tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post2420826331099383848..comments2023-06-13T13:24:07.539+01:00Comments on Imperfect and Tense: Waiting for another ferryImperfect and Tensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-14819025271170062062019-03-30T07:38:26.186+00:002019-03-30T07:38:26.186+00:00JD, ... it took me a while... Balfour!JD, ... it took me a while... Balfour!Imperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-79646929319882409192019-03-29T07:28:43.284+00:002019-03-29T07:28:43.284+00:00Typical builders - they've not finished it yet...Typical builders - they've not finished it yet! I guess the lure of major national infrastructure construction was to great and they forgot to come back?!! Spadgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08496333980487654114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-51827984654680629222019-03-25T20:30:13.832+00:002019-03-25T20:30:13.832+00:00Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!!!!!!!!Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!!!!!!!!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04514267486746083195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-38709313112046444872019-03-25T19:59:40.013+00:002019-03-25T19:59:40.013+00:00Mark, where's the appeal of a bell? Sorry :o)
...Mark, where's the appeal of a bell? Sorry :o)<br /><br />Rebecca, so it would seem!Imperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-10510496145329299772019-03-24T23:40:57.247+00:002019-03-24T23:40:57.247+00:00Thanks for your informative answer.π So.....many ...Thanks for your informative answer.π So.....many Balfours, mostly rich. πRebecca smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17362732989018612598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-44817785845317908392019-03-24T19:27:55.668+00:002019-03-24T19:27:55.668+00:00Can't believe the bell is still there! Orkney ...Can't believe the bell is still there! Orkney is tops for ruins and artefacts - everything seems preserved. I've heard that name Balfour somewhere, had a quick surf but nothing conclusive...Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04514267486746083195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-75583570838545648612019-03-24T19:09:53.221+00:002019-03-24T19:09:53.221+00:00The hospital is named after a Balfour (John) who b...The hospital is named after a Balfour (John) who bought a house in Main Street to create the Orkney Hospital which was later renamed The Balfour in 1853. In 1927, this was replaced by a new hospital, retaining the name, and now in 2019, another new hospital is about to be opened, again bearing the Balfour name. On Shapinsay, a previous Balfour family re-built the family home as Balfour Castle and renamed the village of Shoreside as Balfour village.Imperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-82241646511262240522019-03-24T17:48:39.992+00:002019-03-24T17:48:39.992+00:00Is that the same Balfour family for whom the hospi...Is that the same Balfour family for whom the hospital is named? Or perhaps itβs a common name in the area? Rebecca smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17362732989018612598noreply@blogger.com