ELECTRO-BIOLOGY
Bridge of Allan’s Music Hall once stood where DOMINOS pizza outlet now operates. At this Music Hall, on the 15th and 16th of October 1858 – ‘for postively Two Nights … Continue reading ELECTRO-BIOLOGY
Tag: Walter Scott
Professor Ewart: For lovers of the marvellous
On the last Saturday of June 1856, ‘Professor Ewart’ the ‘Greatest Ventriloquist in Europe’ performed in Bridge of Allan. The Old Music Hall, where he performed, is long gone. It … Continue reading Professor Ewart: For lovers of the marvellous
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Yesterday morning I explored Silvermills in Edinburgh. Sadly, not very much of this once ancient village survives and the alchemical projects of James IV are all but forgotten. However I … Continue reading horse-rider-eagle
Told with an evident truth as unflinching as it is tender
I recently read Father and Son by the writer and poet Edmund Gosse. This ‘memoir’ was written in 1907 and subtitled ‘a study of two temperaments.’ I was reminded of … Continue reading Told with an evident truth as unflinching as it is tender