Honda

Something that will make motor cycle enthusiasts mouth water this morning. A brand new Honda 750 fresh from the showroom.

Clouds Over Plateau.

Storm clouds gathering over old Thames Tug Plateau while berthing with this barge mounted crane.

Holm Square.

Glencairn Square kilmarnock, somtimes known as Holm Square, is now a busy road junction with traffic lights and filter lanes. The street where the car is sitting is West Shaw street the light coloured building on the right is the Howard Arms, still a popular watering hole today. The dome topped structure bottom left of the picture was a fountain, The cottages on the other side were demolished long ago and the B M K factory extended down to there, it was also demolished to make way for a supermarket complex, which itself is soon to meet the same fate.

Landing

A nicely varnished fishing vessel lands her catch at Tarbert Loch Fyne.

Navy Cut.

This is an image from an old advert for John Player & Sons from early twentieth century.

Tamarisk

A break from the old stuff today with this photo of a smart little "Tamarisk Poacher" I came accross at the weekend.

Kilmarnock View.

The Cross Kilmarnock, date unknown. The statue is of Sir James Shaw a Kilmarnock born and educated man who became a popular Lord Mayor of London, this statue now stands opposite the Dick institute in London Road. On the left is Rankin &Borland dispensing chemists. And on the ground floor of the corner building on the right, many will remember the pet shop.