being and becoming in the world
I was a trustee of Mavisbank House. I have written a book about its history called “Repeats its love”
David Fitchie Dewar [1871-1912]: Admission to Mavisbank Asylum, September 1897: Dundee Courier, 29 June 1912: Death certificate of David Fitchie Dewar: Procurator Fiscal report: David Fitchie Dewar was buried in … Continue reading David Fitchie Dewar
Wilhelm Kranskopf, born in Prussia 1844, was admitted to Mavisbank Asylum on the 4th June 1889. He died there at the end of the following year: Wilhelm’s cause of death … Continue reading Wilhelm Kranskopf
Sarah Mildred Clayton [born 1862] was admitted to Mavisbank Asylum on the 5th December 1902. She died two days later. Her death certificate records that her cause of death was … Continue reading Sarah Mildred Clayton
Richard Henry Browne [born 1802] was admitted to Mavisbank Asylum on the 6th November 1879. He died there, two years later: The informant, on Richard’s death, was the Asylum’s Head … Continue reading Richard Henry Browne
This film is for David Hume Harrowes. It is based around a selection of his words. In this exquisite building we sing: To play this short film please click here … Continue reading In this exquisite building we sing
Mavisbank House has survived against all the odds. Today its future remains in doubt. Peter’s short films about Mavisbank House [please click on each image to play a different film] … Continue reading “Fine in every last detail”
This is the talk I gave to the Civic Trust Conference on the 29th October 2014. The Conference was entitled “FEELING GOOD: Wellbeing & the built Environment”. The Civic Trust … Continue reading Mavisbank: “On Esca’s Flow’ry Bank”
This sculpture is by Dr Peter J. Gordon. It is a contribution artworks for DSMworks: The Ageing Stone represents more than just DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of ‘294.1x Dementia of an Alzheimer’s … Continue reading The Ageing Stone