Coldingham Village Gallery

 

  • Looking into the Village square from the school road.
    Picture by Bob Thomson
  • Burnside Cottage on one of the many walks around the village.
    Picture by Bob Thomson
  • Bridge Street with the butchers shop on the right
    Picture by Bob Thomson
  • Bogan
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • The Bow
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • Coldingham Second Hand Bookshop
  • Another good walk by West Loch.
    Pictur by Bob Thomson
  • Coldingham Priory
    Picture by Bob Thomson
  • Quern
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • Peter Walker keeps an eye on the flood water.
    Picture by Bob Thomson
  • Telephone box in Coldingham car park
    Picture by Bob Thomson
  • A very tidy War Memorial.
    Picture by Bob Thomson
  • Interior of the Priory
    Picture by Bob Thomson
  • Interior of the Priory
    Picture by Bob Thomson
  • The beach water spout, many a pail and sandy feet have been washed here
    Picture by bob Thomson
  • Coldingham's popular beach.
    Picture by Bob Thomson
  • One of the many water pumps that at one time supplied the village.
    Picture by Bob Thomson
  • Fast Castle
    Phot Dr Michael Fenty
  • Redheugh from Fast Castle
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • St Abbs Head from Fast Castle
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • St Abbs from the Head
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • Mire Loch
    Photo David Campbell
  • Red Squirrell - Black Tail
    Photo George Ross Taken at a secret location very close to Coldingham
  • Red squirrel
    Photo George Ross
  • Roe Deer
    Photo George Ross
  • Seal Pup
    Photo George Ross Taken on the beach below Fast Castle. About 200 ft down to the beach - and the same back up again
  • Seal Pup
    Photo George Ross Taken on the beach below Fast Castle. About 200 ft down to the beach - and the same back up again.
  • Buzzard
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • Buzzard
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • Seagull
    Photo George Ross Taken on boat trip out of St Abbs Harbour
  • Verge Untouched
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • Common Spotted Orchid
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • Bistort Patch
    Coildingham's roadside wild flowers Bistort - once used to make puddings!
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • Early Purple Orchid
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • Lady 's Smock
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • Valerian and Sweet Cicely in local woods
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • Butterfly - a small copper - feeding on wild thyme. St Abbs Head
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • Pettico Wick. Looking north to the Bass and Berwick Law
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • Kirk Hill, reputed site of St Ebba's monastery visited by Saint Cuthbert
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • Rock cut site for a shrine, Kirk Hill
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • Well Mouth
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • Village Walks - The Cockit Hat Path
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • Village walks Coldingham Law and St Abbs Head , viewed from the Cockit Hat path
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • The Village From The Cockit Hat Path
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • Whitfield Loaning
    Photo Dr Michael Fenty
  • Stranger on the Shore
    Photo: Jill Shields
  • Jesse At Beach Hut
    Photo: Stewart Cranston
 

 

 

Coldingham Village - History - WWII Gallery

The pictures in this Gallery have been provided by Chris Ross, now living in Canada, but with family still in the village.

  • Coldingham Volunteers
    Coldingham Volunteers - date unknown
  • Queen Mary - CDRs Cards
    This is how I left Coldingham for Canada in 1946 - on the great old boat
  • Dad On The Phone
    Inside Drone Hill (These pictures will be quite rare)
  • Mum & Dad Churchside
    Donald & Pat Ross (nee Wilson) wedded at the priory May 1, 1943.
  • Dad With Pipe
    The photographer - David Donald Ross of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - RCAF attached to the RAF from 1940 to 1945 at Drone Hill
  • Drone Hill - Partial Array
    This picture is part of the Chain Link Radar Station at Drone Hill. My Dad took the picture. He was stationed there. He told me if they knew he took the picture - they would have thrown him in jail for the rest of the war because it was so secret.
  • Chris Ross
    This is a picture of me in front of the bank window in late 1944. Mother - Pat Ross nee - Wood. Father - Don Ross - Canadian serviceman stationed at Drone Hill. I believe I still have a cousin there who is or was the school Principal.
  • The Whole Gang
    The whole Drone Hill mob
  • The Woods And Mom
    The Wilsons of Coldingham - about 1920
  • Unkown Dial Guy
    At the Dials inside the station
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Coldingham Village Crest