tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927099035382448194.post1709605272293034675..comments2024-03-12T16:28:39.489+00:00Comments on 6 Oxgangs Avenue 1958-1972 'The Stair' incorporating Oxgangs - A Pastime From Time Past: Dr MotleyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927099035382448194.post-15000121848876462632020-10-24T20:58:58.410+01:002020-10-24T20:58:58.410+01:00I remember as a child going to doctor motley. Love...I remember as a child going to doctor motley. Lovely man, well liked in the community. I remember when you went into the cottage, as you went up the stairs there was a curling stone (maybe more than one) that I used to try to lift. I also remember there were square different coloured poles there (maybe 6). The pale blue one you could turn making an annoying squeak sound for the adults sitting quietly there. I was always being told off by my mum there. My dad's in the picture with the big cheque.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06071742244217109941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927099035382448194.post-7489932042742491152015-07-22T21:30:52.063+01:002015-07-22T21:30:52.063+01:00Hi Yve,
Here's a link if you wish to get a co...Hi Yve, <br />Here's a link if you wish to get a copy of the book which features your grandfather.<br />Best.<br />Peter<br /><br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stair-Oxgangs-Edinburgh-Childhood-1958-1972/dp/149487413X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1437596845&sr=1-1&keywords=peter+hoffmann+the+stairPeter Hoffmannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927099035382448194.post-22607962575477402652015-07-22T21:06:15.656+01:002015-07-22T21:06:15.656+01:00Hello first cousin Harold.
How exciting with a co...Hello first cousin Harold. <br />How exciting with a cousin over seas! And wonderful that the Motley family thrives still. I got the surname Hjertholm, the name of a little village named after my father father's family of farmers, whom came from the westcoast of Norway.<br />I will contact you by mail. My mail is lexiaeldan@gmail.com<br /><br />I certainly appreciated this blogg and am curious about the book too on my grandfather. I remember him as such a social person with lots of friends. He used to bring me and my sister to theater to see a storyteller performance. I have a vague memory he was called Jimmy, and was a friend of grandpa. So after the performance we went back stage to see him. That was an awesome memory. <br />All the best<br />Yvonne HjertholmYvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13748712523801571470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927099035382448194.post-14953884687071261522015-02-11T22:53:49.992+00:002015-02-11T22:53:49.992+00:00Hello Yvonne
Dr Arthur Motley is my/our grandfath...Hello Yvonne<br /> Dr Arthur Motley is my/our grandfather. Your mother was my father's half sister. My father passed in 2006. So I guess that makes us first cousins, hello cousin I am so envious of you. I never had a chance to meet my grandfather, I would have love for him to quiz me too. I have been look for Dr Motley for a long time. I found out what happen to him by finding this blog. Can you contact me by email? ndgrspcs@sbcglobal.net <br />I'm so sorry to hear about what happen to your mother, I wish I could have met her too.<br /><br />Hope to hear from you soon.<br />Harold Motley<br />U.S.A.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406438578814854927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927099035382448194.post-54632689438200885812015-02-10T16:05:48.157+00:002015-02-10T16:05:48.157+00:00Hello Peter Hoffman
I was happy to find and read ...Hello Peter Hoffman<br /><br />I was happy to find and read about my grandfather Dr Arthur Motley here on your blog! Amazing to read and see pictures of him. He was a wonderful grandpa. He taught me 'grandpa stick it up yo jumpa' 'I dene kene but canna whackum' He would test us again & again if we remembered who invented the telephone and the raincoat. He was very generous. His daughter Annette married a norwegian man and they moved to Sweden and adopted me, my sister and brother. Annette died 2000, 69 years old in London. She inherited all from her father but lost it all to men cheating it of her. After Annette and my father divorced she got involved with men of the lowest rank possible unfortunately for me & my sister. She had had a very unhappy upbringing though (in spite of such a wonderful grandpa in my eyes) and never found lasting love in her life due to having severe personal problems much caused by her own mother Annette, Probably why you saw so little of them. His daughter Annette was a very artistic person, she worked back stage on some theater when she met my dad. In my youth she designed clothes and painted on glass. <br /><br />All the best<br />Yvonne HjertholmYvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13748712523801571470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927099035382448194.post-14297858270535070012015-01-22T10:33:02.396+00:002015-01-22T10:33:02.396+00:00Harold,
