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Dornoch Pottery Coffee Pot

Digital photograph of a vintage Dornoch Pottery Studio Coffee Pot with lid. The upper part is ribbed with a speckled beige and milky white overglaze and the bottom third is turquoise which was then re-dipped in a darker beige glaze revealing a line of aqua between the top and bottom contrasting beiges. The lid slots into a rim that holds it in place.
There is an artist's mark 'W' at the base of the handle - probably Alan Walker c.1960 - 1971
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Date Added: 10 July 2024

Video of Cathedral Service in 1989 of 750th Anniversary Celebration

Video of Cathedral Service in 1989 of 750th Anniversary Celebration...

Date Added: 10 July 2024

Photo of Dornoch Academy Staff

Monochrome photo of Dornoch Academy Staff possibly at Christmas in 1979 or at a social function in early 1980.
List of names on t...

Date Added: 10 July 2024

Poster for the 1977 Dornoch Highland Games

Copy poster for the 1977 Dornoch Highland Games to be held at Meadows Park, Dornoch on Friday 5th August.
Poster includes list of...

Date Added: 10 July 2024

MacDonald's Scottish Directory with Gazetteer

MacDonald's Scottish Directory with Gazetteer of 1956-1957
Comprising 1118 pages with 62 page supplement.
73rd edition
Price 45...

Date Added: 10 July 2024

Monochrome images of Uisdean Morrison and the Cathedral Tower

3 Monochrome images of Uisdean Morrison and the Cathedral Tower. These are:
1. Uisdean Morrison winding the Cathedral Clock. Ther...

Date Added: 03 July 2024

Visit from Gordonstoun Pipe Band 2024

A visit from Gordonstoun Pipe Band to Historylinks and Dornoch Cathedral on 21 June 2024 to play in aid of Historylinks Heritage H...

Date Added: 03 July 2024

Millennium Coin

2000 Millennium Coin presented to all primary school children in the Highlands.
Details are on the reverse of the coin which was...

Date Added: 03 July 2024

Acceptance to build new golf clubhouse (1908)

Acceptance of the proposal to build a new golf clubhouse in 1908 signed by John Sutherland.
Small paper note mounted on card...

Date Added: 03 July 2024

Carved wooden chair

Carved wooden chair (possibly made of oak)
The chair belonged to Tom Sutherland of 6 MacDonald Road. In the 1960s, it was taken t...

Date Added: 19 June 2024

Comments

Re the comment about a photo of the late Angus MacPherson sitting on a wooden bench outside his hotel playing the chanter with a tiny child on his lap yes Ur ri Went to Golspie tech 1958/59. Student from Kinlichbervie Mr Foot quire master. There was a well kept garden run by the science teacher (name ) It had a swim J. G. MacDonald should read J. G. Macdonald (lower case d). He was my grandfather and I understand very particular about the spelling of his surname. The lady to the left of my Mum (Janette Bremner) is Charlotte Davidson, sister of Margaret Randall. I'm certain this is my granny's field at Muie it might even her in the picture As per one of the comments: June 4 is my birthday! I am Angus Macpherson’s Great Granddaughter. It must be me in the photo! I’m also interested in the day book Further to my previous comment, I am now able to identify 7 of the 8 in this picture. Back row L-R: Fg Off ?, Sqn Ldr Roy Simons, Gp Capt John de Severne, Mas I was interested to see this photograph as I am rear right in the picture, as a Master Engineer, and a member, and sometime Captain, of the Kinloss shooting tea These were made by my father Alan Walker, who was the potter, and owned Dornoch Pottery. We moved to Norfolk in, I think, 1976 and the new pottery was called El To the Right of the Photograph stood a large Organ which was installed in 1911. It was sold in 1933 by the then owner between The Duchess of Sutherlands daughte I’m sorry to bother you but I’m looking for any class pictures of students that went to the Golspie tech Acadamy between 1930 and 1940 . His name was John Adam