Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- January 18, 2000 - January 21, 2000 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
2 Journal pages
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Sidebottom was born on 8th February 1940 in Mellor, near Stockport, Greater Manchester. He began his career as an engineer, before moving to Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire in 1968 to work as a lodge keeper/sluice keeper at the reservoir. In 1989 he moved to Scotland where he spent the rest of his professional life as a forestry worker, where he kept meticulous records of the weather every day until his retirement in 2021. He passed away on 7th September 2022.
Repository
Archival history
This collection was donated to UHI by John Sidebottom in 2021
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This Item contains near daily data and observations about the weather in the area around Salen, Ardmurchan, Scotland.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
This collection is the property of the University of the Highlands and Islands
Accruals
No further accruals are expected
System of arrangement
All items have been kept in the original chronological order in which they were received
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