‘Doctor Syntax’
Material that I have collected on ‘Dr Syntax’: 1820s’ John Sheriff: Early 1800s sketchbook and lecture notes by John Sheriff: Early 1800s sketchbook and lecture notes by John Sheriff: 1804 … Continue reading ‘Doctor Syntax’
Tag: eccentric
An eccentric gardener
As reported in the Brechin Herald, 28th April 1891.
‘Fell downstairs backwards’
Had our periods of life crossed, I reckon that I would have benefited from Richard’s company: Richard Wright Heath [1862-1905]
He was an eccentric, happiest at home in his garden
As far as I can establish there is no surviving painting of John Ramsay of Ochtertyre. He died in 1814, several decades before the science of photography. John Ramsay was … Continue reading He was an eccentric, happiest at home in his garden
‘CLAUDERO’
I would have liked to met ‘CLAUDERO’. He was a poet, antiquary and eccentric: CLAUDERO wrote a poem [sermon] about the destruction of Edinburgh’s Neatherbow – the spires, weathercocks and … Continue reading ‘CLAUDERO’
ORRA THINGS BOUGHT AND SOLD!
From the Scottish Book of Anecdote:
An eccentric farmer’s tombstone
I came across this account printed in the Huntly Express of the 29th June 1900. It describes how an old tombstone was found in the chimney of the farm of … Continue reading An eccentric farmer’s tombstone