being and becoming in the world
In an archive [I have forgotten which archive] I came across these ‘before’ photographs of St Leonard’s, Edinburgh. I have tried to make something of them. St Leonard’s Improvement Scheme: … Continue reading St Leonard’s Improvement Scheme
I came across this sketch of Rawyards Cotton Mill, Airdrie in the SCRAN archives. The way the sketch has been drawn, and the pattern of the windows, reminded me of … Continue reading ‘Was exceedingly grand and terrific’
Strirling Council Archives have kindly made open to all, photographs from Argaty estate, that were taken in the 1920s: After a fire in April 2011, Argaty House was left as … Continue reading Argaty Photograph Album
This poster was issued by Stirling Burgh’s Sanitary Inspector in 1927 to local shops and businesses: The stern language now reads as dramatic, but at this time the antibacterial effects … Continue reading BEWARE THE FLY!
Yesterday I visited Edinburgh. I enjoyed a number of archives: one was an archive of stitching by young Scots women [S A M P L E R S], one was … Continue reading ‘An unseen archive’
For my short film “By yellow lights tormented” I researched all archived (monthly) editions of the British Journal of Psychiatry. My research covered 1993 to date (August 2015). By yellow … Continue reading As a doctor I find this concerning