The Laundry Problem

This film is about Patriothall Laundry in Eyre Terrace, Edinburgh. Built in 1904 it was recently demolished. The laundry problem:To play the film please click here or on the above … Continue reading The Laundry Problem

For my mum and dad

Please click on each image to play each short film on Edinburgh.  These films are for my mum and dad. Mrs Picken, an elderly widow, who day after day, year … Continue reading For my mum and dad

The first architecture on the grand scale to appear in the New Town

35 St Andrew Square was built for Andrew Crosbie of Holm [1736-1785]. This house was the first architecture on the grand cale to appear in Edinburgh’s New Town. No 35 … Continue reading The first architecture on the grand scale to appear in the New Town

A pocket book [found in Cabrach, 1854]

This was filmed at the gate to Bank farm, Upper Cabrach on the 19th October 2017. The gate to Bank carries in iron letters “Home for little children”. In 1854, … Continue reading A pocket book [found in Cabrach, 1854]