CAMEO

From the ‘top deck’ of the No 16 bus from Colinton, heading towards the Usher Hall [for a postponed concert by Belle & Sebastian] our bus stopped by the CAMEO … Continue reading CAMEO

That garden [on either side of the burn]

My childhood was in Edinburgh: first in Buckstone and then Bonaly. I have fond memories of a garden that once delighted me. This garden was on either side of Bonaly … Continue reading That garden [on either side of the burn]

‘His fund of old-world stories was constantly increasing’

I came across Daniel Muirhead by chance. He featured in the Scotsman newspaper in October 1860: Footnote: Bonaly, since the 1940s, has been a housing estate. This was where my … Continue reading ‘His fund of old-world stories was constantly increasing’

Proposed plan for Bonaly