Hi linda

As I remarked before the ‘ laddie’ would have been Peter (tattie) Carter who lived in the castle. I can’t remember about his dad because I never saw him, just his mum when I went for tea. The place was also rich in fossils!

Kind regards
Kenneth

Hello Linda. I’m delighted that you have been able to visit Ratcheugh. I hope Kenneth is able to answer your question.

Wow I have been there today I used to catch a bus going to the convent school and the bus used to stop on the main road to pick up a lad who said he lived there it was bleak and snowy I never forgot always wanted to see the house he lived in . Sadly I cannot remember his name ALL I can remember is his dad was a bus driver . After all these years I went up there to find the place captivating . Do you know of this lad or is it the same lad

Hello Kenneth. Lovely to hear your memories. It is always great to add to the local history. Many thanks for getting in touch.

Hi
I have a few memories of this place as I was a small boy in the early seventies and lived in longhoughton. I went to the dukes school in alnwick and a convoy of buses would pick the schoolkids up in longhoughton to head for alnwick. You had to choose your bus carefully as one had to stop at ratcheugh to pick up peter ” tattie” carter who lived in the observatory with his mum. So if you were on the leading bus it would usually have to stop for tattie carter wherbye the other buses would come steaming past!.
I got invited up to the observatory one evening to have tea with the carter’s. Beans on toast was had!
Superb memories of living and doing small boy things in a wonderful environment.

Kind regards
Kenneth gilbert
(aged 64)

Hi
I have a few memories of this place as I was a small boy in the early seventies and lived in longhoughton. I went to the dukes school in alnwick and a convoy of buses would pick the schoolkids up in longhoughton to head for alnwick. You had to choose your bus carefully as one had to stop at ratcheugh to pick up peter ” tattie” carter who lived in the observatory with his mum. So if you were on the leading bus it would usually have to stop for tattie carter wherbye the other buses would come steaming past!.
I got invited up to the observatory one evening to have tea with the carter’s. Beans on toast was had!
Superb memories of living and doing small boy things in a wonderful environment.

Kind regards
Kenneth gilbert
(aged 64)

Thank you. I really appreciate your comments, especially when we are all missing real contact with friends. Hopefully things are improving and we can all start catching-up at last.

Hello Gand. Pleased you enjoyed both posts. Thanks for letting me know.