Nigg and Shandwick Work

Attribution: Anne Gordon & Barbara Scott (Nigg Old Parish Church)

Work Photographs

We have been very fortunate to have received permission to show a large number of photographs covering the various work related activites that have taken place over the decades.  We have shown only a very small sample on this page to whet your appetite.  Please visit the photograph album at the bottom of this page for many more photographs relating to work activities.

Building

Workmen re-building Dunskaith House, c1906
l-r: ? Mackenzie, Donald (Danny) (father of Mr John Ross, Pleasant Cottage), ? Mackenzie, ? Mackenzie (joiner), ?, Andrew Ross (uncle of Miss Helen Macleod), Donald Munro (“Danny the Breach”).

Workmen re-building Dunskaith House, c1906

Attribution: unknown

Agriculture

Photos of harvesting at Cullisse (no date).

Attribution: unknown

Construction of Fabrication Yard

07 Construction continutes

Attribution: unknown

Oil Platform Construction

In the late 20th and very early 21st century the name “Nigg” is synonymous with that of the oil industry. The photos relating to this in the photo album illustrate the huge amount of work necessary to develop the area.

Cromarty on the left.

Attribution: unknown

Renewable Energy Construction

By the second decade of the 21st century focus turned to renewable energy production.  Nigg has been at the forefront of the construction of wind, wave and tidal turbines.  

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Welcome to this collection of photographs from Nigg Parish. The originals are held by Mrs Liz Whiteford. The photographs were presented in three albums on the original RCHS website, but as the topics are similar in each album it has been decided to amalgamate them into related groups.  All of the photographs can be viewed in the  Nigg Libraries page of this website.  However, we have included the work related photographs on this page.