Many thanks for your fascinating e mail-on...Harold,<br />Many thanks for your fascinating e mail-one throws a stone in a pond never knowing where the ripples go! <br /><br />I've attached a link to a further update I did on Dr Motley, in case you didn't pick up on that one. http://6oxgangsavenueedinburgh.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/dr-motley-update.html<br /><br />I've also published a book based on the blog and I've attached that link too; http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stair-Oxgangs-Edinburgh-Childhood-1958-1972/dp/149487413X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421922340&sr=1-1&keywords=peter+hoffmann+the+stair<br /><br />The book includes the blogs and comments on Dr Motley. If you are interested in obtaining a copy I would hold fire, because your e mail is so interesting that I intend to update the book with your comments and additional information. <br /><br />It raises many such interesting further questions-Did Dr Motley know that he had a son (Lewie) and indeed a grandson (yourself, Harold)? Why did he not marry your 'grandmother'? Did it have any influence on him moving so far away to study in Edinburgh? It's interesting too that both your father and yourself were given the Motley name. Also, that as you visited Dr Motley's parents (your great-grandparents) it begs the question as to whether Dr Motley was actually aware he had a son and grandson. You mention that the Reverend Motley wasn't Dr Motley's real father-I wonder who was? Do you have any memories of his parents-what they were like and what they said about Dr Motley? <br /><br />Like you I found it difficult to track down any information on him. If his daughter, Annette, is still alive she must be around 85 years old now. As I wrote, my mother thinks she married a Swedish gentleman. It may be possible to track down information about her through Register House, Edinburgh. My mother was very friendly with Dr Motley and has a lot of information and knowledge about him-they used to meet up for many years each week after he retired until he died. She would be happy to speak to you-her telephone number is 0131 444 0398-bear in mind the time difference in Edinburgh! Her e mail address is j.h.d@hotmail.uk.co <br /><br />I would be happy to speak to you too-my number is 07799 673290.<br /><br />If I can be of any assistance don't hesitate to get in touch. As I wrote, your grandfather was a lovely, remarkable man and a legend in Oxgangs!<br /><br />All the best.<br /><br />Peter <br />Peter Hoffmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11279547705376931969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927099035382448194.post-33502384807766327352015-01-22T02:48:46.834+00:002015-01-22T02:48:46.834+00:00Peter Hoffman Dr Motley is/was my grandfather. I f...Peter Hoffman Dr Motley is/was my grandfather. I found your blog by googling my grandfather's name. I live in the U.S.A. can you contact me please by email ndgrspcs@sbcglobal.net. If anyone on this blog has picture of my grandfather I would like to see them. thank you Harold Motley Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406438578814854927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927099035382448194.post-26642346045145023392014-02-03T15:11:49.142+00:002014-02-03T15:11:49.142+00:00I have fond memories of Dr Motley visiting my gran...I have fond memories of Dr Motley visiting my grandfather. It was because of Dr Motley that I decided at the age of 6 to go into nursing. I did my general at the Western General, then moved to London where I worked at St Thomas's then I did my Children's at Westminster. I have since moved to the states and currently live in Colorado and Florida (depending on the weather).Peter I have only just started reading your blog but it brings back so many memories that I had forgotten. Heather SwansonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927099035382448194.post-84022295884944089002013-05-11T11:00:52.410+01:002013-05-11T11:00:52.410+01:00Thanks for remembering Dr Motley - he did his best...Thanks for remembering Dr Motley - he did his best to help my mum - that trip to the cottage was a regular one with me in tow. We lived at 34 oxgangs ave in the mid-70s/early 80s - so far away now, and a mostly unhappy time but made me who I am. Contact me if you'd like to see some pics.PsyGeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11503763782864324192noreply@blogger.com