1957 in Scotland

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1957 in: The UK • Wales • Elsewhere
Scottish football: 1956–57 • 1957–58
1957 in Scottish television

Events from the year 1957 in Scotland.

Incumbents[]

Further information: Politics of Scotland and Order of precedence in Scotland
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II
  • Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – James Stuart until 13 January; then John Maclay

Law officers[]

  • Lord Advocate – William Rankine Milligan
  • Solicitor General for Scotland – William Grant

Judiciary[]

  • Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Clyde
  • Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Thomson
  • Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Gibson

Events[]

  • 6 January – fishery cruiser Vaila runs aground off the Isle of Lewis with the loss of 5 crew.[1]
  • 5 February – trawler Robert Limbrick runs aground on the Isle of Mull with the loss of all 12 crew.[2]
  • 29 March – the Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow in Orkney is reduced to an oil depot.[3]
  • 9 May – a major fire in Edinburgh destroys the premises and stock of William Mutrie & Sons, theatrical costumiers, at Bell's Brae.[4]
  • 16 August – the world's first Museum of Childhood (established by optician Patrick Murray) opens in its own premises on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.
  • 31 August – central Scotland's independent channel, Scottish Television, goes on air.
  • 18 September – the sports programme Scotsport begins airing on Scottish Television; by the time it ends in 2008 it is recognised as the world's longest running television sports magazine.
  • 1 October – transfer of criminally insane prisoners from the criminal lunatic department at HM Prison Perth to the State Institution for Mental Defectives at Carstairs which becomes the State Mental Hospital.[5]
  • 5 October – RAF Saxa Vord radar station on Unst is returned to fully operational status.
  • 18 October – a Royal Air Force Gloster Meteor jet trainer aircraft crashes near Kirkcaldy with the loss of her 2 crew.[6]
  • 1 November – a replacement "Bawbee Brig" is opened across the River Leven, Fife, to connect Leven and Methil within Levenmouth.[4]
  • 19 November – an underground explosion at Kames Colliery near Muirkirk kills 17.[7]
  • 14 December – an underground explosion at Lindsay Colliery in Fife kills 9.[8]
  • Construction of a missile testing range on South Uist begins.
  • First purpose-built Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Scotland completed at Riddrie, Glasgow.[9]
  • Folklorist F. Marian McNeill begins publication of The Silver Bough.

Births[]

  • 9 February – Gordon Strachan, international footballer and manager
  • 27 March – Billy Mackenzie, singer (commits suicide 1997)
  • 7 June –
    • Michael Bowes-Lyon, 18th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, soldier and politician (died 2016)
    • Iain Gray, Scottish Labour Party leader
  • 16 June – Leeona Dorrian, Lady Dorrian, Lord Justice Clerk 2016–present
  • 11 July – Johann Lamont, Scottish Labour Party leader
  • 23 September – Fergus Ewing, Scottish National Party minister
  • 6 October – Moray Hunter, comedian
  • 21 October – Irene Edgar, lawn bowler[10]
  • 22 December – Ricky Ross, singer-songwriter and broadcaster
  • Blair Jenkins, broadcaster
  • Alan Riach, poet and academic

Deaths[]

  • January – Harry Gordon, entertainer (born 1893)
  • 21 April – John Graham Kerr, embryologist and Unionist Member of Parliament (born 1869)
  • 10 June – Sir Douglas MacInnes Shaw, army officer, businessman and Unionist Member of Parliament (born 1895)
  • 20 October – Jack Buchanan, actor, singer and film director (born 1891)

The arts[]

See also[]

  • 1957 in Northern Ireland

References[]

  1. ^ "News: The loss of the 'Vaila'". Edinburgh: The National Archives of Scotland. 3 January 2007. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. ^ Johnson, Barry. "Robert Limbrick A283". Milford Trawlers. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. ^ Hewison, W. S. (2005). This Great Harbour: Scapa Flow (4th ed.). Edinburgh: Birlinn. p. 336. ISBN 978-1-84341-026-3.
  4. ^ a b "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  5. ^ "History of the State Hospital" (PDF). NHS Scotland. January 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014. The terminology used in this section, describing patients and the bodies looking after them, is no longer used today.
  6. ^ "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21359". Aviation Safety Network. 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Kames 19 November 1957". Scottish Mining Website. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Lindsay Colliery 14 December 1957". Scottish Mining Website. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  9. ^ Adams, Gordon (1 January 2010). "Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah's Witnesses". East Glasgow History. Retrieved 11 June 2014.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Irene EDGAR Profile". results.glasgow2014.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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