This is the former Beautiful gardens at Auchentibber. The scene is immediately behind the old Auchentibber Inn, and rustic wooden stairs lead up to the Rooftop Terrace overlooking the quoiting pitch. (Surely a great place to stand outside in Summer with a drink!) The arch underneath the stair is made of wood, clad in small […]
Referring to the final part of the little souvenir booklet from 1909. Written by the workers who created the Auchentibber Quoiting Green and surrounding gardens, these words tell of the further aspirations people had for the area. “Winter Scheme – So far, we have dwelt upon summer work only, but for the winter months, we […]
Referring to a little souvenir booklet from 1909 written by the workers who created the Auchentibber Quoiting Green and surrounding gardens, these words tell of finishing the Quoiting Green and the positive effect it, and the gardens had on the community. “Impress of Fleeting Years – and so the years have passed so swiftly to […]
Referring to a little souvenir booklet from 1909 written by the workers who created the Auchentibber Quoiting Green and surrounding gardens, these words tell of the creation of the Quoiting Green. “Formation of Quoiting Green – Several of the men banded themselves together and elected to make a Quoiting Ground, quoits being considered by […]
Referring to a little souvenir booklet from 1909 written by the workers who created the Auchentibber Quoiting Green and surrounding gardens, these words describe how the old quarry at Auchentibber was turned into something useful. It also sets out to describe how Village Inns in general were losing character and a yearning for something more […]
Referring to a little souvenir booklet from 1909 written by the workers who created the Auchentibber Quoiting Green and surrounding gardens, these words tell of how Auchentibber Inn owner Mr. J.B Struthers being disillusioned at dreary little villages and inns, wanted to create something at Auchentibber, presumably not only to beautify the back of his […]
Over the last few years, I’ve heard various people say they had relatives that lived at Peasweep Row, Auchentibber. I’ve decided to look at that location, to see if I could add some details to this. In an offline book by others, I have read that Peasweep Row was a tenement in Auchentibber, but actually […]