Short films by Peter
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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
The Laughin’ and Greetin’ Bridge
1st Edition OS map [Muiravonside]: Ordnance Survey Book: Bridge 61 [Union Canal]: Laughin’ and Greetin’ Bridge 22 May 1987, Falkirk Herald:
Rotterdam Street
Interested in architecture and design, I came across this architect’s sketch in the Trove archive. It was drawn for Fred Shearer Ltd, Rotterdam Street, Thurso. Archive material about Fred Shearer … Continue reading Rotterdam Street
The SUPER SOUND Cinema
Green’s Playhouse, Art Deco, super-cinema, Nethergate, Dundee opened on 4 March 1936.Designed by John Fairweather, it held over 4,000 seats and featured an iconic 85-foot-tall glass and steel tower. It … Continue reading The SUPER SOUND Cinema
100 Mill Lane
Last month, whilst visiting my son and his partner in London, I noticed this retail premises on Mill Road, West Hampstead: The old styling had me intrigued. Clearly, at one … Continue reading 100 Mill Lane
Self-Preservation: a Medical Treatise
I was shocked when I came across this image in the Trove archive. I wondered how the tombstones had become so broken, scattered and neglected? The worn inscription on a … Continue reading Self-Preservation: a Medical Treatise
The Artist
I have just read ‘The Artist,‘ a novel by Lucy Steeds. One of the questions this novel asks is: ‘Can you live as a shadow?‘. Before the novel begins, Lucy … Continue reading The Artist
In the Basement
On our recent visit to the Young Artists’ Summer Show we had to enter through the basement of the Royal Academy of Arts. We passed by an array of statuary … Continue reading In the Basement