IN
The above image is one of the photographs of Robert Reinhardt in the Trove archive. Like me, Robert visited churchyards and always had his camera with him. The photograph frames … Continue reading IN
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Jane Jack
Source: Trove archive Further credit: Ian McEwan
The church of Saint-Martin de Bannes
Last month, when staying in Dordogne, our holiday home was close to the church of Saint-Martin de Bannes. One morning, just before dawn, I visited this church and was greeted … Continue reading The church of Saint-Martin de Bannes
Self-Preservation: a Medical Treatise
I was shocked when I came across this image in the Trove archive. I wondered how the tombstones had become so broken, scattered and neglected? The worn inscription on a … Continue reading Self-Preservation: a Medical Treatise
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:
‘Sympathy, fellow feeling . . .’
Earlier this summer I visited Bonskeid to remember Robert Fowler Barbour who died in infancy. He was the first of the family to be buried in the [private] Bonskeid burial … Continue reading ‘Sympathy, fellow feeling . . .’
‘a valuable acquisition’
The above photograph is of the original Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. In 1936 a new hospital was opened at Foresterhill and the old hospital became known as Woolmanhill. I did some … Continue reading ‘a valuable acquisition’
Rose Park, Trinity
In the Trove archive, I came across the above photograph. It was taken by a photographer for the Scotsman in 1958 and was given this annotation “Old Georgian house at … Continue reading Rose Park, Trinity