Maryburgh School Exhibition

Attribution: S. Fraser (Maryburgh Primary School March 2015)

Exhibition - 19 and 20 October 2012

Members of Ross and Cromarty Heritage Society who are residents of Maryburgh felt that the closure of Maryburgh Primary School should be marked in some way in order to reflect its history, dating as it does from 1864 as a Free Church School and from the 1872 Education Act as a “public” school until its closure on Friday 29 June 2012.

A history of the school had been compiled in book form by means of various documents, registers, individual memories and photographs sourced from far and wide and it was felt that an exhibition would complement the launch of the book.

Accordingly, even more effort went into securing artefacts illustrating the school’s history over 150 years.

The exhibition, held over two days on 19 and 20 October 2012 was well attended, with a constant stream of visitors all keen to get a glimpse of themselves on the display boards, find a relation in the records folders, or admire the various trophies on display.

The “heidie” (Tom Thomas) took great delight in making sure that donations went in the inkwell of the desk (kindly loaned by Leanne Urquhart), and the threat of the tawse (loaned by Tommy Menzies) was more than enough to make folk dig into their pockets!

Through book sales, donations, a coffee shop and miscellaneous sales it was possible for RCHS to make a substantial contribution towards the upkeep of Maryburgh Amenities Centre.

RCHS members are grateful to all who make the official celebration of Maryburgh Primary School such a success which is due in part to those who attended the exhibition and those who contributed photographs and memories.

Examining one of the many photographs.

Attribution: unknown

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Grant Crescent.
Grant Crescent.
The Macrae Estate. This is a large estate of 100-plus houses, mostly detached, built by Macrae in 1968-72. There are four streets in the estate: Rosshill Drive, Grant Crescent, Stuarthill Drive and Muirden Road.
Aerial photograph of Maryburgh taken on 16 August 1963
Aerial photograph of Maryburgh taken on 16 August 1963
This aerial photograph shows Maryburgh in the early 1960s before any housing had been built on what became the Macrae estate, Wrightfield Park, the riverside field adjacent to Wrightfield farm, and Mackenzie Place.. Proby Place houses have been built but not the Amenities Centre. The former A9 winds its way across the Telford bridge and the railway line across the adjacent bridge. The trees on 'the Avenue' have all been cut down, so perhaps Wrightfield Park was contemplated? [Photo courtesy of Mrs Rosemary Henderson]
Map of Maryburgh in 1972
Map of Maryburgh in 1972
Map of Maryburgh in 1972 (Courtesy of Mrs Rosemary Henderson)
Laburnum
Laburnum
Seaforth Place
Seaforth Place
Seaforth Place is a crescent containing mainly traditional red sandstone cottages with a few wooden clad Swedish style houses built in the 1950s.
The wooden clad Swedish style houses.
The wooden clad Swedish style houses.
Drewellis (at one time the village inn)
Drewellis (at one time the village inn)
Peartree Cottage (1824) the oldest house in the village.
Peartree Cottage (1824) the oldest house in the village.
Sunnyholm (1828)
Sunnyholm (1828)
The Tollhouse.
The Tollhouse.
The Tollhouse. This octagonal building is situated at the Maryburgh end of Thomas Telford's bridge (demolished and replaced by the "new" bridge) and was extended in the 1960s by its then owner, Robert Dougal, using stone from the demolished ice house adjacent to the property.
Birch Drive
Birch Drive
Birch Drive has been developed in stages. The entrance to the estate is at the top of Hood Street, past the football field.
Birch Drive
Birch Drive
Birch Drive has been developed in stages. The entrance to the estate is at the top of Hood Street, past the football field.
Grant Crescent.
Grant Crescent.
Hood Street looking up the hill from Proby Street.
Hood Street looking up the hill from Proby Street.
The entrance to Mackenzie Place.
The entrance to Mackenzie Place.
Some of the 30-plus houses in Mackenzie Place
Some of the 30-plus houses in Mackenzie Place
Ussie Mills
Ussie Mills
Proby Place is a small row of houses leading off from Proby Street.
Proby Place is a small row of houses leading off from Proby Street.
Proby Street looking east from entrance to Seaforth Place.
Proby Street looking east from entrance to Seaforth Place.
Proby Street looking west from Albert Place.
Proby Street looking west from Albert Place.
Rosshill Drive.
Rosshill Drive.
The Macrae Estate. This is a large estate of 100-plus houses, mostly detached, built by Macrae in 1968-72. There are four streets in the estate: Rosshill Drive, Grant Crescent, Stuarthill Drive and Muirden Road.
Winter view from Dunglass Road.
Winter view from Dunglass Road.
Some of the Wrightfield Park houses showing the landscaped bank between the houses and the main road.
Some of the Wrightfield Park houses showing the landscaped bank between the houses and the main road.
Wrightfield Park is an estate of 50 houses built at the western end of the village between the railway bridge and the Conon bridge. The design of the estate won architectural awards at the time of construction.
The west end of Wrightfield Park after crossing the Conon bridge.
The west end of Wrightfield Park after crossing the Conon bridge.
Wrightfield Park is an estate of 50 houses built at the western end of the village between the railway bridge and the Conon bridge. The design of the estate won architectural awards at the time of construction.
Farm steading on Hood Street (adjacent to Peartree Cottage)
Farm steading on Hood Street (adjacent to Peartree Cottage)
Albert Place
Albert Place
Albert Place is a small row of terraced cottages at the entrance to the village from the direction of Dingwall. The white gable end is that of the "other" village shop (now a private dwelling). The yellow sign on the building is a result of a community campaign against the building of a land raising "superdump" at Tollie. This was the R.A.T.S. (Ross-Shire Against Tollie Superdump) campaign. the campaign was successful and the council voted against allowing the superdump to proceed.
Next to Glencanisp is Hermanville, outside which stood the village pump where residents would gather to fill buckets and have a "bleather".
Next to Glencanisp is Hermanville, outside which stood the village pump where residents would gather to fill buckets and have a "bleather".
Glencanisp
Glencanisp
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SeaforthPl02.jpg
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