Greenbrae Loaning Dumfries

[stoop]

Evening all, continuing along a different path, has anyone got any knowledge regarding the history of the loaning itself? regards stoop.

[Glensav]

Hi Stoop,
I do know that the word "loaning" means the pathway the cows would take on their way down the fields to the milking byre.
What a lovely name-Greenbrae loaning!
Meadow Bank, where my mother lived, was part of the farm and the other half of the house was the byre, the Carricks used to live there. I think there were twin boys, Ronald was one.

[stoop]

Hi glensav, thanks for your response. My g.g.g. grandfather who died in 1829 he farmed at the stoop, and I have been trying to determine the precise location of his farm, it was described as a fermtoun, having all the craftsmen clustered close to the farm itself. I have looked at os. maps dated 1851 but it does not help, I need something a little earlier. Greenbrae Loaning might have been on the perimeter. Regards stoop.

[jim d1]

Hi, i am new to this, but have enjoyed reading all about the history of greenbrae loaning, i remember growing up in greenbrae place in the 70s with the jardines, jock,mary,scott,lauren,ritchie,the grahams,emmy,maureen,papa bell,stuart,donald and all the boys from that area, tam henderson, the houstons,stuart,john,nicola,wee robert,the dougans,mike,pete,russel hamilton, could go on and on,it was a great area to grow up in,just had my two girls sledging up parkhead in january, just like we used to 35 years ago.

[777dixie]

Glensav Hi, In your post you mentioned Medow Bank was that the cottage first on the left as you come into the loaning from the Lockerbie road, I remember the Carricks there, but I believe they also lived at the bottom of the loaning in the last cottage on the right at the top of the lane to the mission hall and down to Kirkcowens street, If it was the one at the top it might tie in with my theory regarding the butcher's ie meat supply from the farm?  Cheers dixie

[Glensav]

hi dixie,
the glendinnings and the carricks lived opposite the mission hall at the bottom of the loaning beside the lane. i remember the carrick boys in the 1950s.
sorry no capital letters as i broke my wrist yesterday roller skating! i should know better at my age.
cheers
glensav

[douglas.r]

Hi Folks,
Stumbled across the site when I was browsing for a photo of my Grand parents house.  I lived in Greenbrae between 1947 & 1950, attending Noblehill and Dumfries High.  From memory went to High School in 1948.
My Grandparents lived in "Dalston Bank", opposite the Mission Hall and next door to the farm.  My GP retired there from Glasgow sometime earlier,  their names were Tom & Mary McKinnell.  The house was divided in two as my Grans father left the house between 2 sisters, my Gran & her sister whos name was Richardson who had a daughter (Bunty) and son (Louden).
My parents lived in  a flat in Queensberry St. (Queensberry close I think), alas it was very small and I was farmed out my GP.  My name is Douglas (Dougie) Leitch.  I have very few memories of neighbours, if anyone knows of me it would be interesting to hear your memories.
Take care,
Dougie

[777dixie]

Hi Dougie, Bert Dickson here the name rings a bell but struggling a bit with the face, the Glendinnings I remember well, The son Louden was in the Navy?, the time was about right for our paths to have crossed I lived there from birth 1942 until 1968, you may be the very person to help me, in my original post I was asking about the last cottage at the top of the loaning on the RHS ( Lockerbie road end ) I was sure that the occupier used to sell Butcher meat from there before the shop ( Houston's) opened, and he was related to the farmer at the bottom next to Dalston Bank, I lived in Ivy Cottage across from the shop when it was only single story prior to the new shop Mathew McLaughlin & Bert Houston Butcher's opening in 1950 Both had sons that worked in the shop  Ronnie McLaughlin and John Houston other son Bert Houston worked and still does for the Standard news paper.
                                                                                                                     Cheer's Bert
 


                                                                                                   cheers Bert

[douglas.r]

Hi Bert,
I was born April 1937 in Glasgow, moving to Greenbrae when I was 10, in the second half of 1947.  So would probably be going up to High School just after you started at Noblehill.
I was friendly with a lad from Kirkowens Street called Terry Irvine (lived up a lane near Richardsons house/shop and a lad called Osborne, who lived in the houses across the Annan road opposite the cafe.
My recollection of the Lockernie road end is at least limited.
I remember a General store, I think second building on the left as you turned left into Lockerbie road.  My memory is that the Butchers shop was always at the top of the Loaning.  Time plays tricks eh, sorry not any help.  Your right Louden ( he was a good bit older than me) came from a Navy family.  His ancesters go back to "John Paul Jones" who was in some responsible for forming the American navy.
If I can help please feel free to ask, alas don't be too optomistic
Take care,
Dougie