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Happy St Andrews Day !

30th November each year.Didn't you learn that at School?Dig your piece of tartan out.Have a swig of Whisky.Fly the blue and white flag.They'll be celebrating at Dunnett HeadAnd maybe at the most northerly pointat Mugle Fluker on the Shetlands.Where is there a link to Scotland in Brentford?

Jim Lawes ● 515d5 Comments

Andrew Carnegie certainly earned a flutter of the blue and white flag somewhere in Brentford...after his great donation to Brentford (The Library) He was born in Scotland and made a mark in TW8.MacFarlane Laing Biscuits also started in Scotland and in later years employed 100's locally.Wilson and KYLE ?"WICK" a scottish fishing town and the name of the new Ballymore Leisure Club

Jim Lawes ● 513d

Great answers Anne.I wonder if there are more.

Jim Lawes ● 514d

Clamar a tha tho Jim!A little bit of Scottish Gaelic there ....and many on the Outer Hedrides speak that lingo.My daughter went to study in Glasgowand wondered how her life would change!She finished up as an English Incomerand is doing well.I visit Scolland quite often.I once hitch hiked to John O Groats and back from Chiswick Roundabout ...when one could do those things.in the 50sSo you have roots in Scotland?I really wondered if current Brentford folk do.I like Anne's post. Hit the nail on the head with Braemar and the Inverness ClubMore!

Jim Lawes ● 514d

And why Braemar Road? There is, of course, the Carnegie Library & then Jim Storrar himself!

Anne England ● 514d

Thank you Jim - lang may you lum reek!The Brentford Connection - is this the Inverness Lodge Club?Does anyone know why it it is so called?Maybe the connection is McDonalds?!

Jim Storrar ● 515d