Angus Maclean, Tiree bank manager from 1959 to 1964. Pictured whilst working for the National Bank of Scotland in Fort William and sometimes on the travelling bank.
“Angus Maclean was brought up in Uist. His predecessor, John Wilson was from Fair Isle and Roddy Morrison from Lewis took over from Angus, then it was Willie Groat from Orkney. The bank chose people from the islands as they thought that would work better. My parents were very happy in Tiree and had a lot of friends although I think my father found it stressful at times being the banker.” by the donor of this photograph and others in this collection at 2025.53 Isabel Beaton.
“A picnic on the beach with the Becks. Robin and I are sitting on the car. My parents arrived in Tiree in the same week as the Becks and met in the Scarinish Hotel while we were all waiting for our furniture containers to arrive on the cargo boat.” by the donor of this photograph and others in this collection at 2025.53 Isabel Beaton.
“I have very happy memories of my time at Scarinish School with the very kind Miss Flora Nisbet. The playground language was English but I think Gaelic was spoken in some of the other school playgrounds. The school had no water so there were Elsans in the huts at the back. Mary Macfadyen known as Mary Cladach, who used to live in one of the houses by the hotel, was the school caretaker and used to lug the Elsans to be emptied in the sea. The school hasd a dreadful stove which smoked very badly and some days we couldn’t go in to school for an hour or more as the smoke was so dense and the classroom was always a bit smoky. School times were flexible and Miss Nisbet was always kind to people who came in very late although she may have spoken to their parents about it. On pleasant days we would spend a lot of time outside practising for the sports and Scarinish won the sports shield on a number of occasions when I was there. Our rivals at that time were Heylipol. We played rounders, skipping and group games like Cockaroustie (a less boisterous British Bulldog) or ones in the shelter on wet days. I don’t think anyone played football and I wonder if anyone owned a football. We used to collect pails of water from the pump which everyone wanted to do. I think there was a toilet and water in the empty school house as the teacher would go in there at lunchtime. Miss Nisbet had very poor health so we had a few relief teachers including my mother, which I found very embarrassing. School dinners were cooked by Margaret Mackinnon, Braeside/Ternfell and brought in at lunchtime.” by the donor of this photograph and others in this collection at 2025.53 Isabel Beaton.
A relief banker, possibly Angus Macpherson from Skye, Mary Mackinnon, Park House and John Macleod of Balemartine. The bank name appears to be National Commercial so 1959 or later. The bank was National Bank before then.
