being and becoming in the world
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 . . .’
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’
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
Maurice Love, a Ukrainian born on Odessa in 1900, was owner of the the “smallest shop in Edinburgh”. This shop, on the High Street, is long gone. 2 August 1951, … Continue reading The smallest shop in Edinburgh
Lorne Place, Leith, Edinburgh:
I am currently making a film titled ‘The BROADWAY ANGEL’. It is about Grace Lindsay Webster who died suddenly on the 5th December 1923. Her Angel tombstone can be found … Continue reading The BROADWAY ANGEL
Source: Perthshire Advertiser, 21 June 1851
Filmed at Crichope Linn and Gilchristland: To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Music credit: Take Me I’m Yours – an acoustic cover by … Continue reading Landscapes held us