I am a trustee of Mavisbank House and we are trying to save it from collapse. I have written a book about its history called “Repeats its love” http://www.lulu.com/gb/en/shop/peter-j-gordon/mavisbank-repeats-its-love/hardcover/product-20675594.html

Very old tonight

As a wee boy I was taken by my Granny to a theatre in Edinburgh to see a production of ‘Peter Pan’. Since then I have been fascinated with shadows. … Continue reading Very old tonight

In this exquisite building we sing

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

“Fine in every last detail”

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”

Mavisbank: “On Esca’s Flow’ry Bank”

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”