Click on photo album to view thumbnails and then click thumbnail to see the full size images 
Nigg » Nigg History » Nigg Schools
Nigg Public School 1906.
Nigg Public School 1906.
Nigg School, c.1920s.
Nigg School, c.1920s.
Nigg School, 1951.
Nigg School, 1951.
Nigg School, 1951. Back row: Sandy Fraser, Jackie Ross, Colin Macintosh, Billy Shaw, ?, Eddie Robertson, ?. Middle row: Miss ?, Graham Hamilton, ?, Maisie Swanson, Betty Swanson, Jean Carr, Alice Fraser, Mary Mackenzie, Sheila Ross, Duncan Sutherland, Mr Nicholson. Front row: Miss J. Pirie, ?, Robin Alston, Isobel Munro, ?, Evanda Hamilton, Iris Ross, Isobel Robertson, Joan Calder, Dorothy, Margaret Nicholson, ?, ?.
1953 Coronation Photo of Nigg School.
1953 Coronation Photo of Nigg School.
1953 Coronation Photo of Nigg School. Back row: Mr A. Nicholson, Duncan Sutherland, Robin Alston, ?, Sandy Nicholson, ?, ?, ?, ?, Miss C. Henderson. Middle row: Sandy Fraser, ?, Mary Mackenzie, Wilma, Sheila Ross, Isobel Robertson, Eddie Robertson, ?. Front row: ?, ?, ?, ?, Jean Fraser, Iris Ross, Joan Calder, Evanda Hamilton, Isobel Munro, Margaret Nicholson, ?.
No details.
No details.
1977 Centenary Celebrations at Nigg School.
1977 Centenary Celebrations at Nigg School.
1977 Centenary Celebrations at Nigg School. Back row: Peter Paterson, Vicky Tipping, Ian Robertson, Miss Ross. Middle row: Duncan ? (Castlecraig), Morag MacLennan, Angela Munro, Louise Mackenzie. Front row: Lisa Tonberg, Emma Robertson, Lorna Maclennan, Genivieve Tonberg.
Pitcalnie School (no date).
Pitcalnie School (no date).
Nigg School (no date).
Nigg School (no date).
Nigg school sports on a sandy Nigg beach, 1966
Nigg school sports on a sandy Nigg beach, 1966
Nigg school sports on a sandy Nigg beach, 1966, with Mrs Rose, teacher.
Nigg School pupils, c.1921,
Nigg School pupils, c.1921,
Nigg School pupils, c.1921, with their teacher, Miss Anderson.
P5 ,6 and 7 of Nigg School, 1968.
P5 ,6 and 7 of Nigg School, 1968.
P5 ,6 and 7 of Nigg School, 1968. L-r: Robert Livingstone, James Campbell, Gordon Ross, Shaun McCrum, Philip Livingstone, Colin Mackenzie, Roseanna Schoebella, Ann Robertson, Noreen Henderson, Donald Mackenzie, Alison Mackenzie, Barbara Henderson, Meriel Campbell, Richard Tonberg.
P1 ,2, 3 and 4 of Nigg School, June 1968
P1 ,2, 3 and 4 of Nigg School, June 1968
P1 ,2, 3 and 4 of Nigg School, June 1968. Teacher: Miss Isobel MacIntosh. Alexander Campbell, Donald Ross, Edward Livingstone, Robert Mackenzie, Lorna Munro, Pauline henderson, Fiona Ross, Irene Schoebella,David Henderson, Alison Munro, Vicky Tipping, Caroline Schoebella, Aileen Robertson, Edmond Andrews.
Nigg School photo, c.1970s,
Nigg School photo, c.1970s,
Nigg School photo, c.1970s, with Miss Ross and Mrs Forbes. Jo Tipping, Sandy Robertson, Ian Robertson, Neil Dalgetty, Peter Robertson, Brian Robertson, David Robertson, Allison Munro/?, Steven Dalgetty, Donna Mackenzie, ?, Jacqui Ross/ Victoria Budge, Iain Robertson, Morag Maclennan, Fiona Robertson, Vicky Tipping, Hazel Mackenzie, David Robson, Stewart Robertson, Louise Mackenzie, Angela Munro.
Final photograph at Nigg School before closure in 1991.
Final photograph at Nigg School before closure in 1991.
School photo (no details).
School photo (no details).
No information.
No information.
Preparation of Singing Game, Pitcalnie School, c.1950s.
Preparation of Singing Game, Pitcalnie School, c.1950s.
Pitcalnie School, c.1950s.
Pitcalnie School, c.1950s.
Pitcalnie School, c.1950s. Back l-r: Michael Christie, Cecil Williamson, John Woodorczyk, Kenneth Macdonald. Front l-r: Avril Ross, Isobel Laing, Alice Beattie.
Pitcalnie School, c.1950s.
Pitcalnie School, c.1950s.
Pitcalnie School (no date).
Pitcalnie School (no date).
Pitcalnie School, c.1950s.
Pitcalnie School, c.1950s.
Pitcalnie School, c.1950s. Taken before the dress rehearsal for the school concert.
Pitcalnie School, c.1950s.
Pitcalnie School, c.1950s.
Pitcalnie School, c.1950s. Photo taken before the dress rehearsal for the school concert.
Pitcalnie School, c.1950s.
Pitcalnie School, c.1950s.
Pitcalnie School, c.1950s. Taken before the dress rehearsal for the school concert.
Nigg School, c.1900s.
Nigg School, c.1900s.
Taken before rehearsal for school concert.
Taken before rehearsal for school concert.
Pitcalnie School, c.1950s.
Pitcalnie School, c.1950s.
Pitcalnie School, c.1950s. Photo taken before the dress rehearsal for the school concert.
Pitcalnie School (no date).
Pitcalnie School (no date).
Pitcalnie School (no date).
Pitcalnie School (no date).
Nigg Primary School, c.1920s.
Nigg Primary School, c.1920s.
No information.
No information.
Pitcalnie School, September 1986.
Pitcalnie School, September 1986.
Pitcalnie School September 1986.
Pitcalnie School September 1986.
Pitcalnie School, September 1986.
Pitcalnie School, September 1986.
Pitcalnie School ?1979? Teacher: Mrs Jean Smith.
Pitcalnie School ?1979? Teacher: Mrs Jean Smith.
Pitcalnie School ?1979? Teacher: Mrs Jean Smith. l-r: Karol Mackintosh, Anne Smith, Victor Smith, Elizabeth Mackechnie, Karen Thain, Richard Thain, Colin R. Campbell, Georgina Mckechnie (Castlecraig), Sandra McKechnie, Isobel Mackintosh, Johan Macdonald.
Nigg School outing, early 1970s.
Nigg School outing, early 1970s.
Pitcalnie School at the end of the 19th Century
Pitcalnie School at the end of the 19th Century
Pitcalnie School at the end of the 19th Century. While some of the children in the front row are wearing boots, many of them are bare-footed.
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