Happy 70th Birthday Bill!Here are some memories from the last 70 years……..

It all began with the marriage of William and Nan…..

And baby Bill arrived on Wednesday 19th March

1941……

The moustache came later

19th March 1941Winston Churchill is Prime Minister. World War II is still raging. 5 days earlier 48,000 people had been made homeless in the Clydebank blitz. Butter, sugar, eggs, bacon, jam and cheese are all rationed. Glen Miller, The Andrews Sisters, Billie Holiday and Jimmie Dorsey are all in the charts.The average house price is £500!!!

A handsome head of curls

Can you spot a young Bill?

Brandon Papa was your age when this photo was taken. And it might be on the exact same spot as your school.

Life at the Darley

Who knew my dad played rugby?

We searched high and low for photos from Bill’s formative years but they must be very well hidden.We can only assume the teenage years were filled with education and fresh air and fast forward to the debauched lifestyle of an art school student……

Glasgow School of Art

Notable alumni of Glasgow School of Art include Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Robbie Coltrane,

Peter Capaldi, Rita Cotter, Peter Howson, a host of Turner Prize winners and William Taylor!

Days were spent exploring post modernist nudes…

Evenings filled with philosophy, arty types…

and dressing up?????

The upper lip remains hair free.

Then cupid struck….

A fine young filly caught Bill’s eye .….

and the female in the foreground ain’t half bad either!

Bill impressed Annabel with his skills on the dance floor…

and his musical prowess.

In 1965 they were wed.

Bill found his vocation, sharing his passion for art.

To make himself distinguishable from the pupils, Bill grew a

moustache.

Almost 50 years later he still teaches an evening class in the

same room.

This picture adorned the wall of Bill’s office where he ate two slices of brown

bread, a banana and a Tunnocks caramel wafer for lunch every day…..

and drank a bottle of Burgundy each evening.

The House that Bill Built

Two became three in 1966.

Gillian Catherine Taylor

Three became four in 1969.

Adam David Fisher Taylor

And in 1976 Lynsey arrived and Adam traded Gillian in for a puppy. Finally, the family was complete.

Lynsey (Havoc) Murray Taylor

Home Sweet Home

Great Aunt Babs

Uncle David

Couch buddies

‘Just go on without me’

- and they did!

A grand day out!

A picnic at the Swan Pond.

I hope no-one falls in!

David and Theresa’s Wedding

A brief stay in Dundonald

And then on to Troon

Look closely – no moustache!

Gillian turns 21.

Adam has a few too many coca colas.

The favourite child.

Thomas

The family grows up.

Linda

A new beginning….

Isla Hansen Taylor

Lynsey turns 30 – ouch!

John and Gillian – a Bollywood bash

With friends, family…

and a free bus ride home.

A second grandchild

Brandon Charles McWhirter

Formula 1 driver in the making. (his mummy and

daddy hope)

Clan Taylor /Hansen/Van Ulzen conquer the New World.

Isla Christy Gina

Isla turns 7.

A birthday celebration!

Nicky and Lynsey

Nicky and Lynsey think having kids looks like a piece of

cake…

Until they have one of their own!

Amalie Taylor Cotter

Family holidays – can’t wait until the next one…

Bill’s love affair….

….with France!

…..French food

…..French wine

….French boules

….French sunshine

….French hospitality

Did I mention the wine?

So let’s raise a glass to 70 years young…..

Taylor Productions – 19 March 2011Musical Arrangement by N. Cotter