A Mystery Solved – the key clue was just one word … Corelli
Archive, Norman Mowatt, People of the Picture House
Just last week the Picture house received an email from a gentleman called Nigel Rose who is conducting some research...
Read MoreSAMUEL ARMOUR
Archive, People of the Picture House
Samuel Armour (1855- 1919) Samuel was from a long line of Armours in Argyll. He was a founding shareholder of...
Read MoreMemories & Stories
The Railway and the Picture House “I remember as a young boy in the Early 1940s going to the Picture...
Read MoreWilliam Walker
Archive, Norman Mowatt, People of the Picture House
Biography File: People of Campbeltown Picture House Full Name William Walker Maiden name / other names Birth date 11th M…
Read MoreWilliam McKersie
Allanna Brough, Archive, People of the Picture House
Biography File: People of Campbeltown Picture House Full Name William Mitchell McKersie Maiden name / other names Birth …
Read MoreWilliam John Turpin
Archive, Norman Mowatt, People of the Picture House
From the first moments we started looking through the Picture House archive it was clear that people and their stories..…
Read MoreWilliam Greenless
Allanna Brough, Archive, People of the Picture House
Biography File: People of Campbeltown Picture House Full Name William Greenlees Maiden name / other names Birth d…
Read MoreWilliam D’Arc
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Biography File: People of Campbeltown Picture House Full Name William John D’Arc Maiden name / other names Birth date …
Read MoreThomas Blue
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Biography File: People of Campbeltown Picture House Full Name Thomas Blue Maiden name / other names Birth date 1889...
Read MoreRoss Wallace
Archive, Norman Mowatt, People of the Picture House
Biography File: People of Campbeltown Picture House Full Name Ross Wallace Maiden name / other names Birth date 1857 Bir…
Read MoreLorne Stewart Weir
Archive, People of the Picture House
Lorne Stewart Weir’s father, Robert Weir, was a master builder who in 1881, employed 87 men. The company was called...
Read MoreNeil McArthur
Archive, People of the Picture House
A local man, Neil McArthur was the mason builder of the Picture House. The total payment for his work was...
Read MoreJohn Norman Mactaggart
Archive, People of the Picture House
John Norman Mactaggart and his brother Daniel Campbell Mactaggart, were the third generation of solicitors in Campbeltow…
Read MoreJames Smith
Archive, Helen Mowatt, Norman Mowatt, People of the Picture House
James Smith was born in Glasgow in 1867, son of a Master Baker. He worked for several years as a...
Read MoreJames McInnes
Archive, People of the Picture House
Biography File: People of Campbeltown Picture House Full Name James McInnes Maiden name / other names Birth date 1849 Bi…
Read MoreHenry Dundas Beatson Mctaggart
Allanna Brough, Archive, People of the Picture House
Henry Dundas Beatson Mactaggart bought 50 shares in the Picture House in 1912. Henry was the grandson of Captain Henry..…
Read MoreGeorge Roger
Archive, Norman Mowatt, People of the Picture House
George Finlay Roger was born in Dundee. His father was a Master Photographer with a studio in Dundee. He followed...
Read MoreDuncan Sinclair
Archive, Norman Mowatt, People of the Picture House
Duncan Sinclair was born in Inverchaolain, Cowal in 1877 and was educated at Dunoon Grammar School. He was apprenticed t…
Read MoreJames Durward Lyall
Archive, Norman Mowatt, People of the Picture House
As we continue to explore the adverts from the Campbeltown Courier from the years before the Picture House opened we...
Read MoreJames Macalister Hall
Archive, People of the Picture House
James Macalister Hall was an original shareholder, buying 100 shares in 1912. James was one of six children, two sisters…
Read MoreFredrick Rendell Burnette
Allanna Brough, Archive, People of the Picture House
Samuel “Frederick” Rendell Burnette was an early shareholder and first Managing Director of Campbeltown Picture Hous…
Read MoreDr. James P Brown.
Allanna Brough, Archive, People of the Picture House
James Pearson Brown bought 20 shares in the Picture House 1912. Dr James Pearson Brown was the son of a...
