Platform 11
There was once a very special garden located where today folk arrive and leave from Waverley Station, Edinburgh. This Physic garden sat at the east end of the Nor Loch … Continue reading Platform 11
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Edinburgh’s Orphan Hospital
In 1727 Edinburgh merchant Andrew Gairdner, set up a charitable subscription to raise funds to build an orphan institution. The resulting Orphan Hospital, built between 1734 and 1781, below the … Continue reading Edinburgh’s Orphan Hospital
R E E K I A N A
James Skene (1775-1864), advocate, antiquarian and confidant of Sir Walter Scott, had a profound sense of Edinburgh as a changing city. In the early 19th century, he witnessed, at first … Continue reading R E E K I A N A
“Every word I think of does not seem enough”
I am not religious but in coming across this gravestone by chance on Tuesday, I found myself tearful. The grave is in Clunyhill Cemetery, Forres, and the words are by … Continue reading “Every word I think of does not seem enough”
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sixty years since they were buried in the graveyard sixty years since they were loved.
We listen.
For many years now I have shared as much as I possibly can in relation to my activism for Sunshine legislation. Last week I wrote a letter to the Royal … Continue reading We listen.