a sum and a story
To play this short film please click here. Credits: Moving Image Archive and Edwyn Collins singing ‘The heart is a foolish little thing’
Tag: childhood
One of the quietest of men
Ordnance Survey Book entry, 1859, for Castleton burial ground, Scottish Borders. Index card for St Martin’s Church [site of]: Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser, 2 March 1887: The Late Mr Hardie … Continue reading One of the quietest of men
CLAN HOUSE
I recently asked my mother this: ‘Mum, Recently when watching Suzie Fletcher, the leather restorer, on BBC Repair Shop I found my thoughts returning to childhood when you took us … Continue reading CLAN HOUSE
The Enchanted Capital of Scotland
In doing some research on Clan House, a shop in Grove Street in Edinburgh, where my mum used to take me and my two sisters to buy our school uniform, … Continue reading The Enchanted Capital of Scotland
The place to find any little or big thing
This advert was in many of the British newspapers of December 1927. It advised you to go to the ‘Toy Department’ on the 3rd Floor’:
Might I borrow that suit of red armour?
To play Might I borrow that suit of red armour? please click here or on the image below. Credits: YouTube archive footage of Mr Benn [BBC]; Moving Image Archive of … Continue reading Might I borrow that suit of red armour?
The punctuation is freer
To play this short film please click here or on the image below: Opening voice: Sir Terry Farrel [architect] Song: Joe – an acoustic version by Tom Hingley Borrowed words: … Continue reading The punctuation is freer
stamped, addressed but unposted
I feel fortunate to be the son of Alan Stuart Gordon and Margaret Mary Scott: To play ‘Stamped, addressed but unposted’ please click here. Music credit: Sympathy Magic by Florence … Continue reading stamped, addressed but unposted