Salmon in field
As reported in the Daily Record, 7 February 1945
Tag: Lecropt
We will go as far as we can see
To play ‘We will go as far as we can see’ please click here. Filmed in Lecropt parish over the lifetime of a family. Music credit: My True Country by … Continue reading We will go as far as we can see
Making way for a motorway [the M9]
Around the time of my birth work was underway to build a new motorway through the Carse of Lecropt. The following images are from this time and were kindly donated … Continue reading Making way for a motorway [the M9]
Lecropt carse [before the motorway]
These images were kindly donated to the Dr Welsh Trust by Barbara Braes: 2 May 1968, Stirling Sentinel by Ella Mclean:
A safe refuge for ancient Scots documents
Charles Thorpe McInnes [1892-1980] was a close friend of my family. He loved to visit Drumdruils. ‘Thorpe’, as he was known to his friends, grew up in Keirfield House, Bridge … Continue reading A safe refuge for ancient Scots documents
Who past from the stage of time
Old Lecropt churchyard feels like home to me [we all die]. In the churchyard [a churchyard that has been without a church since 1827] is a tombstone with an inscription … Continue reading Who past from the stage of time
Let the sunshine through
To play this short film please click here. Filmed at old Lecropt churchyard Music credit: The Windows of the World – as sung by Karine Polwart in the Perth Concert … Continue reading Let the sunshine through
Close to me
To play Close to me please click here. Music credit: cover of On melancholy hill by Frank Watkinson