{"id":1816,"date":"2011-07-07T18:29:33","date_gmt":"2011-07-07T23:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=1816"},"modified":"2011-07-10T08:20:14","modified_gmt":"2011-07-10T13:20:14","slug":"1930-on-the-steps-of-fairknowe-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=1816","title":{"rendered":"1930 on the steps of Fairknowe Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This photo was taken on the steps of Fairknowe Home, the receiving home used by The Orphan Homes of Scotland, when my father first came to Canada.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1817\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1817\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/1930boysparty1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1817\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/1930boysparty1-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/1930boysparty1-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/1930boysparty1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1930 boys party on the steps of Fairknowe Home. My father is on the left side of the second row.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fairknowe Home still exists but has been converted to flats. This impressive verandah no longer exists but other than that a change in the upstairs dormer and the paint colour, the building still retains much of its original character.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This photo was taken on the steps of Fairknowe Home, the receiving home used by The Orphan Homes of Scotland, when my father first came to Canada. Fairknowe Home still exists but has been converted to flats. 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