Bonaly Reservoir
Bonaly Reservoir was where I went to to fish with my pals, Robert and Richard. Sometimes we camped there overnight. We did not catch much: sometimes a trout, very occasionally … Continue reading Bonaly Reservoir
Tag: Colinton
Heather cottage
I grew up in Colinton. I delivered milk and papers to the residents. This was long ago. However, the geography of Colinton, as I once experienced it, remains vivid in … Continue reading Heather cottage
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]
The Man of Feeling
302 Colinton Road, once known as ‘South Cottage’:
the Defence of Scotland
On the 10th April 1955 – having been ‘torched’ by flame-throwers – Dreghorn castle was blown up. The Defence of Scotland: To play this short film please click here or … Continue reading the Defence of Scotland
Newspaper boy
his film is for newspaper girls. Newspaper boy: To play this short film please click here or on the image above. I grew up in Colinton. I was a paperboy … 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