Captain Phillips
A friend from Australia, aware of my interest in Johnston Shearer, the pioneer Scottish Photographer, recently sent me this photograph of Captain Phillips as taken in 1870 at 242 Union … Continue reading Captain Phillips
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Everybody was gone
This is a short film about Rossie Castle, near Montrose, that was demolished [blown up] in 1957: Rossie Castle, near Montrose, which was demolished [blown up] in 1957: Feats of … Continue reading Everybody was gone
Light and his life had become inseparable
This film is based on a Radio Scotland interview with Brian May and Professor Roger Taylor on the 15 August 2018. The host was Grant Stott. Taylor and May have … Continue reading Light and his life had become inseparable
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