Usher Hall
I came across the above photograph in the Trove archive. It was taken by Dr Francis Maxwell Chrystal when he attended the laying of the ‘foundation and memorial stone’ by … Continue reading Usher Hall
Category: Architecture
A wide collection of material about, or relating to, architecture
‘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
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
Window Cleaning Stuff
My daughter has recently moved to Leith and her flit has given me an opportunity to explore her new neighbourhood. It has been wonderful to discover that the ‘tired old’ … Continue reading Window Cleaning Stuff
‘The only intimation’
In the Trove archive I came across the above photograph, dated 2017, of a ‘ghost sign’ of 24 Portland Place, Leith. Trove has indexed it under Dr Alex G C … Continue reading ‘The only intimation’