A sad looking building
In the Trove archive I came across this sad looking building. This post shares some of its extraordinary timeline. As a building it has had many “lives” and I am … Continue reading A sad looking building
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The foot of page 22, Like a Cat Loves a Bird by James Bailey.
Washday
This historic image from Trove of a gateway to Menstrie castle covered in clothes drying, reminded me of the opening chapter of The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald:
Dreghorn castle
I came across this photograph of Dreghorn castle in the Trove archive. In the decade before my birth, Dreghorn castle was erased from the landscape. In the 1980s I delivered … Continue reading Dreghorn castle
Princes Street station was closed in 1965 and has since been demolished
The above photograph was taken in 1950 by Tom E, Gray 23 April 1898, The Ambulance Crew, Princes Street Station: 1959, Princes Street Station to be closed: All photographs from … Continue reading Princes Street station was closed in 1965 and has since been demolished
Eric Redmond
Eric Redmond, 1919 -2026: To see more of Eric Redmond’s work please click here or on the painting above.
‘a streetful of shops under one roof’
In the Trove archive I came across a 1950s map of the centre of Edinburgh. On the reverse of the map was this : My favourite memory of Jenners returns … Continue reading ‘a streetful of shops under one roof’
‘Branches In All Large Towns’
An advertisement in Berwickshire News, 23 November 1954.