Short films by Peter
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“Reframing the debate over science vs arts”
The above headline is from the Scotsman, 24 September 2026 in a piece written by Professor Sarah Prescott, Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, … Continue reading “Reframing the debate over science vs arts”
‘New Library of Grand Stories’
The photograph [below] was taken in 1924 by Dr Francis Maxwell Chrystal. It is of a building called Duncan’s Land, Stockbridge, Edinburgh. In the window you can make out two … Continue reading ‘New Library of Grand Stories’
The landscape’s invitation
Bannockburn House garden, Wednesday, 7 October 2026. Photographs by Peter Scott-Gordon. Words by John Berger and Andrew O’Hagan
Make Film Great Again
Photographs: Peter Scott-Gordon [Leith, Edinburgh, October 2026] Words: STONER by John Williams
WALK INN
I came across the above photograph in the Trove archive. It records the WALK INN, 300 Leith Walk, Edinburgh. I thought: what name could be better for a pub on … Continue reading WALK INN
‘The Happy Cappy’
Do you remember ‘The Capitol‘ [Capitol Cinema, Leith]? 8 September 1928, Edinburgh Evening News: 7 June 1932, Edinburgh Evening News: 16 June 1936, Edinburgh Evening News: 26 June 1946, Edinburgh … Continue reading ‘The Happy Cappy’
Silent lament of angels
The Palace Cinema, foot of Leith Walk. 1960 Ordnance survey map: 21 January 1913, Edinburgh Evening News: 4 February 1913, Edinburgh Evening News: 3 October 1940, Edinburgh Evening News: 31 … Continue reading Silent lament of angels
doorway
19 March 1962, The Scotsman:
