Memories

David R Collin has allowed us to post the first instalment of his school memories. Look out for the second coming shortly. Click on the link to read this entertaining and informative article.

My Primary Schooldays

Andy Fairweather was a well known local character who amongst many other talents was an accomplished water diviner. David R Collin has submitted an evocative account of working with Andy in the 60’s. Unfortunately, we have no photographs of Andy, but we are sure some of you must have many interesting tales about Andy and possibly some images? 

Andy Fairweather on the left

During the several years I was in rural practice in Kirkcudbrightshire, employed as an architect by Antony Curtis Wolffe MBE, I frequently used the services of a local water diviner, who, in the practice’s experience, never failed to solve the problems of isolated rural properties which did not have access to a mains water supply. On one occasion, when a client had fallen out with  a local landowner, and had had his private supply cut off in consequence, the diviner solved the problem, despite the scepticism of the client, who turned out to be a distinguished geologist. So impressed was he by the diviner’s solution to his problem that he expressed the wish to meet him.

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Following on from the article about living at the Lake in the 60’s this very interesting article by John Graham can be found on this site.

It describes his time in the early 1900’s at Townhead School

http://kirkcudbright.co/historyarticle.asp?ID=88&p=19&g=4&fbclid=IwY2xjawFvgzRleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHeRl3iFJT7CPBGr8TPu3XeyFbGIIwDwzDt5RfHrqz6Vxn-F4cTTWhL3MaA_aem_S1ibAN6rItRN5lqB_E6LkQ

Elaine Douglas, as some of us knew, her has sent her memory of living at the Lake in the 60’s. She has also kindly sent images of the renovation process done by Captain Turner from whom her parents bought  Lake Cottage.

This also includes a report by John Graham, about Jeannie Logan who used to live there.

To read Elaine’s account

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