A fyne departure
A selection of photographs from a recent adventure in Argyll. Individual posts will follow on Hole Ousia. This was Big Ted’s last journey after being swept into the river Fyne … Continue reading A fyne departure
Category: Architecture
A wide collection of material about, or relating to, architecture
Local time passed into history
A correspondent sent me recent photographs of the Gauch, Cabrach: This old fairm hoose used to symbolise for me, the so caad “twa cultures”. The Gauch features in my creative … Continue reading Local time passed into history
‘Every cushion in the house gathered sentiment’
Neptune Park, Kircudbright: First Edition Ordnance Survey map: Original Ordnance Survey Book: Late summer 1817, Captain William Davidson at sea [he built Neptune Park for his family]: December 1854, Death … Continue reading ‘Every cushion in the house gathered sentiment’
Douglas Arms
Last week we visited Castle Douglas in Dumfriesshire. Over the years we have, when on holiday, visited this bonny wee town. It was sad then to find so many closed … Continue reading Douglas Arms
Rendezvous Restaurant
Last week we visited Castle Douglas where we had lunch. This was not in the ‘Rendezvous Restaurant‘ as it has long been closed. The above photograph of street art is … Continue reading Rendezvous Restaurant
Broughton House and Garden
Last week we were in Kirkcudbright and visited this eighteenth-century town house in the High Street owned by the National Trust for Scotland. It was the house lived in by … Continue reading Broughton House and Garden
A visit to Culross
Last Wednesday, the volunteer gardeners for Bannockburn House visited the village of Culross on the Firth of Forth. Our thanks go to Margaret Pollock, head gardener for Bannockburn House, for … Continue reading A visit to Culross
The Chrystal family
I have been exploring this wonderful collection in the Trove archive: The photographs are by father and son. The father was George Chrystal [1851-1911], Professor of Mathematics at the University … Continue reading The Chrystal family