Old Boston

In 1909 Samuel Tonge was Boston's oldest worker. Everyone who knew him and admired him called him Sammy and he was 87 years of age in 19...

In September 1901 the ship "Success" visited Boston Dock. In a career spanning 106 years, the Success served as a merchant sh...

Let me say from the outset that I went in the New Park Inn many times in the 1960's and 70's and it was no different from other pubs...

Bryan Lea sent me a link to the following picture of the tug " Finlay " under construction at Scotts Bowling's yard on Clydes...

Just found a few bits and pieces while cleaning up my hard drive so have put them together to tidy them up.   Barrett's old premi...

The "Boston Society" magazine ran from September 1899 to August 1902, here is a glimpse of the things it told us. In the fashio...

Mr. Walter Whyers (looking bck in 1935) remembers the beginnings of Boston Dock in 1882. Mrs. Simonds, wife of the Mayor, cuts the f...

In August 1903 there was a lot of excitement at Boston Dock when a sea creature was landed there from the steam trawler "Indian"...

Boston has inspired many artists over the years, here are just a few of them. The Stump by Arthur Huston The Gallows Mills (...

W.B.THOMAS At the present time (March 2012) the Guildhall museum has an exhibition featuring the painter William Bartol Thomas (1887-1947...

SOME PHOTO ODDMENTS. Here are a few pictures that I can't find stories for at the moment, I hope you enjoy them. In 1978 this lor...