tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post7192723554700335540..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: Development in recent timesGraisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-39355961444283130342011-10-29T22:02:12.334+00:002011-10-29T22:02:12.334+00:00Higgins in Mill Road was Nairn's first 'pu...Higgins in Mill Road was Nairn's first 'public' school after the passing of the education act in the early 1870's. It's school function ceased when Millbank School opened in 1907, I believe. The building then became a furniture depository. It was destroyed by fire in the 8o's? and Higgins moved to their present site on High Street.Speldingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-39550177996732455522011-10-24T18:34:33.988+00:002011-10-24T18:34:33.988+00:00Well done to both Tommy and the Gurn. These photo...Well done to both Tommy and the Gurn. These photos are important in tracking how the town evolves.<br /><br />(By the way, what was the "Higgins" building originally and what happened to it?)<br /><br />It is sensible to replace run-down buildings with ones which look better. But <i>"New build"</i> makes a powerful comment: that in almost all cases, commercial businesses, Bill Dingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-63583975645457774062011-10-23T20:10:00.328+00:002011-10-23T20:10:00.328+00:00Flats aside ! i love looking at old photo's li...Flats aside ! i love looking at old photo's like this great stuff...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-63021071109632645192011-10-23T17:46:35.418+00:002011-10-23T17:46:35.418+00:00Well done. It's so important to preserve old p...Well done. It's so important to preserve old pictures like these.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515486029478664224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-75831236249290506422011-10-23T16:55:13.951+00:002011-10-23T16:55:13.951+00:00These give further optimism for the town centre. ...These give further optimism for the town centre. Some mainly run down buildings, redeveloped to what today we have to admit is far better than if left.<br />While we can all debate on the quality of the architecture, but the post-development sites are better than scruffy run down buildings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-9134302410933741952011-10-23T16:45:06.570+00:002011-10-23T16:45:06.570+00:00Great stuff Tommy, many thanks.Great stuff Tommy, many thanks.Seafieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-81345172013077954792011-10-23T16:01:37.885+00:002011-10-23T16:01:37.885+00:00Am I correct in thinking that most of these are no...Am I correct in thinking that most of these are now flats?New buildnoreply@blogger.com