Burnbanks Village
McLeod, Joe2021
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Burnbanks Village near Aberdeen has been been in existence for over 200 years but from the 1950s onwards it lay in various states of dereliction and was finally abandoned in 1980, leaving roofless shells and shattered ruins. It was resurrected in 1992 with a full rebuild and currently has 22 houses. Joe McLeod moved into the village when it was being rebuilt and and has lived there ever since. He has been researching the history of the village for many years, unearthing stories of shipwrecks, crime, including one character taken to court for repeat offences of bigamy and theft, suicides, cholera outbreaks, train accidents, war casualties, school life and prisoners of war but alongside the often darker history of the village there are the many human stories of families living healthy and happy lives, although in basic conditions.
Main title:
Burnbanks Village / Joe McLeod.
Author:
McLeod, Joe, author
Imprint:
Stroud : Amberley Publishing, 2021.
Collation:
160 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction -- The 1921 postcard -- Early days -- Burnbanks Haven -- Buildings now and then -- George Washington Wilson -- Aerial photography -- Dorthy and Jake Beattie -- Moira Riddler -- Nigg Kirkyard and war memorial -- James Shepherd Coutts and the SS Norwood -- Private John Taylor Robertson -- Alexander and Amelia Eggo -- Charles (Chick) Duncan -- Captain Robert Parrot and the paddle steamer Prince Consort -- The Burnbanks trawlers -- The cliffs -- The railway line -- Crime -- Cholera, 1866 -- Artist James Cassie -- Who lived in our house? -- The end of the old village -- Rebuild and rebirth -- Current life -- Is the village haunted? -- Red herrings -- Burnbanks people -- My favourite photograph -- Sources and acknowledgements.
ISBN:
9781398110915 (pbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
2880559