Tiree knitwear polo-neck jumper in natural wool.
Tiree knitwear polo-neck jumper in natural wool.
1999.51.1
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Dates: 1980s
2001.141.6
Met Office folder labelled `Maps & Diagrams – Island, Airfield`.
Met Office folder containing statistics (climatological means and extremes, diagrams of the weather station, routine duties by staff and other information dating 1975-2001.
2001.153.2
Collection of papers from Tiree Met Office.
Collection of papers regarding the closure of Tiree Met Office: extracts from Hansard, e-mails, letters, Met Office news releases, newpaper cuttings. Charts for 1961-1990 showing average monthly wind speed, temperature, sunshine and highest recorded gusts. Warnings book, Register of Correspondence , 2001 year planner.
2001.153.1
The Campbell-Stokes Heliograph sunshine recorder from Tiree Met Station.
Courtesy of Mr Ray Sharp
The Campbell-Stokes sunshine recorder was invented in 1853 by John Francis Campbell, the editor of ‘Popular Tales of the West Highlands’, and modified by Sir George Gabriel Stokes in 1879. It consists of a glass sphere, about ten centimetres in diameter, mounted on a metal stand.
Manufactured to Met Office specification, the glass sphere focuses the rays of the sun to an intense spot which chars a mark on a curved graduated card mounted concentrically with the sphere. As the earth rotates, the position of the spot moves across the card. The card is held in place by grooves, of which there are three overlapping sets, to allow for the height of the sun during different seasons of the year.
Its main advantage is its simplicity and ease of use. However, the results require interpretation by an observer and may differ from one person to another.
2001.88.8
Obituaries for Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll.
Two obituaries for the 12th Duke of Argyll (1937-2001).
2001.88.10
Obituary for Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll.
Obituary for Ian Campbell, 12th Duke of Argyll, 1937-2001.
2001.146.3
Christmas card from Tiree Met Office.
Christmas card for 1993 from Tiree Met Office with Atlantic charts and maximum daytime temperatures recorded at the London Weather Centre for the years 1984-1992.
1999.216.1
Audio cassette recording of Hugh MacLean of Barrapol talking to Maggie Campbell in October 1999.
Hugh MacLean of Barrapol talks to Maggie Campbell in October 1999 about his boyhood and schooling at Sgoil na Mòintich, his work on the farm, a spell in the Merchant Navy and 40 years as clerk to Tain Committee, old burial places, old farming methods using horses, harvesting, changes in the weather, planting potatoes, Tiree-made shoes, storms and tornadoes, New Year festivities, whisky, the Glassary and Curtis-Stanford. Tha Iain Aonghais a’ bruidhinn ri Magaidh Chaimbeul anns an Dàmhair 1999 mu na daoine agus àiteachan ann agus mun cuairt Cill Moluaig, feum crotail airson aodach a dhath gu dearg, diofrach thobhtaichean mun cuairt Loch Bhasapol far am b’ àbhaist bradan agus bric a bhi, mac fear-uasal Dhòmhnall ’IcIllEathain a bha na fhear-brathaidh airson an Ruis, mar a fhuair ‘An Green’ ainm, na cathaidhean gainmhaiche a b’ àbhaist a bhi ann, uisge air a tharraing a tobraichean, ag obair air na croitean le eich, a’ cur coirce, neipean agus buntàta, a’ toirt sìol don mhuilinn ann an Còrnaig agus cion nan daoine far an robh iad uaireigin gu math lìonmhor.
2003.166.5
Black and white of Tiree airport before 1988.
The exterior of Tiree airport before the new terminus was built in 1988.
2003.164.5
The staff at Taigh a’ Rudha in the 1980s
Photograph of the staff at Taigh a’ Rudha in the mid-1980s.
Courtesy of Ms Babs MacIntyre
Taigh a’ Rudha, the Eventide Home in Scarinish, was opened in November 1968. It consists of the former manse for the United Free Church at Kirkapol and purpose-built accommodation for twelve residents.
This photograph shows the staff of Taigh a’ Ruadh in the kitchen in the mid-1980s. They are, from left to right, Cathy MacNeill, Elspeth Gilles, cook Rosie MacIntyre, Rena Goldie, Ishbel MacArthur, Officer in Charge Barbara MacDonald, Vickie MacLean and Flora MacArthur.
Today the kitchen provides Meals on Wheels to elderly people in the community and also lunches three days a week for the Day Centre in Crossapol.
Colour photograph of the staff at Taigh a Ruadh in the mid-1980s.
The staff at Taigh a` Ruadh in the mid-1980s. L-R: Cathy MacNeill, Scarinish; Elspeth Gilles, Scarinish; Rosie MacIntyre, Scarinish; Rena Goldie, Balinoe; Ishbel MacArthur, Barrapol; Barbara MacDonald, in charge of Taigh a` Ruadh; Vicky MacLean, Kenovay; Flora MacArthur, Moss.