Read MoreCharles William Trevatt
Archive, Jan Silver, People of the Picture House
Initially, all we had was the above 1913 baptism record for the daughter of one Charles William Lovatt and his...
Read MoreCatherine McTaggert.
Allanna Brough, Archive, People of the Picture House
Catherine McTaggart (née Beatson) was one of the original shareholders in the Picture House. She bought 50 shares in 19…
Read MoreArthur Hubner
Archive, Norman Mowatt, People of the Picture House
Born in Liverpool in 1849 Arthur Hubner worked as a travelling Advertising Contractor before moving to Glasgow and becom…
Read MoreArchibald Dunlop Armour
Allanna Brough, Archive, People of the Picture House
Archibald Dunlop Armour was an original shareholder and Director of the Picture House. He was born into a family of...
Read MoreArchibald Armour Revie
Archive, Helen Mowatt, People of the Picture House
Archibald was A. Revie was one of the original shareholders of the Picture House, buying 20 shares. Archibald A. Revie:…
Read MoreAgnes Galbraith Greenlees
Allanna Brough, Archive, People of the Picture House
An original shareholder, Agnes Galbraith Greenlees bought 50 shares in 1912. Agnes Galbraith Wallace Greenlees was the S…
Read MoreAdam Ritchie Greig
Archive, David O McEwan, People of the Picture House
Adam (Ritchie) Greig was born at 138 George Street, Paisley on the 7th March 1893. His father John Greig was...
Read MoreAlbert Victor Gardner
Archive, Norman Mowatt, People of the Picture House
Image (zoom): architectural plans drawn by AV Gardner for Campbeltown Picture House Ltd. (1912), courtesy of Argy…
Read MoreMactaggart Women and WW1
Last week I told the story of Marion McKersie and her three daughters who all played their part in WW1...
Read MoreIndependent Women?
I am still looking at the list of original shareholders of the Picture House and the thing that strikes me...
Read MoreDrumfin House and the Dedicated Doctor Brown.
I had another look at the list of my original shareholders to see if anyone caught my attention. While I...
Read MoreSmoking Is Bad For Your Health But Good For Your Fortune?
This may cause offense to some people or cause others to have an attack of the vapours but, when I...
Read MoreAn Air Crash and the Picture House.
Last week I was working on research for two different Blog articles but I was waiting to hear back from...
Read MoreA First Class Picture House and Mr. Fullarton.
All the biographies for the original shareholders of the Picture House are complete. We know who these people were and..…
Read MoreHave you seen Bostock in Kilts?
Mr N.C. BOSTOCK in LONDON, The success of modern Times. The cry is “Have you seen Bostock in Kilts?” The...
Read MoreInvestigating New Archive Documents
The volunteer archive team was recently informed that some documents had been donated to the Picture House archive. We w…
Read MoreWhisky Macs and The Steamboat Hotel.
I’d been wondering what to write for my next Blog piece and thought I’d look again at the list of...
Read MoreAudrey Comes to Campbeltown
On Sunday 11th September just before 5pm we went round to the Picture House in Campbeltown to see The Vintage Mobile C…
Read MoreMemories of the Picture House
The Railway and the Picture House “I remember as a young boy in the Early 1940s going to the Picture House on...
Read More100 Years Ago … A Picture House Shareholder Becomes a Hero !
Our attention was recently drawn to the “From Our Files” Feature in the Campbeltown Courier of 28thJuly 2017. After …
Read MoreThere’s no “I” in team.
I remember seeing Robin Patel’s post on social media for “Raiders of The Lost Archive” asking for volunteers to be…
Read MoreWhen the Big Tin Box was Opened We Found People and Stories
The Raiders of the Lost Archive project started to come to life for me when Robin came to speak for...
Read MoreVenturing into the mystical art of Archiving
To anyone about to read this, can I suggest that you would have a much better time pursuing Jack Higgins...
Read MoreDid You Hear The One About The Minister And The Priest?
I haven’t posted a Blog for a while because I have been busy trying to complete the biographies for the...
Read MoreWhisky, War and Provost Greenlees.
Knowing that I still had lots of biographies on the original shareholders still to complete, I took the easy option...
