 13/04/2007 13:01 Post subject: |
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| ali wrote: | | Its been 3 days now since Rathers posted on the Marine Gardens thread. Is it time to send out a search party yet? |
I noticed that too! A bit worried since I might have to book into a different 'hotel' for my holidays if he's snuffed it 
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rathbone
Joined: 18 Aug 2004
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| Posted: 13/04/2007 16:34 Post subject: |
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Full details on the GTT ramblin' thread............
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Epykat
Joined: 04 Dec 2003
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| Posted: 21/07/2007 20:31 Post subject: |
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I have it on good authority that Rathbone is feeling a bit lonely on the Marine Gardens thread. Please feel free to speak to him here  . He gets up really early every morning and puts on very loud music to inspire him to write.
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Bob Jefferson
Joined: 11 Dec 2004
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| Posted: 21/07/2007 21:22 Post subject: |
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Rathbone, I for one am in awe of the dedication you bring to your local history research and of the effortless skill with which you appear to be able to interpret the source material and present it in an interesting and entertaining fashion.
Keep up the good work - your efforts are much appreciated.
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rathbone
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| Posted: 22/07/2007 07:25 Post subject: |
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| Bob Jefferson wrote: |
Keep up the good work - your efforts are much appreciated. |
Sorry.... I can't hear you for the very loud music.........
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Epykat
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| Posted: 26/07/2007 21:10 Post subject: |
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| rathbone wrote: | | Bob Jefferson wrote: |
Keep up the good work - your efforts are much appreciated. |
Sorry.... I can't hear you for the very loud music......... |
Even on a Sunday? Do your neighbours get no respite? 
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ecm
Joined: 15 Jun 2003
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| Posted: 27/07/2007 14:19 Post subject: |
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The things one can learn from your fascinating history threads, Rathbone.
| rathbone wrote: | | On 7 September two band competitions were held under the auspices of the Scottish Amateur Band Association. These were the eighteenth annual championship competition open to second section bands and the eighth annual competition open to third section bands which are affiliated with the Association. Test pieces were set for each section, namely Madame Butterfly for the second class bands and Beethoven’s Macbeth for the third class bands. There was a large muster of bandsmen. |
I hadn't ever heard of Beethoven's MacBeth before. I knew he had only ever written one opera and it seems, from what I found out from a quick google, that he only got as far as the overture for MacBeth which was to have been his second. It's a very rarely performed piece according to what I read.
I'm now curious to hear it. |
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Puerto bella
Joined: 07 Jul 2007
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| Posted: 30/08/2007 21:10 Post subject: |
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Admin: moved to this thread
| rathbone wrote: | The chief attraction during July was balloon ascents and parachute descents. Four members of the accomplished Spencer family of aeronauts had come from Hendon, bringing with them two large balloons, one used for captive ascensions with passengers who desired a bird’s eye view of the district from the altitude of 1000 feet and the other in connection with Miss Spencer’s daring parachute drops.
Each evening before a large group of spectators Miss Spencer made a flight from the sports arena to a great height and when over the waters of the Firth of Forth cast off in her parachute which came slowly and gracefully down. When she touched the water a quarter of a mile or so from the shore there was a considerable splash. Provided with a cork jacket, the lady floated till picked up by an attendant motor boat, while the released balloon, caught at a high altitude by a current of air from seaward, drifted across country to Niddrie before an automatic deflation device brought it to earth, to be safely retrieved by a party of assistants who had chased it in a motor car. Miss Spencer (who had been engaged in this daring profession for three years) returned with as little delay as possible to the Gardens and was heartily congratulated. |
What a wonderful spectacle.
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Bob Jefferson
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Skeely
Joined: 07 Mar 2004
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| Posted: 11/07/2008 22:24 Post subject: Speedway |
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I'm enjoying the turn the Marine Gardens thread is taking (not being a great footie fan). I've been inspired to Google...
Here's Drew McQueen (from this page)
And KidCurtis (from this page)
And here are some lovely '30s speedway bikes.
Keep up the good work Rathbone |
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rathbone
Joined: 18 Aug 2004
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| Posted: 12/07/2008 08:38 Post subject: |
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Thanks Skeely....... great pictures.
I was getting a bit bored with the football as well ..... but you can't change history (or so they say  )
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