The Stair - 6 OXGANGS AVENUE EDINBURGH (incorporating OXGANGS - A PASTIME FROM TIME PAST) - The everyday life of eight families living in one of the post war new council housing schemes on the south of the city set in the lee of the Pentland Hills between the years 1958 to 1972.
Monday, 21 February 2022
Miss Sulley
Over the years since initiating the Oxgangs Facebook page there’s been perhaps 3 elusive photographs we’ve sought out.
One was the Hunters Tryst team which won the 1964 Edinburgh School Board Cup - it eventually came through the ether.
A second was of Miss Sulley. Similarly an elusive photograph eventually appeared - a group picture of the teaching staff.
But a missing photograph remains, that of the National Garage, Colinton Mains Drive.
Yesterday morning a lovely wee surprise came through the mailbox - not of the garage, but if anyone has one! - but instead featuring a charming wee story nicely encapsulating a local legend in her ‘new career’ including the first individual photograph, a rather lovely one too.
Herewith the e-mail - enjoy!
'Hi,
Please find attached a photo of my Aunt Liz. Not the world's best photo I'm afraid, but it does show her rather 'eclectic' taste in dress.
Sorry for the massive delay in sending this picture. It was taken by my father at Rutland Water (down south) around 1983.
Liz latterly lived up on Darnell Road in Trinity on the north side.
Well after Liz had retired from teaching she continued to do a paper round for the local corner shop (Joe's) using her old Raleigh-20 bicycle.
She was loved by almost everybody she came into contact with, although I was a little scared of her when I was a kid - Liz was like no other person I knew!
I'll try and send you some more stuff soon ...
Best regards,
Ralph
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My name is Alex Le Grice and I was born in 1964. I lived in Oxgangs Farm Gardens from 1964 to 1987. I went to Hunter's Tryst primary with friends like Tracey Saddler Linda Robson Amanda Maxwell Ian and Craig Cameron. Used to have classes in the huts and can remember teachers like Mrs.Stewart Miss.Macady Miss.Sulley. l think the Headmaster was Mr.Grayson. I'm not on Facebook. Used to spend all our time up the Pentland community centre. Big John Spence ran it. Bought our sweets and comics in Ewarts the newsagent. Played footy in the park. Also down the back path by the woods at the Naffi. Was at Hunter's Tryst primary from 1969 to 1976. On our breakthrough there used to be about 10 footy games on the playground at the same time. My email is alexanderlegrice64@gmail.com as I'm not on social media so please anyone get in touch. My neighbour was James McGinlay. Other classmates were Patricia Hunter and Thelma Reid who had a sister. When it was snowing the slides we had up the field were epic. Happy memories l hope people see this message. Take care folks.
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