Read MorePicture House Memories, American Serials, Charlie Chaplin and The Vampire
One of the sources of information we have been using in conjunction with documents and other materials found in the...
Read MoreFrom Picture House Managers to King Solomon’s Mines and The Halls of Montezuma!
This week I have been finding out about the second manager of the Picture House, Mr Duncan Sinclair. Born near...
Read MoreWaylaid plans and Picture House plans.
So yesterday it rained all day, perfect weather for research. My plan for the day was to complete the Bio...
Read MoreWhisky Galore!
They say that honesty is the best policy and I do believe this. The truth is, I have swithered and...
Read MoreGreenlees, Golf and Serendipity.
Serendipity means a fortunate happenstance or pleasant surprise. Finding this photograph was both! This is from The Cam…
Read MoreCharles William Trevatt: first-generation cinematographer.
Initially, all we had was the above 1913 baptism record for the daughter of one Charles William Lovatt and his...
Read MoreWhat do film reports tell us about the past?
The film reports held by the Picture House archive offer an incredible glimpse back in time to a period when...
Read MoreFinding Ritchie Greig – Pianist of the Picture House (a preview)
The recent refurbishment of the Picture House rekindled my interest in Adam Ritchie Greig, sometime pianist there in the…
Read MoreThe Operatic Superstar and Rob Roy MacGregor
As we continue to explore the adverts from the Campbeltown Courier from the years before the Picture House opened we...
Read MoreFascinating Characters and Biographies.
From the first moments we started looking through the Picture House arc…
Read MoreD’Arc Treasure!
I remember the first time I saw the original Shareholders’ Ledger. It was the very first session of Raiders of...
Read MoreDiscovery and Sharing
In a recent blog article I wrote about Dr Ormonde and his talented family and their visit to Campbeltown to...
Read MoreBombing Raids, Dive-Ins & Bunnets: Getting the Conversation Started
n order to reveal the meaning of heritage, you have to engage with the community that surrounds it. Last week...
Read MoreGentleman Greenlees
In my last post I talked about two of the early shareholders of The Picture House, Whisky Distillers William Greenlees …
Read MoreWhisky and Heroines
So, last week was wonderful. Digging deeper to find out more about Frederick Rendell Burnette was exciting and thrilling…
Read MoreMysteries, Detectives and Westerns !
Still in June 1913 and the Picture House is settling into regular commercial operation with success. The composition of …
Read MoreMelodrama !
n June 1913 the Picture House changed to a continuous performance each evening from 7.30pm to 10.30pm, and in the...
Read MoreDigging Deep
still remember the Eureka moment when I discovered that Frederick Rendell Burnette, Managing Director of the Picture Hou…
Read MoreIn the new Picture House – What did they see ?
What were the first films shown when the Picture House opened on 26th May 1913? What sort of things did...
Read MoreElusive Names and Brick Walls.
I had a lovely morning yesterday, working in the garden enjoying the weather…and then the rain came. So I decided to...
Read MoreThe Picture House – Plans, and Dr Ormonde
I was intrigued by one of the old local newspaper adverts we looked through yesterday. I thought that since it...
Read MoreOriginal Picture House Plans Arrive!
Yesterday we were treated by visit from Pat McCann, Culture and Libraries Manager, Argyll and Bute Council. Pat brought …
Read MoreFront Elevation and Biographies
We had another meeting of the Campbeltown Picture House “Raiders of the Lost Archive” group today in the Community B…
Read MoreFascinating People
With the inventory of the contents of the Picture House in progress the group has also been doing some research...
Read MoreHidden Histories: ‘Arrival at Whitehart’
On the 25th of July, 1914, ‘Arrival at Whitehart’ was screened at the Picture House, showing the Argyll and Sutherla…
Read MoreWe Minecrafted the Picture House! Would you like to try?
This evening we had our last session of the Minecrafting the Picture House project! Over the past two months, young...
Read MorePicture House Collective: exploring early cinema advertisements
Today we had our first meeting of the ‘Picture House Collective’ at Aqualibrium. After a brief presentation we star…
Read MoreYouth forum re-imagines Picture House
So tonight we said goodbye to the Youth Forum (‘Reimagining the Picture House’) for the next few weeks. We continued...
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