Gaberston boys
Long ago, as an NHS doctor, I used to work in Clackmannanshire and sometimes visited Gaberston House in Alloa. When we last met you were young men, really just boys … Continue reading Gaberston boys
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Gaberston boys
When we last met you were young men, really just boys – certified or not – Designated ‘insane’. I was your visiting doctor In Gaberston house. Yesterday, I met you … Continue reading Gaberston boys
Craigward cottage, Alloa
Sadly, this fine early 19c cottage was demolished. It once had a very fine garden round it and Alexander Bald, the owner who built it, was a lad o’pairts. He … Continue reading Craigward cottage, Alloa
Carsebridge House
Last week, without consent, Carsebridge House, Alloa, was demolished:To play my short film about the final days of Carsebridge house please click here. It had lain empty for many years … Continue reading Carsebridge House
Yesterday, I chatted with a dear friend
On my way to Karen’s studio: To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Yesterday I visited the Alloa studio of Karen Strang, artist. Music … Continue reading Yesterday, I chatted with a dear friend
Scotland’s Silver Glen
The Silver Glen lies approximately 1 km to the east of the town of Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, and takes its name from the silver that was mined there in the … Continue reading Scotland’s Silver Glen
offshore
A film-poem-song about the island of Inch (River Forth, Alloa). Alloa Inch [offshore]: To play this short film please click here or on the image above Credits: (1) Radio 4 … Continue reading offshore
As an artist perhaps I am merely a way for ‘memory’ to get out into the world
I have a memory that tends to rely on the visual. Last week I was gifted a book of old architectural photographs. One photograph in particular arrested me: The Franco-Scots- … Continue reading As an artist perhaps I am merely a way for ‘memory’ to get out into the world