Pleasure House to philanthropy
The 1820 design of a ‘Pleasure House’ for Thomas Webster of Healthfield House, Dundee [source: CANMORE] April 1821: January 1837: 1861, Ordnance Survey map, Dundee:
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‘Waterproof Jim Tree’ [rendevous of the ‘Half-holiday Recreation Club’]
The above photograph was taken by William Edgar Evans in his boyhood. On the back he wrote: “‘Waterproof Jim Tree’ beside the Addevans Burn, rendevous of the ‘Half-holiday Recreation Club’ … Continue reading ‘Waterproof Jim Tree’ [rendevous of the ‘Half-holiday Recreation Club’]
W. E. Evans
Introducing William Edgar Evans: That moment [3rd from left, back row]: To play this short film please click here or on the image above Music credit: ‘Familiar to Ignore’ by … Continue reading W. E. Evans
A drawer full of bottle labels
In CANMORE archives I recently came across this image of a drawer full of bottle labels. What wonderful 19 century contents and how rare for these to survive. Keen to … Continue reading A drawer full of bottle labels
VOTE FOR McKECHNIE
Angus McKechnie is not standing in the upcoming General Election, 2024. Sadly, given anno domini, it is most likely that Angus Mckechnie is no longer living. This torn and worn … Continue reading VOTE FOR McKECHNIE
Inscription destroyed
Largs Parish Churchyard, 8 May 1985
Reef Mog Close
This delightful photograph of a girl walking through Reef Mog Close, Newburgh, was taken by John Peat Munn. John Peat Munn was born in Grangemouth in 1892 and was employed … Continue reading Reef Mog Close
The Misses Mather
To play this short film please click here. Credits: [1] CANMORE archive [2] Dawn chorus, Mossgrove [recorded at the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic] [3] Always Summer – Brideshead … Continue reading The Misses Mather