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The foot of page 22, Like a Cat Loves a Bird by James Bailey.
Category: Scotland
Scotland today and Scotland past
Fragments Notes Themes
From: Like a Cat Loves a Bird by James Bailey:
Radio 2 – in the Park – Stirling
Yesterday we were at Radio 2 – In The Park – Stirling. Here are a few of my photographs:
Tivoli Picture House, Gorgie
On the site of the former Tivoli Picture House [pictured above] a New Tivoli Picture House was built. The new cinema opened on the 1st January 1934. It is a … Continue reading Tivoli Picture House, Gorgie
“Slum Property in Edinburgh”
The above photograph of Milne’s Court, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh is full of life. The photograph was taken, according to Trove, in 1910. Edinburgh City Libraries has put together this wonderful account: … Continue reading “Slum Property in Edinburgh”
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:
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