This list of telephone numbers in the village of Braemar, which hangs on the wall in the castle, is a glimpse into who you could call in the 1950s. The butcher’s number is just ‘206’ – and Menzies butchers in Braemar still ends in 206 today.

There were, of course, many fewer phones back then and so the numbers were much shorter.

Parts of this list are now missing, but it’s still intriguing to see who was on the call list for Braemar Castle’s inhabitants in the 50s. The place is now run by the local community as a tourist attraction. I had a super trip up there a few years ago to write their audio guide, which is now available in English and German, and it’s still a special place for me.