Alison Dunn
Born in Eastbourne, Sussex in 1925. Married Alastair Dunn in 1953 and moved to Clydebank, then to Aultbea near Gairloch. In the summer of 1965 moved to the Cromarty Sutor with Alastair and 6 children, living temporarily in one of the ex-army buildings there whilst looking for a suitable house in Cromarty. In 1966 moved to Seabank House on Shore Street, and opened the pottery and shop there. Retired from pottery in 1992-93 though still dabbles. Since living on the Sutor, and afterwords in Cromarty, she took periodic photographs of the area, using many as source material for watercolour paintings exhibited over nearly 30 years as part of the Cromarty Group of which she was a founder member.
Postscript: Alison Dunn died on June 18th 2006 after a serious stroke suffered 4 days after her 81st birthday.
Postscript: Alison Dunn died on June 18th 2006 after a serious stroke suffered 4 days after her 81st birthday.
Gaelic Chapel Graveyard looking east A view of the graveyard at the Cromarty Gaelic Chapel. It shows how abundant the flowers and wild pl...
Cromarty Firth Survey During 1966 surveys were undertaken to see if the Cromarty Firth was deep enough to handle large oil...
Cromarty Firth - the first oil tanker This is a photograph of probably the first modern oil tanker to enter the Cromarty Firth after the s...
Cromarty Firth Fishing Boat Blockade In 1975 there was a blockade of the Cromarty Firth during a fishing dispute. Please add details if y...
Gordons Lane - roof repairs Re-slating of the roof of what is now Eric Malcolm's cottage. I'm not sure if he then owned it or if...
Nigg Rig Yard - first launch The launch of the first jacket built at the Nigg rig yard. A huge construction, it attracted large n...
Sutors View - Shore Street This rather charming porch was later dismantled and replaced with a more modern and well insulated o...
Seabank, Shore Street This shows the grass verge of the street extending much further along the side of the road than it d...
Cromarty Sutor - view to Invergordon This shows the view from Cromarty Sutor looking west. 36 years later it is now much harder to see th...
Fishertown Craft Shops Alison Dunn opened the original Pottery Shop in the first cottage in the lane beside Seabank House, ...
Denny Road - before Townlands houses This is a view down Denny Road. It shows the Townlands Park area before the building of the council ...
View from Cromarty Harbour Shows the hoist originally mounted at the top of the steps.Latest Pics
