Washday
This historic image from Trove of a gateway to Menstrie castle covered in clothes drying, reminded me of the opening chapter of The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald:
Category: Architecture
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Dreghorn castle
I came across this photograph of Dreghorn castle in the Trove archive. In the decade before my birth, Dreghorn castle was erased from the landscape. In the 1980s I delivered … Continue reading Dreghorn castle
The church of Saint-Martin de Bannes
Last month, when staying in Dordogne, our holiday home was close to the church of Saint-Martin de Bannes. One morning, just before dawn, I visited this church and was greeted … Continue reading The church of Saint-Martin de Bannes
The place of living and losing we occupy
Last month when in the Dordogne with family, we noticed the above closed and overgrown gateway on the road to the town of Couze et Saint Front. It was just … Continue reading The place of living and losing we occupy
Princes Street station was closed in 1965 and has since been demolished
The above photograph was taken in 1950 by Tom E, Gray 23 April 1898, The Ambulance Crew, Princes Street Station: 1959, Princes Street Station to be closed: All photographs from … Continue reading Princes Street station was closed in 1965 and has since been demolished
Temple to Time & Eternity
Donibristle chapel and family vault, Fife [Trove ] Ordnance Survey Book entry: Donibristle House, circa 1840: 8 April 1858, Glasgow Courier: 26 May 1859, Fifeshire Journal: 27 March 1895, Perthshire … Continue reading Temple to Time & Eternity
The NORTHERN HOTEL
I cannot begin to guess how many folk have personal memories associated with the Northern Hotel, Kittybrewster, Aberdeen. My memories are of wonderful ceilidhs held there when I was a … Continue reading The NORTHERN HOTEL