The Mills of Juniper Green
One hundred and twenty people crowded into Juniper Green Parish Church to hear Julie Watt and Sarah Bromage tell the story of the mills of Juniper Green including paper-making on the Water of Leith.
Home made but highly effective publicity to advertise the talk about Juniper Green mills
One of Leslie Hannaford's new JG300 signs advertised the accompanying Sapphire Exhibition from Napier University. The Sapphire collection is a professional collection of information boards and it was erected for JG300 by Bill MacIntosh of the Exhibition Company. The boards displayed technical insight and personal memories of paper-making along the Water of Leith.
Julie's talk concentrated on the history of the snuff, paper, grain and textile mills in which Juniper Green inhabitants had worked. Her slides and drama took the audience through Jamie Thomson's poetry to a fascinating history of snuff. Did you know that the expression "toffee-nosed" came from the toffee coloured drip at the end of those wealthy noses whose owners were able to afford good quality snuff?
Sarah Bromage with her bottle of Juniper Green gin after the talk in the JG300 series on May 24th
Sarah outlined the history of paper-making in the Water of Leith valley and indicated her research areas of interest including mill sports teams, trips and outings.
As always volunteers from the floor added personal experiences to the speakers' outline. Alec Barron supplied a vote of thanks.
Coffee and tea thanks to Bill Blair, Sheila Hanson and Maureen Heathwood completed a most enjoyable evening with attendees able to view the prepared exhibition at their leisure.
