Archie Brown was a market gardener and florist at Boathouse (Boat Jocks) from 1874 until 1912. Thanks to his great, granddaughter, Jenny Day, we’ve been looking at his remarkable diary from 1874 and 1875. In this last extract from April 1875, after which Archie or Arch got married to Christina Braid on June 11th 1875 at […]
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Boathouse Fruits & Flowers
Here’s a list courtesy of Jenny Day, of all the different fruit including types of each grown at Boathouse in the late 19th Century. The former orchards operated as a business, a florists and a market garden and were owned and worked on by Archibald Brown between 1874 and 1912. We may more commonly […]
Archie Brown’s Diary 1875 Part 9
We’re halfway through our remarkable look at working life in a market garden in 1874 and the amazingly detailed diary of Archie Brown from 1874 and 1875. I hope you’re enjoying the wonderful photos and extracts in these articles. Pictured in 1908 is Boathouse Greenhouses and Orchard at the market garden business. Continuing our […]
Archie Brown’s Diary 1875 Part 10
Archie Brown was a market gardener and florist at Boathouse (Boat Jocks) from 1874 until 1912. Thanks to his great, granddaughter, Jenny Day, we’ve been looking last week and this at his remarkable diary from 1874 and 1875. Pictured in 1908 is Archie and his fellow Boathouse workers. His son in law Geordie Frame is perhaps […]
Archie Brown’s Diary 1874 Part 8
Continuing our look at Blantyre market gardener and florist, Archibald Brown’s amazing diary from 1874 and 1875. It’s transcribed exactly as it was written and shared here courtesy of his great granddaughter, Jenny Day. In this extract, we approach the end of 1874 and its very much Winter again as Archie writes about October […]
Jessie Hunter Brown b1876
Archie Brown’s Diary 1874 Part 7
Continuing our look at Blantyre market gardener and florist, Archibald Brown’s amazing diary from 1874 and 1875. It’s transcribed exactly as it was written and shared here courtesy of his great granddaughter, Jenny Day. In August and September 1874, Archie wrote about the harvest. He was lifting potatoes and picking gooseberries, strawberries, pears, apples, […]