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Ernie Plimmer playing the piano, Wester Hailes
Walsh, Kevin, 1992, Photograph
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Ernie Plimmer playing the piano, Wester Hailes
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19854
Title
Ernie Plimmer playing the piano, Wester Hailes
Description
An elderly man wearing spectacles stands as he plays a piano. On the wall above the piano is a large photograph of the man wearing a running vest and shorts, and receiving a trophy. On top of the piano is another framed photograph taken of the man posing in a starting position for a race.
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Walsh, Kevin
Date
1992
Size
17.8 x 21.3 cm
Type
Photograph
This is a photograph of Ernie Plimmer who lived in one of the high-rise blocks in Wester Hailes. He was known in Wester Hailes as the "Road Runner" because although he never raced in the area, he trained locally. He ran in his youth and then started again when he was aged 59. He was registered blind and won the Powderhall Sprint three times. Read an article about the history of the
Powderhall Sprint
here.
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