Murray Street, Hamilton runs parallel to
Beaumont Street to its east, neatly truncated at its northern end by Lindsay
Street and south at Denison Street. The Scots Kirk, dedicated in 1887 and
considered one of the finest pieces of church architecture in the Northern
District, occupies the corner of Tudor and Murray Streets. Inside the Kirk are
three stained glass windows – each a memorial to a man with the name David
Murray. Were there three?
28 January, 2015
Which David Murray was he?
The repetition of given names, especially
naming first born sons after their father or grandfather, is a tradition with
centuries of history behind it. I find it extremely confusing, especially when trying to
understand how the many different Murrays that scatter Hamilton’s history are
connected.
12 December, 2014
A community celebrates its stories
It wasn’t until I took my place near the
lectern, ready to speak, that I saw the crowd that had been tucked around the
corner, out of my line of sight. Momentarily, I was shocked at how many people had gathered. I’d been immersed in signing books, focused on a queue of people that just kept on replenishing itself.
05 November, 2014
Bernie's Bar
It was a yawning gap in my story about gay Hamilton of
the 1970s and 1980s and the wine bar at the corner of Beaumont and Donald
Street.
I wrote in that post about the O’Beirne Grocery, established around 1915 at 34-36 Beaumont Street. Already selling bottled wine, it became a ‘wine saloon’ in 1926. Remodelled in 1970 by new licensee Bernard Sarroff, the ownership of what had been Bernie’s Bar changed again around 1974.
I wrote in that post about the O’Beirne Grocery, established around 1915 at 34-36 Beaumont Street. Already selling bottled wine, it became a ‘wine saloon’ in 1926. Remodelled in 1970 by new licensee Bernard Sarroff, the ownership of what had been Bernie’s Bar changed again around 1974.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)