WAIT/CROSS
The rebel antiquary.
Tag: Rebel antiquary
Mantel Pieces
This film is based on thoughts put into writing by Hilary Mantel. Mantel Pieces:To play this short film please click here or on the image above Credits: [1] Reith Lecture … Continue reading Mantel Pieces
Trying to keep my head up
This was filmed in my study on the last day of 2023. I originally named my study the ‘Sanctum sanctorum‘ [after a visit to Abbotsford, the home of Walter Scott]. … Continue reading Trying to keep my head up
Houses which give character
A number of years ago, for Christmas, I bought Sian from a second-hand bookshop, an old copy of The Face of Scotland. That same Christmas, Sian bought for me, also … Continue reading Houses which give character
To the Curious, the Artist & Antiquary
In the British Newspaper Archive, I came across this entry in the Edinburgh Caledonian Mercury of 24 January 1799. It was the title that caught my attention! David Martin, 1737-1797, … Continue reading To the Curious, the Artist & Antiquary
Walter Scott graffiti
The Scots Magazine, 1 June 1971:
Landscapes held us
Filmed at Crichope Linn and Gilchristland: To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Music credit: Take Me I’m Yours – an acoustic cover by … Continue reading Landscapes held us
HOPE
Last Sunday, whilst in Edinburgh, I revisited Greyfriars Kirkyard, where sitting on a table-tombstone I ate my sandwich lunch. The sun was shining, the birds were singing and colourful tourists … Continue reading HOPE