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This photograph shows the wall paintings and fireplace of 9 Drummond Place, Edinburgh. The style is in imitation of Roman wall paintings of the fourth or ‘intricate’ style. Small pictures … Continue reading ‘He had almost every room in his house decorated to look like the walls of a Roman villa’
CANMORE: Warriston House, 1st OS map: Warriston House, as it was: Apart from the gate, that is now in Drummond Gardens, this sundial is all that survives of Warriston House:
The following account of Drummond Place is the work of Connie Byrom as published in this book: Connie dedicated her book to her husband John for ‘opening her eyes to … Continue reading Drummond Place
The following is the 1970 revised edition of ‘The Story of Drummond Place’ by Lettice Milne Rae:
Some memories of James Buchanan, age 74 years, as reported in the Scotsman on the 18th of October 1898:
Sir Arthur Mitchell (1826 – 1909) was a Scottish doctor involved in the study and care of patients with mental illness. He served on several public commissions, and wrote widely … Continue reading The Past in the Present
It was the City Architect, Ebenezer James MacRae, who designed the Police Boxes for Edinburgh. They were installed in 1933. Today, many of them have become coffee kiosks. Others are … Continue reading Designed for a Rebellion!