IRVINE HERALD, FRIDAY 3RD JULY 1908 APPOINTMENT OF BELLFIELD GARDENER A special meeting of the Bellfield Trust was held in the Town Chamberlain’s office, Kilmarnock, on Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of appointing a head gardener. Provost Gemmill presided. There were 33 applications received for the post, and after these had been carefully considered, theContinue reading “Shandon Gardeners”
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Shandon Property for sale in March 1906
THE SCOTSMAN, SATURDAY 31ST MARCH 1906 DUMBARTONSHIRE – SHANDON HOUSE, GARELOCH For sale, by private bargain, or to let, furnished, this beautiful residential property, situated upon the Gareloch, about ten minutes’ walk from Shandon railway station, the same distance from Shandon pier, and 25 miles from Glasgow. The lands extend to 42 acres, and stretchContinue reading “Shandon Property for sale in March 1906”
Theft from Broomfield Cottage
THE GLASGOW HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1889 CIRCUIT COURT AT STIRLING The autumn Circuit Court for the counties of Stirling and Dumbarton, Clackmannan and Kinross, was held yesterday – Lord Wellwood being the presiding Judge. Patrick McGee, labourer, was charged with having, on 6th July, between Gartmore and Kelty Tunnel Works, robbed Patrick McDade, labourer,Continue reading “Theft from Broomfield Cottage”
Shandon Valuation Roll 1930
Dear blog reader Welcome to the tenth part in a series, a list of the people, with house names where known, who were connected with Shandon in 1930. In 1930 Shandon had 79 households listed which is a slight increase compared to 1925. This compares with: In 1925 Shandon had 73 households listed, a slightContinue reading “Shandon Valuation Roll 1930”
Shandon Valuation Roll 1925
Dear blog reader Welcome to the ninth part in a series, a list of the people, with house names where known, who were connected with Shandon in 1925. In 1925 Shandon had 73 households listed, a slight decrease on 1920. In 1920 Shandon had 76 households listed, a very slight increase on 1915. In 1915Continue reading “Shandon Valuation Roll 1925”
Shandon Valuation Roll 1920
Dear blog reader Welcome to the eighth part in a series, a list of the people, with house names where known, who were connected with Shandon in 1920. In 1920 Shandon had 76 households listed, a very slight increase on 1915. In 1915 Shandon had 75 households listed, a slight decrease on 1905. In 1905Continue reading “Shandon Valuation Roll 1920”
Shandon Valuation Roll 1915
Dear blog reader Welcome to the seventh part in a series, a list of the people, with house names where known, who were connected with Shandon in 1915. In 1915 Shandon had 75 households listed, a slight decrease on 1905. In 1905 Shandon had 82 households listed which was a vast increase on the anomalyContinue reading “Shandon Valuation Roll 1915”
Shandon Valuation Roll 1905
Dear blog reader Welcome to the sixth part in a series, a list of the people, with house names where known, who were connected with Shandon in 1905. In 1905 Shandon had 82 households listed. A vast increase on the anomaly of the valuation roll of 1895 when only 16 households were listed but alsoContinue reading “Shandon Valuation Roll 1905”
Opinion of charitable mansions
Dear blog reader I was fascinated when I discovered a local opinion on the giving of mansions to charity, given that I have published 3 blog posts on Broomfield and Berriedale being handed to charities. I hope you also find this alternative opinion interesting. Jacqueline *************************************** GLASGOW HERALD WEDNESDAY 17 APRIL 1895 FRESH AIR FORTNIGHTContinue reading “Opinion of charitable mansions”
Broomfield House part 2
Dear blog-reader This blog post is related to last week’s blog post and details what happened to Broomfield House 20 years later. I hope you find it interesting. Jacqueline ***************************** MILNGAVIE AND BEARSDEN HERALD FRIDAY 5 OCTOBER 1934 SIR HAROLD YARROW’S OFFER TO GLASGOW HOSPITALSHANDON HOME AND £10,000. STIPULATION OF NAME. The Broomfield Convalescent HomeContinue reading “Broomfield House part 2”
Shandon People and History 