Spotlight on Arbroath

Mackay boat builders in Arbroath recently celebrated their 50th anniversary.

Our picture, top left, shows some of the boat yard employees from the past. There’s no date on their photo but we’re guessing from a few of the hairstyles it was taken in the early 1970s.

One picture that is dated is the next one, taken back in May 1967, showing fishermen on the Endeavour from Arbroath counting their catch .

Almost exactly 54 years ago, crocuses are shown carpeting the lawn in front of Hospitalfield House, bottom right.

Believed to be Scotland’s first school of fine art and the first art college in Britain, the historic house is still an arts centre today.

In the next photo, a smiling woman baits the fishing lines in early March 1954. It must have been a mild day as her woolly cardigan is enough to keep her warm.

Our final photo has its origins on Christmas Day 1950, when four Scottish students from Glasgow University removed the Stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey and took it back to Scotland by car.

In April the following year the police received a tip-off and the stone was found on the site of the High Altar at Arbroath Abbey before being returned to Westminster in February 1952.

Our picture shows the stone being removed from Arbroath Abbey by police and other officials in 1951.

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The stone was found on the site of the High Altar

Proud boat builders pose for a shot, date unknown.

Fishermen count their catch, 1967.

The Stone of Destiny is taken away, 1951.

Baiting fishing lines, 1954.

Crocuses in bloom, 1963.