The ceiling came down in one of the rooms in my mum’s house in Hamilton Street during this blast! I think it was my sister’s bedroom. Luckily nobody was in at the time. The Mrs Dundas you mentioned would have been might great aunt Kate!
Excellent account of something almost forgotten in the local area. Never been a big fan of any quarry work in the Ochils, they are so beautiful and this type of work really scars them. You have to feel for Alexander Honeyman, he was not a novice and had worked in the quarry business for 29 years. Goes to show just how volatile and dangerous these explosives were.
Thank you so much! The quarry is a bit of an eyesore but it's part of the town's history and gave work to so many locals. Tillicoultry Quarries have the option to re-open it but I'm not sure it'll ever be worked again.
I'm Tillicoultry born and bred. That quarry albeit providing jobs, has ruined the beauty of our town. Growing up, you always heard the blasting warning at 1 o'clock. Avoiding lorries, charging down the road with their loads. If you wanted to walk up the Glen, you didn't do it when it was blasting. Abhorrent thing. Great video but I'm sure you could have found many more appropriate photos from archives. The co-op drapers is where the actual co-op is now. The grocery store was way down the High Street, near the bus station, same side.
Thank you for watching. I know the bakery was down where Inspirations is or there abouts. The quarry certainly detracts from the beauty of the hills, but I guess jobs were more important.
Thank you, S's H. More than interesting, as always. Rest in Peace, Alexander Honeyman, and late condolences to your Family and Friends. Stay free. All the best. Rab 🎲 🌠 🕊 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With much respect re 'Menzies', S's H: The name is traditionally pronounced - and still is in Scotland - /ˈmɪŋɪs/ MING-iss. The current spelling arose when the similar-looking tailed variant of the letter ⟨z⟩ (i.e., ⟨𝔷⟩) was used as a substitute for the now obsolete letter ⟨ȝ⟩ (yogh) in the Scots language (Menȝies). [Via wi k i p ed ia] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Craigfoot Quarry was opened in 1930* It was one of only two active quarries in the Ochil Hills. It originally worked a quartz-dolerite fault within the andesite, which is the coloured streak running down through the blue-black igneous rock - often referred to as 'whinstone', and long used as kerbing, hardcore and road metalling. In January 1949 it experienced a large explosion, when a magazine containing 150lb of explosives detonated, killing quarryman Alexander Honeyman and blowing out doors and windows in the Shillinghill area of Tillicoultry. Craigfoot shut around four years ago, despite having planning permission to extract more stone. [Credit: _The Courier_ 15 February 2022] Bye for now. R 👋
Yes I realised about the pronunciation after I'd uploaded it although today it's pronounced both ways. The shop John Menzies was pronounced the way I've said it where I'm from. Ach well. Thanks for the info as always and glad you enjoyed it.
The ceiling came down in one of the rooms in my mum’s house in Hamilton Street during this blast! I think it was my sister’s bedroom. Luckily nobody was in at the time. The Mrs Dundas you mentioned would have been might great aunt Kate!
Small world! It must've been quite scary for her. Hope she wasn't hurt.
@@scotlandshistory nobody hurt but they did get a fright! We’ll before my time!
Excellent account of something almost forgotten in the local area. Never been a big fan of any quarry work in the Ochils, they are so beautiful
and this type of work really scars them. You have to feel for Alexander Honeyman, he was not a novice and had worked in the quarry business
for 29 years. Goes to show just how volatile and dangerous these explosives were.
Thank you so much! The quarry is a bit of an eyesore but it's part of the town's history and gave work to so many locals. Tillicoultry Quarries have the option to re-open it but I'm not sure it'll ever be worked again.
@@scotlandshistory I am sure you are right, when you travel from Stirling to Alloa, the hills look so beautiful and something I am so proud of.
I'm Tillicoultry born and bred. That quarry albeit providing jobs, has ruined the beauty of our town.
Growing up, you always heard the blasting warning at 1 o'clock. Avoiding lorries, charging down the road with their loads. If you wanted to walk up the Glen, you didn't do it when it was blasting. Abhorrent thing.
Great video but I'm sure you could have found many more appropriate photos from archives. The co-op drapers is where the actual co-op is now. The grocery store was way down the High Street, near the bus station, same side.
Thank you for watching. I know the bakery was down where Inspirations is or there abouts. The quarry certainly detracts from the beauty of the hills, but I guess jobs were more important.
Childhood in tullibody, never heard of this. I did see a story a few years back about the furnace quarry disaster tho.
From what I gather it had quite a profound effect on locals. Must look that one up.
Thank you, S's H. More than interesting, as always.
Rest in Peace, Alexander Honeyman, and late condolences to your Family and Friends.
Stay free. All the best. Rab 🎲 🌠 🕊
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With much respect re 'Menzies', S's H: The name is traditionally pronounced - and still is in Scotland - /ˈmɪŋɪs/ MING-iss. The current spelling arose when the similar-looking tailed variant of the letter ⟨z⟩ (i.e., ⟨𝔷⟩) was used as a substitute for the now obsolete letter ⟨ȝ⟩ (yogh) in the Scots language (Menȝies). [Via wi k i p ed ia]
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*Craigfoot Quarry was opened in 1930*
It was one of only two active quarries in the Ochil Hills. It originally worked a quartz-dolerite fault within the andesite, which is the coloured streak running down through the blue-black igneous rock - often referred to as 'whinstone', and long used as kerbing, hardcore and road metalling.
In January 1949 it experienced a large explosion, when a magazine containing 150lb of explosives detonated, killing quarryman Alexander Honeyman and blowing out doors and windows in the Shillinghill area of Tillicoultry.
Craigfoot shut around four years ago, despite having planning permission to extract more stone.
[Credit: _The Courier_ 15 February 2022]
Bye for now. R 👋
Yes I realised about the pronunciation after I'd uploaded it although today it's pronounced both ways. The shop John Menzies was pronounced the way I've said it where I'm from. Ach well. Thanks for the info as always and glad you enjoyed it.