My uncle,Gordon mchallum used to work in men's dept in (I think this what its called)the co op store .never was in it so I think that's what I've just seen on video xx
1:05 Am I imagining it, or is there some "being a public nuisance" there? Straight into the Free Press. 1:24 The Golden Cross. In 1987 I bought seven pints of Younger's Number 3 in there in just over an hour and a half. Well, I thought I was buying them. I got outside and around the corner towards Bowie's bike shop and it turned out I was only renting them. 1:34 The George Hotel just in the mid-distance at the junction. What a state now. You could buy it for tuppence if you can stop it falling down.
You wonder how long it'll be before the problems become structural and building control - and the local council taxpayers - begin to have a problem. I'll bet it's a big complicated slate roof. I used to work in a 19th century building with a big old slate roof and (in 2006) it took 200k just to stop the worst of the water coming in - not even a proper fix. When big old buildings start to go pear-shaped, particularly on a site with difficult access, it can all get quite pricey. Turning it into a care home sounds like an idea until you think about the problems you'd face with lifts. Care homes on bespoke sites and low costs can't make money. My old pal Griff - now dead - stayed in the "Three Bridges" care home in Glasgow, and it wasn't financially viable without government money, was built on a cleared site and still barely broke even on 3k a month per resident. The George Hotel might have to come down.
I love this keep it coming.
Thanks for the memories, I was 19 at the time and remember Benson's on a Friday nicht very well :)
I was 20 and went Benson's (buckshead) too and the coachmans 😂 great times
OH ME ANGINA!!
Blast from the past, thanks
It looked better than it does now
Amazing, would love to see more!
Ayeeeeeeeeeee! Stranraer looks lit!
I grew up here! Fond memories!
It looks nice.
My aunty. Molly Campbell 104 Belmont road x
My uncle,Gordon mchallum used to work in men's dept in (I think this what its called)the co op store .never was in it so I think that's what I've just seen on video xx
1:05 Am I imagining it, or is there some "being a public nuisance" there? Straight into the Free Press.
1:24 The Golden Cross. In 1987 I bought seven pints of Younger's Number 3 in there in just over an hour and a half. Well, I thought I was buying them. I got outside and around the corner towards Bowie's bike shop and it turned out I was only renting them.
1:34 The George Hotel just in the mid-distance at the junction. What a state now. You could buy it for tuppence if you can stop it falling down.
I agree it is an eye sore
You wonder how long it'll be before the problems become structural and building control - and the local council taxpayers - begin to have a problem. I'll bet it's a big complicated slate roof. I used to work in a 19th century building with a big old slate roof and (in 2006) it took 200k just to stop the worst of the water coming in - not even a proper fix. When big old buildings start to go pear-shaped, particularly on a site with difficult access, it can all get quite pricey. Turning it into a care home sounds like an idea until you think about the problems you'd face with lifts. Care homes on bespoke sites and low costs can't make money. My old pal Griff - now dead - stayed in the "Three Bridges" care home in Glasgow, and it wasn't financially viable without government money, was built on a cleared site and still barely broke even on 3k a month per resident. The George Hotel might have to come down.
and not an ATM in sight....
...and nobody on their mobile phones!
Bro I live in stranrar tho
The toon has barely changed in someways
I know what you mean. I don't visit too often but it looks as if it's stagnated a bit. Shame.
@@billybark4975 definitely a lot quieter since the ferry left