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Thirza Pidgeon’s 1937 World Tour – 10 July: Bo’ness to York via Edinburgh, Alnwick and Durham

Saturday, 10 July 1937

Very wet, up at 5.30. Had breakfast. Jim, Elsie drove me down to the bus, which took me to Edinburgh. Pouring very heavy. Caught coach. Morning tea at side place, very wet; lunch at Alnwick, fine hotel, good lunch; afternoon tea at Durham, massive cathedral  there. Still very wet, too much so to walk about. Arrived at York Hotel [most likely the Royal York Hotel] at 7.30 – 2 bus loads, about 56 of us, a good crowd. Cleared up a little bit. Sat in the lounge for a while then to bed. Had a bad night.

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County Durham, UK

Northumberland NE66, UK

City of Edinburgh, UK

Falkirk, UK
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Thirza Pidgeon’s 1937 World Tour – 6 July: Edinburgh socialising

Tuesday, 6 July 1937

Elsie & I went to Mrs Robertson’s for lunch. Had a lovely meal, everything served very nice. Left there about 5, got back at 6. Went straight on to Mrs McDougall’s to spend the evening, had supper at 9. Quite a big meal, then played the piano until 11.30 came home rather wet.

A very nice family – I was very hungry, as we had nothing to eat from lunch time until 9.

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Thirza Pidgeon’s 1937 World Tour – 5 July: Making plans for Canada

Monday, 5 July 1937

Dull today. Elsie did some washing, I put them out after lunch. Mr & Mrs Spriggins called, gave us quite a shock. Elsie made coffee, and we went in the Morris Minor, to show them the road. Want me to go to Canada with them & buy a car, which I have promised to do, leaving Sep 2nd – came back. We put them on the right road, came back to 48.

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Thirza Pidgeon’s 1937 World Tour – 4 July: Return to Bo’ness through the Trossachs and Lake country

Sunday, 4 July 1937

Rather rainy, left for a lovely drive over the hills, some covered with heather. Left Dunkeld about 10, through Aberfeldy. Loch Tay, a beautiful lake 20 miles long, Loch Earn, Lochs Lubnaig, Venachar, Katrine, Archray to Killearn, Lochearnhead. Callander for lunch, then to the Trossachs – had a walk around the scenery was marvellous, hills everywhere and falls. Through wonderful country, Aberfoyle on to Fintry, where we had tea there to Falkirk and on to Bo’ness. Got back about 9, a lovely weekend, enjoyed every bit of it.

Falkirk, UK

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Stirling G63, UK

Stirling FK8, UK

Stirling FK17, UK

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Stirling FK19, UK

Stirling G63, UK

Callander, Stirling FK17, UK

Stirling, UK

Callander, Stirling FK17, UK

Callander, Stirling, UK

Lochearnhead, Perth and Kinross FK19, UK

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Perth and Kinross PH15, UK

Perth and Kinross PH8, UK
Possibly Loch Katrine; 4 July 1937
Possibly Loch Katrine; 4 July 1937
Believed to be near the Trossachs; 4 July 1937
Believed to be near the Trossachs; 4 July 1937
A loch near the Trossachs; 4 July 1937
A loch near the Trossachs; 4 July 1937
Trossachs Hotel near Loch Archray; 4 July 1937
Trossachs Hotel near Loch Archray; 4 July 1937
L-R: Thirza Pidgeon, Elsie Braes and her son Jim at the Trossachs; 4 July 1937
L-R: Thirza Pidgeon, Elsie Braes and her son Jim at the Trossachs; 4 July 1937
L-R: Thirza Pidgeon, Jim Braes and Elsie Braes at the Trossachs; 4 July 1937
L-R: Thirza Pidgeon, Jim Braes and Elsie Braes at the Trossachs; 4 July 1937

 

 

 

 

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Thirza Pidgeon’s 1937 World Tour – 2 July: Drive to Bo’ness

Friday, 2 July 1937

Rather showery. Elsie & I went for a drive into Bo’ness, then after tea called on Mr McDougall. His wife was out, so promised to call again on Tuesday night. We all had a nice drive home & early to bed, for once.  Posted parcel to Sep [John Septimus Patterson, Thirza’s nephew] – should reach him for his birthday.

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Thirza Pidgeon’s 1937 World Tour – 1 July: Day trip to Glasgow, Dunbarton and Burnside

Thursday, 1 July 1937

Elsie & I took coach to Glasgow, 1½ hours run. Met Mrs McWilliam. Went shopping in Glasgow. Then had lunch at Lewis, then had a look around Glasgow. Afternoon tea at the Rhul. Then Mr McWilliam took us to Dumbarton, a nice drive, has a V8, then back to his house at Mt Vernon. After tea we all went out to Burnside to see Mrs Gilmour, Mrs Findley’s aunt. Stayed there 1½ hours. Then back to Bo’ness, reach there at 11.45. Had supper and had a hot bath at 1.30 then off to bed, feeling very tired.

Glasgow, Glasgow City G32, UK

West Dunbartonshire, UK

Glasgow City, UK

Falkirk, UK
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Thirza Pidgeon’s 1937 World Tour – 27 June: Gleneagles

Sunday, 27 June 1937

Sunday, nice day, had dinner then went for a lovely run to Gleneagles. Had afternoon tea at Turnakum [Tormaukin] Hotel at Glendevon, then on to Gleneagles, the largest hotel I have seen so far. Have own baths, tennis, bowls, 2 golf courses of 18 holes, 1 at 9. Went through the ground floor, a  marvellous place, the grounds all enormous. Never seen anything like it, 40 mls from Bo’ness. Had a lovely drive back. Had supper at 10 then to bed, sprinkling with rain.

Falkirk, UK

Perth and Kinross PH3, UK

Perth and Kinross FK14, UK
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