Forestry Memories

KenMcRae and colleagues at Bonchester Bridge

KenMcRae and colleagues at Bonchester Bridge

Date Added: 24 October 2008 Contributor: Heritage North Year of Photo: 1950 Picture No: 370

In the early days of his forestry career Ken McRae was stationed at Bonchester Bridge in the Scottish Borders. Anyone remember him and his colleagues from the shot above. Anyone else stationed in the huts?

Ken's forestry days have informed much of his humourous writing. In "Winter in forestry" he describes bothy life, which will be familiar to many foresters. Download it by clicking on the PDF tab above.

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2 Comments

I worked on Wauchope Forest November 1948 - November 1950. Lived at the Hostel
November December 1948.The person on the left is Bob Meikle of Innerleithen
(became a fencing contractor). I think the surname of the second from the right was Mowat, who married a local girl called Agnes Neil, daughter of the Forestry Commission Gamekeeper.
Comment left on 18 July 2010 at 09:29 by Bob Milner
Ken MacRae wondered if the man named by Bob Milner as Bob Meikle could be Bob Oliphant? Comment left on 07 May 2015 at 20:41 by Norman Davidson
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