Trying to keep my head up
This was filmed in my study on the last day of 2023. I originally named my study the ‘Sanctum sanctorum‘ [after a visit to Abbotsford, the home of Walter Scott]. … Continue reading Trying to keep my head up
Tag: Warriston Cemetery
To the memory of
Young to be dead: To play ‘Young to be dead ‘ please click here. Song: Don’t Worry, Karine Polwart
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
A Meterologist’s Scrapbook
The Scotsman, 14 May 1907:
Young to be dead people said
To play ‘Young to be dead people said’ please click here. Song: Don’t Worry, Karine Polwart
Simple epitaph
This was filmed in my study on the last day of 2023. I originally named my study the ‘Sanctum sanctorum‘ [after a visit to Abbotsford, the home of Walter Scott]. … Continue reading Simple epitaph
time’s relentless melt
Quote: Susan Sontag – On Photography. Image: Dr Peter Scott-Gordon in Warriston Cemetery
Imagination and the child
Architect’s elevation [1845]: Burnley Express, 7 January 1928: