Doon e Street
Recorded 6 years ago
About this recording
Take a virtual trip doon e street in Wick and listen to stories about shops and shopkeepers from bygone days and view a selection of photographs from the Johnston Collection.
In addition to telling a range of humorous stories about shops and shopkeepers in Bridge Street and High Street, Harry Gray narrates a Sutherland Clyne story about the building of the war memorial.
Muriel Dunnett fondly remembers her days of working in Liptons, while Janet Mackenzie recalls her days of living in a flat above Neil Leitchs jewellery shop, overlooking the hustle and bustle of Bridge Street.
Graeme Mackay recounts stories about Neil Leitch, Alexander Johnston, visits to the Pavilion cinema and his time spent working in George Dunnets shoe shop after school and during school holidays.
Alec Paterson describes the eventful day when a coo collided with the window of Mackenzies china shop.
Harold Reid talks about the post war Victory Games and Pina Cabrelli describes the setting up of the Sunday shop at Cabrellis at the Camps.
Christmas events are explored by Shona Sutherland and Anne Mackay. Shona talks about the lucky dip at Dane Sutherlands shop while Anne Mackay explains how people queued at the Post Office to send hens and rabbits, with address labels tied around their necks, to friends and family at Christmas time.
Wick Voices is grateful to Gordon Gunn for allowing the Wick Heritage Museum” track to be used throughout this video. The track is from The Musical Map of Caithness by Gordon Gunn and Friends.
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