being and becoming in the world
Scotland today and Scotland past
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’
Earlier this summer I visited Bonskeid to remember Robert Fowler Barbour who died in infancy. He was the first of the family to be buried in the [private] Bonskeid burial … Continue reading ‘Sympathy, fellow feeling . . .’
Earlier this summer I visited Clad Chille [Culdee burial site] that sits above the river Tummel: Trove [RCAHMS] Index Card: Culdee burial ground [photograph by Peter Scott-Gordon]: From the Memoir … Continue reading Clad Chille
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’
Do You remember JACEY news theatre on Princes Street, Edinburgh? It was a little before my time, but if you do have memories please feel free to share them in … Continue reading JACEY news theatre
The above photograph was taken in 1955. It is of Jeffrey’s Audio House, 23 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh [Trove archive] 4 April 1959, The Scotsman: 12 November 1959, The Scotsman: … Continue reading Jeffrey’s Audio House