John's Negatives

This is the collection of photographs taken by me when not taking slides.
It is a bit patchy prior to 1978 but I think I have found most thenceforward.
Formal image numbering starts from 1979.

1960’s

Rowing and Bannockburn — June 1965 (4) Aberdovey Sea School — July 1965 (11) Fleet Review on the Clyde — August 1965 (15) Cycling to Oban — September 1965 (3) Rowing on the Clyde — June 1966 (2)

Films 1 & 2

Dalkeith House and Policies — 1978 (6) The hills around Glen Affric — 27-30 July 1978 (6) PS Waverley to Tighnabruaich — 5 August 1978 (8) Hills somewhere in the winter — Winter 1978/9 (3)

Film 3

Dalkeith House and Policies — January 1979 (15) Mayfield — January 1979 (2) Edinburgh — January 1979 (8)

Film 4

Meall Corranaich & Meall a Choire Leith (with Richard) — Sun. 26 Apr 1981. (6) Glen Etive (with Richard) — Friday, 1 May 1981 (7) Glen Geusachan (with Richard, Dave & Joyce) — May or June 1981 (10 + 3)

Film 5

Glen Geusachan (with Richard, Dave & Joyce) — May or June 1981 (3) A party in the Cross Keys (15) A trip to Glen Affric (with Richard, Dave & Joyce) — June 25 - 28, 1981 (5)

Film 6

A trip to Glen Affric (with Richard, Dave & Joyce) — June 25 - 28, 1981 (5 + 6) A trip to Knoydart (with Richard, Dave & Joyce) — July 16 - 60, 1981 (14) Interlude (Charlie, Richard) — (2) Ben Lawers — August 1981 (I think) (2 + 2)

Film 7

Ben Lawers — August 1981 (I think) (2 + 2) La noce de Robert et Martine — Saturday, 5 Septmber 1981 (17) People in the Cross Keys (1981) (Ian, Linda, Bill) (3) Ben Sgritheall (with Richard, Dave & Joyce) — Friday, 23 October 1981 (2)

Film 8

Ben Sgritheall (with Richard, Dave & Joyce) — Friday, 23 October 1981 (2 + 4) Uncle Bill's 70th Birthday — late February 1982 (7) Karen's First Holy Communion — (11) A trip to the Fannich Forest — Thursday, 29 July 1982 (2)

Film 9

A trip to the Fannich Forest — Thursday, 29 July 1982 (2 + 3) Dalkeith Gala Day (4) People in the Cross Keys (5) Helensburgh Pier from Waverley — Saturday, 21 August 1982 (1) Karen & Fiona — Christmas 1982 (4) A glen somewhere — 1983 (1) PS Waverley at Grangemouth and Granton — Saturday, 21 May 1983 (6)

Film 10

Hills around Braemar — Tuesday, 14 June 1983 et seq. (10) Stornoway Gaelic Course — Monday, 4 July 1983 et seq. (14)

Film 11

People in the Cross Keys — Saturday, late July 1983 (12) People aboard Waverley — Tuesday, 2 August 1983 (4) Hills around Loch Lochy — Weekend, 22-23 October 1983 (6) ICL PC at Beven Road (2)

Film 12

Crossing Rannoch Moor with Charlie — Wednesday, 9 November 1983 (7) Maude (I think) — December 1983 or 1984 (2) Michelle’s 13th Birthday — 26 December 1984 (5) Fiona’s First Holy Communion — 18 May 1985 (10)

I have left a break in the numbering here in case other films turn up, but I don’t expect any.
 

Films 21 & 22

Waverley in the Western Isles — Tuesday, 30 April 1991 et seq. (40) Waverley round the Isle of Man — Saturday, 11 May 1991 (8)

Films 23 & 24

Our back garden (1) followed by the Forth & Clyde canal in 1993. Views from the Erskine Bridge — Monday, 1 February (4) Bowling Harbour and the start of the canal — Monday, 1 February (5) Mostly Maryhill — Wednesday, 3 February (8) Stockingfield Junction to Speirs Wharf — Friday, 5 February (7) Stockingfield Junction to Banknock — Tuesday, 9 February (2) Banknock to Grangemouth — Thursday, 11 February (7) Grangemouth Docks — Thursday, 11 February (4) Union Canal - Falkirk to Linlithgow — Monday, 22 February (13) Union Canal - Linlithgow to Edinburgh — Tuesday, 23 February (12)

Film 25

Larne — Tuesday, 9 May 1995 (1) MacGillycuddy’s Reeks — Friday, 12 May 1995 (3) Limerick — Saturday & Sunday, 13/14 May 1995 (8) Banagher by the Shannon — Monday, 15 May 1995 (5) Shannon Harbour — Tuesday, 16 May 1995 (3) Edenderry — Wednesday, 17 May 1995 (3)

The next few films were loaded in a temporary,
relatively cheap camera (Minolta Memory Maker, £26.99),
with a short lead-in and considerable vignetting.

Film 26

Montrose Harbour — Saturday, 3 June 1995 (2) Aberdeen, Fraserburgh and Macduff — Sunday, 4 June 1995 (19) Gareloch — Thursday, 29 June 1995 (2) Strone Point, Loch Goil and Hunter's Quay — Sunday, 2 July 1995 (3) Dundee, Perth and the Bell Rock — Saturday, 8 July 1995 (13)

Film 27

Govan dry docks & HMS Ocean at Kvaerner — July 1995 (3) Steam yacht Carola — July 1995 (4) HMS Ocean at Kvaerner — Monday, 14 August 1995 (1) Gannets on Ailsa Craig — Monday, 14 August 1995 (2) Refurbished jack-up oil rig being towed out off Inverkip — August 1995 (1) PS Waverley leaving Troon — Monday, 21 August 1995 (2) mv Suilven at Troon — Monday, 21 August 1995 (2)

Film 28

New Lanark & the Falls of Clyde — Monday, 18 September 1995 (4) The Antrim Way — Glenarm to Ballynure — Thu - Sun, 19-22 October 1995 (5) PS Waverley on the Clyde — various dates, April 1996 (10) Views from the Campsie Fells — Friday, 3 May 1996 (3) Around Charing Cross — Tuesday, 7 May 1996 (4)

? Normal camera was resumed here.

Film 29

Our back garden (1) Benemerenti Medal Presentations by Cardinal Winning — (11) PS Waverley to Brodick — possibly Thursday, 6 August 1998 (6) Grandad’s 80th Birthday — Saturday, 22 August 1998 (10) Moira, Louise and Paul on PS Waverley — Friday, 6 August 1999 (2) ‘Splendour of the Seas’ — Saturday, 14 August 1999 (9)