Road to the Isles is a famous Scottish traditional song about an actual [ancient] road that runs along the northern banks of the River Tummel in the Highlands of Scotland. The lyrics mention locations the road passes.
It is said to have been played by the piper to Lord Lovat during the D-Day invasion. If, like me, you are a fan of the bagpipes, you can listen to the song here.
I hope you have
enjoyed this series!
There are six cups and saucers in this set, and it is called the Traditional British Songs Series by Royal Albert. These songs represent England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond
John Peel
Land of Hope and Glory
Londonderry Air
Men of Harlech
Road To The Isles
I first became aware of this series whilst browsing through teacups on eBay. (A Tea Lover can get into a lot of trouble doing that, you know!) I thought they were something a bit "different" so, over a period of time, I accumulated the set.
Obviously, these are no longer made and are highly collectible. Royal Albert created loads of "series" collections. I have not taken the time to research what year(s) these were produced, etc. Maybe one of these days I will.
6 comments:
Viewing this teacup collection is bringing back lots of memories from trips to Britain. A busy family schedule is preventing us from going back in 2009. Oh well, at least I can dream while I sip my tea and look at this beautiful teacup collection.
All the cups and saucers were lovely and I enjoyed your photos of the collection. Thanks for all the British history as well.
What a fun series this has been! Thank you!
I love the Scottish Heather surrounding the edges of the plates. Thank you for introducing us to this series.
I have a Royal Albert Bone CHINA TEA CUP SERIES OF SIX bONNIE
BANKS OLOCH LOMON ENGLAND.Could i get some imformation on this item.
Hi "Anonymous" and thanks for stopping by! I'm afraid that the only information I have on this series is what you see posted here on the blog. Here's the individual post about the particular teacup that you mention: http://uniquelytea.blogspot.com/2009/03/inside-my-china-cabinet-teacup-5-of-6.html
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