The life of
Arthur Marsh
Born 22 Jan 1948 · Died 03 Oct 2023 · 75 years
Glasgow, Scotland
“Measure twice. Laugh anyway.”
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Life story / 16 Jan 1990
The shed that beat the storm
In their own voice
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The January storm that year took fences, greenhouses, and half the roofs on our street. My shed — the third one, the ambitious one — didn't lose a shingle. For years afterwards, whenever anything went wrong in anyone's house, they'd say 'get Arthur, his shed beat the storm.' I never once corrected them that technically it was more of a gale. You don't give back a reputation like that.
Life story / 02 Apr 1980
The job that went terribly wrong
A staircase for a doctor's house in Kelvinside. Beautiful oak, three weeks of work. Installed it perfectly — in mirror image. The doctor stood at the bottom for a long moment and said, 'Well, Mr Marsh, it's the finest staircase I've ever seen that goes the wrong way.' I rebuilt it for free and he paid me anyway, and we were friends for thirty years after. Every Christmas card he signed 'from the wrong side of the stairs.'
Every family has a Farrow Lane.
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