GORGET OINTMENT
I have had a longstanding interest in old pharmacy and chemist shops. This interest began in childhood! One of my earliest memories was from my pram: above me I could … Continue reading GORGET OINTMENT
Tag: Colinton
For my mum and dad
These films about Edinburgh are for my mum and dad. Mrs Picken, an elderly widow, who day after day, year after year, left an apple on her window-sill for me … Continue reading For my mum and dad
Newspaper boy
This film is for newspaper girls. I grew up in Colinton. I was a paperboy for ‘JOHN MENZIES’. I also delivered milk for Bonaly Dairy. On my evening round I … Continue reading Newspaper boy
The Drummond Scrolls
The north front of the old Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh The old Royal Infirmary, designed by William Adam c1738, was an important public building that heralded Edinburgh’s emergence as an 18th-century … Continue reading The Drummond Scrolls