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117 London Road Edinburgh [sketch from a Trove photograph taken in the early 1980s]
Tag: sketches
Vault No. 7
Image: AI algorithmic/language-model of a photograph from the Trove archive. Words: John Berger [Landscapes] ‘The East Market Street Vaults are a historic set of disused subterranean stone chambers located near … Continue reading Vault No. 7
Ruthven bridge
This photograph from the Trove archive reveals that manipulation of images goes far back in time. Personally, I have been using Adobe Photoshop since its very early days. Today, we … Continue reading Ruthven bridge
Gravestone of a gardener
This tombstone has no inscription of who it recalls, but given the symbols above the motto, it must have been to remember a gardener. Trove:
A name is a guest of the real
The following quotes are by [in order, as shared]: Hanya Yanighara, Annalena McAfee, Evelyn Waugh, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, E M Forster, Richard Holloway and A S Byatt: Notes: I made … Continue reading A name is a guest of the real
No. 255
255 Parliamentary Road, Townhead, Glasgow stood for a number of centuries until it was demolished in the 1960s to make way for ‘improvement works’. It was one of Glasgow’s original … Continue reading No. 255
The Glasgow Concert Hall
As a family we regularly visit the Glasgow Concert Hall and have done for a long time. We have seen all sorts perform there, such as: Belle and Sebastian, The … Continue reading The Glasgow Concert Hall