Woodside Hotel
The Woodside Hotel, Doune, has a special place in the history of both my mother’s family and my father’s family. Rab Scott – my maternal grandfather – used to regularly … Continue reading Woodside Hotel
Tag: Henry Gordon
Dr Whetzel’s Asthma Powder
My grandfather, Henry Mungall Gordon [1902-1961], died 6 years before I was born. I feel great sadness that he did not live long enough to be with his grandchildren. Sadly, … Continue reading Dr Whetzel’s Asthma Powder
Moat Brae Storytelling Centre
It was a real delight to return to Moat Brae House in Dumfries. It has been restored as a stortytelling centre. It is magical! Anybody with young family should go! … Continue reading Moat Brae Storytelling Centre
‘Dream come true’
This film is about Moatbrae House, Dumfries: the house and garden that inspired J M Barrie to write Peter Pan. It has been restored as a story-telling centre. Moatbrae was … Continue reading ‘Dream come true’
Two shadows in conversation
This is a short film about my visit to meet with Henry Home (Lord Kames) on the 1st January 2019. Henry Home was a central figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. … Continue reading Two shadows in conversation
The constancy of Coade stone
This is a photograph of my grandfather, Henry Mungall Gordon, in his home 75 Argyle Crescent, Portobello. I never knew my grandfather as he died in six years before I … Continue reading The constancy of Coade stone
Brian May and George Washington Wilson
In August 2018, Brian May, Queen Guitarist will launch a book in Aberdeen on the pioneering landscape photographer George Washington Wilson. I have had a long fascination with Scotland’s pioneering … Continue reading Brian May and George Washington Wilson
Theft of Photographs
My grandfather, Henry Gordon (1902-1961) died 6 years before I was born. I recently discovered that my grandfather had a namesake who was a pioneer photographer in Aberdeen. This is … Continue reading Theft of Photographs