Old Thirsa Piccys

**gleeber** · 11-Jul-09, 17:34

**gleeber** · 11-Jul-09, 17:39

If you have the technology those last 3 pictures can come together to make the one picture. Zoom it as well, good fun fond memories.

**booragtoon** · 11-Jul-09, 20:30

I would like to say thanks for the new photos posted. It's really lovely to see these old photos and the messages. booragtoon

**plasticjock** · 11-Jul-09, 21:30

Beach Rd Playing Field - early 50s. Putting Green in background.

**plasticjock** · 11-Jul-09, 21:31

Scrabster Lighthouse - early 60s.

**plasticjock** · 11-Jul-09, 21:33

Originally Posted by gleeber

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Cheers MA here's another one for you to fix.

Tidied it up a bit...hope you don't mind, Gleeber?

**Sporran** · 12-Jul-09, 19:40

I'm especially interested in the two aerial photos below. I find it quite fascinating to see how Thurso looked before the "atomic" housing estate was built! It does appear, though, that the beginnings of it are emerging behind Bay View Terrace, in the first photo. There are already houses visible in Thorfinn Terrace. I would say these two photos were taken prior to 1958, as Thurso High School (which opened that year), is nowhere to be seen on the left of the second photo. Also absent are the houses along Heathfield, Brownhill, Sweyn and Castlegreen Roads, and they were certainly there by 1958. Pennyland Drive, etc., was added in the very early 1960s.

Originally Posted by gleeber

**feegilmour** · 12-Jul-09, 19:49

thanx plasticjock ur pic of beach rd playin field brought bak lots of memories i played there all the time as lived 30 seconds away

**plasticjock** · 12-Jul-09, 21:38

Originally Posted by feegilmour

thanx plasticjock ur pic of beach rd playin field brought bak lots of memories i played there all the time as lived 30 seconds away

Aye...I imagine the height of the steps on the slide would fall foul of the Health & Safety precautions today:

**Sporran** · 13-Jul-09, 20:24

Yikes!!! I had forgotten how high that slide was! I wonder if it's still there?

I used to enjoy playing there too, when I was a bairn.

**feegilmour** · 14-Jul-09, 19:52

no sporran that slide got took away years ago much 2 my disgust when i wiz a bairn got replaced by a blue twisting 1

**feegilmour** · 14-Jul-09, 19:54

hey plasticjock luv the pic of the slide can just about c the house i grew up in thank u again

**Sairheed** · 19-Aug-09, 21:01

I believe the Mr William Mackay referred to earlier in connection with the rescue of a woman from Scrabster harbour was non other than 'Punch' who was well known to all who frequented the Viewfirth dances. Remember the cry 'Homes to go to'.

**plasticjock** · 24-Aug-09, 20:53

**poppett** · 26-Aug-09, 13:54

There was a lovely huge high slide at the playpark beside the caravan park on Smith Terrace until quite recently. I loved it as a child, but am so scared of heights now it`s hard to believe I even got past the third rung of the ladder. My great nephew loved it too and will be so sad to see it gone on his next trip north.

**Grovelaner** · 28-Aug-09, 20:11

Originally Posted by plasticjock

Aye...I imagine the height of the steps on the slide would fall foul of the Health & Safety precautions today:

Great to see the photos of the playing fields in Beach Road. I spent most of my childhood days there. The putting green and tennis courts. I remember they had a flagstone table tennis table inside. I remember the chute especially as I fell from the top while trying to slide down one of the supports. Great memories.

Cheers

**ivan p** · 28-Aug-09, 23:07

Originally Posted by Sairheed

I believe the Mr William Mackay referred to earlier in connection with the rescue of a woman from Scrabster harbour was non other than 'Punch' who was well known to all who frequented the Viewfirth dances. Remember the cry 'Homes to go to'.

Aye Sairheed I remember at well!

**new driver** · 28-Aug-09, 23:11

This links with Gleeber's aerial 856. These are the back of the houses in Thorfinn Terrace from possibly what is now the garage area which is accessed from Thorkel Road.

Also noticed the prefab bungalows which were built in Granville Crescent have not been built in the aerial photo although there may be one just going up at the top of Clarence Street where George Crescent is now.

Taken on Howburn Road in 1958. Shows how few cars there were when we could go out and sledge on the frozen roads without a gritter coming and spoiling our fun.

**Sporran** · 29-Aug-09, 18:38

Great to see those photos, new driver!

That second one brings back a lot of memories. I remember sledging from the top of Pennyland Drive and Rockwell Crescent in the 60's. My Dad had our sledges made by Riddle the joiners next to Tollemache House.