Black and white photograph of Tiree Crofters at the airport in the 1980s.
Tiree crofters returning from a fact-finding trip to Northern Ireland in the 1980s. The plane is a Banderante, possibly South American built. (See 2000.36.1 for colour enlargement, original in Filing Cabinet 4 drawer1 )
Black and white photograph of a group of pilots at Tiree airport in 1986.
Pilots at Tiree airport in 1986. L-R: Captain Dr Jim Lee; Captain Chris Bartlett; unknown; Captain Dave Mavis. (Original in Filing Cabinet 4 drawer1)
Black and white postcard of Tiree airport control tower.
Tiree airport control tower. (Original in Filing Cabinet 4 drawer1)
Colour photograph of a BA aircraft at Dyce in June 1974.
This aircraft landed on runway 06 in the summer of 1974 when the runway was less than 1,000 metres long. It was a scheduled flight but the usual Skyliner was unserviceable. The pilot, Captain MacDonald, was BA`s chief pilot in Scotland. As there were no steps at Tiree, the passengers had to descend by firemen`s ladder. (Original in Filing Cabinet 4 drawer1)
Black and white photograph of Tiree airport control tower in the late 1950s.
Tiree airport control tower in the late 1950s. (Original in Filing Cabinet 4 drawer1)
Black and white photograph of an aircraft at Tiree airport in 1974.
An aircraft on the apron at Tiree airport in 1974, the year BA changed their livery. (Original in Filing Cabinet 4 drawer1)
Black and white photograph of a Skyliner at Tiree airport in 1974.
The Skyliner aircraft which started to service Tiree on 1/4/1974. (Original in Filing Cabinet 4 drawer1)
Copy of agreement between the Trustees of the 10th Duke of Argyll and the Secretary of State for Air in 1955.
Agreement between the Trustees of the 10th Duke of Argyll and the Secretary of State for Air delineating the eastern boundary of Tiree Aerodrome, dated 1955, with map.
Balemartine Post Office in the 1920s
Postcard of Balemartine Post Office in Balinoe in the 1920s.
Courtesy of Mr Neil MacArthur
This postcard of Balemartine shows the Post Office and surrounding houses as they were in the 1920s. Tiree’s first post office was established in 1802 in Scarinish. Originally spelled Tyree, the name was changed in 1889 to avoid confusion with Tyrie in Aberdeenshire.
There were no internal delivery services until the 1880s and these were by foot. In the following decade three sub-post offices were established at Balemartine, Cornaigmore and Ruaig. A fifth office was added in 1934 at Middleton.
At the beginning of World War II a civilian camp was built at Crossapol to house the thousand construction workers engaged in building the Coastal Command aerodrome. A sub-post office was opened at the camp which was later taken over by the RAF. This office closed around 1946.
Black and white postcard of Balemartine Post Office.
The Post Office and thatched houses at Cu’ Dheis in Balinoe, taken in the 1920s.
Black and white postcard of Scarinish harbour.
View of Scarinish harbour with the hotel on the left and the Mary Stewart on the right. Behind the Mary Stewart are the radio masts built in 1942 and demolished shortly afterwards.
