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By Hole Ousia Posted on February 3, 2026

DAEITYERSEL

Sunday Post, 5 July 1964

Categories: Scotland, This is Not yesterdayTags: Doric, Dumfoonert, language, Scotland, shops
By Hole Ousia Posted on December 9, 2025

The place to find any little or big thing

This advert was in many of the British newspapers of December 1927. It advised you to go to the ‘Toy Department’ on the 3rd Floor’:

Categories: This is Not yesterday, Time passesTags: advertisement, advertising, Bombardo, childhood, children, London, shops, teddy bear, Ursine familiars
By Hole Ousia Posted on May 30, 2025

Perhaps I was history itself

This film is based on faded photographs displayed in the window of the now vacant Radio & Gramophone Co, 9 Canongate, Jedburgh: Perhaps I was time itself: To play this … Continue reading Perhaps I was history itself

Categories: Omphalos films, This is Not yesterdayTags: Omphalos films, Photography, record shops, Scottish Borders, shops, Vinyl records
By Hole Ousia Posted on December 16, 2024December 16, 2024

Serendipity [‘I like it when you call me Mr Scott’]

Today I visited several shops in Bridge of Allan. I was taking photographs and chatting to people for the Dr Welsh Trust website. No 58 Henderson Street ‘LOCKHART & TAYLOR’ … Continue reading Serendipity [‘I like it when you call me Mr Scott’]

Categories: Bridge of Allan, Family historyTags: advertisement, Bridge of Allan, Dr Welsh Trust, Rab Scott, shops
By Hole Ousia Posted on September 18, 2024November 14, 2024

i n s i d e

Brough and MacPherson, 1 Dunira Street, Comrie: To play this short film please click here: Music credit: ‘This is the sound of you voice’  by Snow Patrol

Categories: Architecture, Omphalos films, Scotland, This is Not yesterdayTags: Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Comrie, Glen Lednock, Landmark Trust, Omphalos films, shops, Snow Patrol
By Hole Ousia Posted on July 2, 2024November 16, 2024

A drawer full of bottle labels

In CANMORE archives I recently came across this image of a drawer full of bottle labels. What wonderful 19 century contents and how rare for these to survive. Keen to … Continue reading A drawer full of bottle labels

Categories: Architecture, Scotland, This is Not yesterdayTags: CANMORE, Chemist, labels, shops
By Hole Ousia Posted on September 1, 2023November 19, 2024

This house isn’t empty it is full of dreams

On Tuesday whilst on a walk with my friend Simon we spotted this auld shop in the village of Anstruther. It is number 24/26 High Street West. In a previous … Continue reading This house isn’t empty it is full of dreams

Categories: Architecture, Scotland, Time passesTags: abandoned, Fife, ruins, shops
By Hole Ousia Posted on June 7, 2023November 20, 2024

BENNY’s

BENNY’s fish and chip shop, Kilbirnie. R.I.P. 15 October 2016. To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Audio credit: Rowan Williams – Transience – … Continue reading BENNY’s

Categories: Architecture, Omphalos films, Scotland, This is Not yesterday, Time passesTags: Kilbirnie, Omphalos films, ruins, shops

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