Topic: People who time forgot

Marion Watler of Gun Bay was an expert, meticulous thatcher, considered one of the best in the district of East End. Young children often stopped by her home to learn the art of weaving thatch into baskets, hats and brooms.

Harley Rivers was known as one of Cayman’s best roof thatchers in his time. Anyone who remembers the beachfront lounge cabanas at the old Holiday Inn will have noticed his work. He was a true gentleman who shone with old-time traditional kindness and hospitality.

It’s that time a year; kitchen dances have always played a big part in local Christmas tradition. In this image Stanford Rankine has a huge smile on his face as he’s keeping time on the drums along with Radley Gourzong and the Happy Boys from East End.

Lawrence Powell of Breakers was quite a unique character. He spent much of his younger days traveling the globe as a merchant seaman. At the time when this photo of him was taken in the late ‘70s, he claimed to have 14 children, two washing machines and property that he would not sell.

Tooksie Whittaker lived on Old School Lane in Breakers. She hated speeders and would recall for guests an accident which took place in her younger days: