A Doric poem

I wrote this poem ower twanty years ago. It is aboot a wee babblin’ burn still flowin’ in hills beyont  aiveryday time. Naebody mynds Aultdrachty noo, though lood it rattles … Continue reading A Doric poem

A voyage to Australia

The following is the emigration diary of Joseph Gordon (born 1794 – died 1881). Joseph sailed from Dundee, leaving on Thursday 16 September 1841 and arrived in Sydney on the … Continue reading A voyage to Australia

“Fine in every last detail”

Mavisbank House has survived against all the odds. Today its future remains in doubt. Peter’s short films about Mavisbank House [please click on each image to play a different film] … Continue reading “Fine in every last detail”

Mavisbank: “On Esca’s Flow’ry Bank”

This is the talk I gave to the Civic Trust Conference on the 29th October 2014. The Conference was entitled “FEELING GOOD: Wellbeing & the built Environment”. The Civic Trust … Continue reading Mavisbank: “On Esca’s Flow’ry Bank”