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Image: AI algorithmic/language-model of a photograph from the Trove archive. Words: John Berger [Landscapes] ‘The East Market Street Vaults are a historic set of disused subterranean stone chambers located near … Continue reading Vault No. 7
A selection of shop fronts from the Trove archive:
Sir John Steell, RSA (1804–1891) was a Scottish sculptor. He modelled many of the leading figures of Scottish history and culture, and is best known for a number of sculptures … Continue reading Sculptor at work [in his Studio]
255 Parliamentary Road, Townhead, Glasgow stood for a number of centuries until it was demolished in the 1960s to make way for ‘improvement works’. It was one of Glasgow’s original … Continue reading No. 255
As a medical student, between the years of 1987 and 1991, I lived at 44 Midstocket Road, Aberdeen. My small flat overlooked the original Beechgrove Garden and on a Wednesday … Continue reading ‘Opening of Gordondale Road’
The above photograph, from the Trove archive, was taken in 1950 and shows the entrance to The Northern Club, 91 George Street, Edinburgh. What follows, is a most incomplete timeline, … Continue reading The Northern Club
As a family we regularly visit the Glasgow Concert Hall and have done for a long time. We have seen all sorts perform there, such as: Belle and Sebastian, The … Continue reading The Glasgow Concert Hall
Leishman & Hughes, 44 George Street, Edinburgh [the above photograph was taken in 1954] 21 February 1912, Edinburgh Evening News: 11 December 1956, The Scotsman: 3 April 1958, Berwickshire Advertiser: … Continue reading ‘Largest Typewriter Sale in History’