being and becoming in the world
Three short films of an old railway tunnel in the centre of Edinburgh: Due North [in its ending: Scotland Street Station]: Smash out into the sunshine [in its ending: Scotland … Continue reading [in its ending] Scotland Street Station
April 1865: The opening of the Royal Patent Gymnasium was reported in the papers as “The New Wonder of Edinburgh”. This ‘New Wonder’ was the grand design of John Cox … Continue reading ‘The New Wonder of Edinburgh’
Patrick Neill, [1776-1851], was one of Edinburgh’s ‘Modern Athenians’. Today his name is hardly known. His tombstone in Warriston records that he was ‘distinguished for Literature, Science, Patriotism, Benevolence, and … Continue reading Patrick’s garden
From an article in the Herald, 14 March 2021: