Barrowsgate

Tag: Miscellaneous

  • The Old Man

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    In this bleak, untitled verse, an old man looks back bitterly at his failed relationship. Unpublished.

  • “To Carrie”

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    A poem for Carrie Murray, who has a back injury. Carrie was Barrowsgate’s sister-in-law. n.b. A “Taylor’s goose” is an old clothes iron – should be Tailor’s goose. Unpublished.

  • Journey’s end

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    A serious verse for Remembrance Day. Unpublished and undated.

  • Dream, Realised

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    An unpublished love story.

  • A keek in the windae

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    The author peeps through the window of his beloved’s bedroom and is shocked to see her with another man. Eventually, he realises that what he thought was another man is, in fact, a picture of himself.

  • Last verse

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    Apparently, Barrowsgate’s last verse.

  • The Clan Murray Gatherin’

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    Barrowsgate wrote this amusing verse for a Murray family get-together (Mrs B was, of course, Janet Murray). It was held in October 1956 at Inchmarlo School, where Chrissy Murray was the Headteacher. This was quite a significant event. All seven Murray siblings attended, with a combined age (as Barrowsgate observes) of 467 years. It would…

  • The Broons Pairty

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    In this short playlet (date unknown), Kirsty Broon has invited four “society ladies” from Dubbytoon round for a meal to celebrate the elevation of her husband Jeck Broon to Head Scaffie (roadsweeper) of Dubbytoon. Just before they arrive, Jeck confesses that he has lost one of his collar studs and thinks it has landed in…

  • Stranger Aboard

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    This is a ghost story set on the Fraserburgh trawler “Rose of Faithlie”. Newly-wed crewman Jimmie is on board, and the captain sees strange apparitions. The voyage ends in tragedy. Unpublished manuscript below.

  • The Marble

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    This detective story is one of Barrowsgate’s rare “pure fiction” manuscripts. A farmer is murdered in the village of Denham and his neighbouring farmer is the chief suspect. A news reporter, down from London on holiday, discovers what really happened. The story contains characterisations that were common at the time but would now be considered…