Hope for me
Less than a lifetime ago, there was once a small mining village in south Lanarkshire called Haywood, known as High Wood by the locals. At one time, it was a … Continue reading Hope for me
Tag: Lanarkshire
Scottish village doomed
Less than a lifetime ago, there was once a small mining village in south Lanarkshire called Haywood, known as High Wood by the locals. At one time, it was a … Continue reading Scottish village doomed
COREHOUSE
This morning I explored COREHOUSE, a place by the river Clyde, that is much older than ‘New Lanark’. Without too much thought [I kind of go by feel] I made … Continue reading COREHOUSE
PATNA within us
Four years ago, almost to the day, I visited this mausoleum. I was exploring a forgotten past. Unfinished. Beautiful. Everything.: To play this short film please click here or on … Continue reading PATNA within us
‘Kick the sleepers away’
In August 1952 the historic mansion of Carnbroe, Lanarkshire, was demolished: Carnbroe had a fine walled garden that nestled within a bend of the North Calder Water. Beside this walled … Continue reading ‘Kick the sleepers away’
‘Fattening calves in Strathaven’
On the way back from Ayrshire we passed this ruin. Old maps have revealed that it was a farmhouse called Dykehead: It must have still had roof up till … Continue reading ‘Fattening calves in Strathaven’
‘The Persecuting Raploch’
By 1856 the only remains of the ancient mansion of Raploch, in the parish of Dalserf, was a Doocot and an old yew tree. This was how Raploch was described … Continue reading ‘The Persecuting Raploch’
BEV
Hamilton Mausoleum: it was the derelict and vandalised Keeper’s cottage, among ancient overgrown yews, that inspired this film. ‘BEV‘ [whoever you are] [or perhaps a reference to the consumption of … Continue reading BEV