Colour photograph of Taigh Uilleim in Brock taken in 2003.
Taigh Uilleim in Brock photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2003.
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Taigh Raonaild in Brock
Photograph of Taigh Raonaild in Brock in 2003
Because thatching is so labour intensive, islanders have experimented with different roofing materials as they became available. The most popular has been a layer of felt laid on wooden sarking which is then tarred every other year.
The roof timbers were largely retained so that the shape of the new black roofs resembled that of the thatch. This design allowed small windows to be put into the roof space which give a more usable upper floor.
Putting a modern roof on to old walls has given the traditional houses a new life to an extent not seen anywhere else in Scotland. This was helped by a Housing Action Scheme run by the local authority in the 1980s which encouraged the renovation of existing houses rather than the building of new ‘kit’ houses.
Colour photograph of Taigh Raonaild in Brock in 2003.
Taigh Raonaild in Brock photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2003.
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Colour photograph of Taigh Catriona in Heanish in 2003.
Taigh Catriona or “Brandon Cottage” in Heanish photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2003.
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Black and white photograph of crofters at a Cattle Show in late 1950s early 1960s.
Crofters at the Cattle Show in Crossapol in the late 1950s early 1960s. L-R: Iain MacKinnon, Ruaig; Lachlan MacKinnon, Parkhouse, Balephetrish; Sheep Judge Henry Tyson, Taynuilt; Dairy Judge Malcolm MacGregor, Oban; Lachlan MacFarlane, East Hynish; Hugh Campbell, Balemartine; James Campbell, Heylipol; Beef Judge Anne McLarty, Oban; Charles MacLean, Caoles; Neil MacLean, Hough; John MacFadyen, Barrapol.
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Black and white photograph of Malcolm MacLean of Salum and his boat `Tinnie` in 1949.
Malcolm MacLean (Calum Salum) transporting his boat `Tinnie` which won the Tiree Regatta on 14/7/1949.
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Colour photograph of the July 1975 regatta.
The July 1975 regatta won by `Tinnie` belonging to Malcolm MacLean (Calum Salum).
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Colour photograph of the August 1975 regatta.
Tiree Regatta in August 1975, won by Donald MacFarlane and Donald MacIntyre in `Tinnie`.
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Copy of black and white photograph of Brock.
Brock. L-R: Taigh Raonaild and, hidden behind it, Taigh Clèireich; Taigh Cìorstaidh; Taigh Uilleim; Taigh Iain Mhòir and Taigh Èairdsidh. (Original in Filing Cabinet 8 drawer 3)
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Effy Thomson and her daughter Cathie pumping water from a well at Ruaig
Photograph of Euphemia Thomson with her daughter Catherine pumping water from a well at Ruaig in 1944.
Courtesy of Ms Cathie Thomson
In this photograph taken in 1944, Cathie Thomson is watching her mother Effie pump water from a well at Ruaig. Before the mains water supply became generally available in the 1950s, most houses had their own well.
Wells were made by lowering open-ended concrete boxes about one metre square into a suitable hole dug in the ground. The sand or soil would then be dug out from the bottom of the box and another box laid on top until the well was around three to four metres deep.
The well would be covered with a slab and a hand pump installed. Before the days of concrete, wells would be lined with stones, a dangerous job as the water-logged soil was liable to collapse.
Black and white photograph of Euphemia Clark of Ruaig and her daughter Catherine Ann Thomson.
Euphemia Thomson nee Clark of Ruaig with her daughter Catherine Ann drawing water from the pump in Ruaig in 1944. (Original in Filing Cabinet 8 drawer 3)
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Copy of a postcard of Gott Bay pier.
Postcard of the ferry at Gott Bay pier. (Original in Filing Cabinet 8 drawer 3)
