Somewhere in the archives
Over the last few months I have been exploring the newspaper archives in search of material on Bridge of Allan. I started searching in the year 1800 and continued thereafter … Continue reading Somewhere in the archives
Tag: Wilfred Lawson Gibson
The Birnam Oak
My mother recently gave me her grandfather’s letter opener. It was made from the wood of an ancient Birnam oak. Wilfrid Lawson Gibson, my mother’s grandfather, was a Major in … Continue reading The Birnam Oak
Carsebreck
My great-grandfather, Wilfrid Lawson Gibson, was Surveyor for Perthshire for 40 years and had his office in Dunblane. His surveyors bookcase came to me and sits on our stair landing … Continue reading Carsebreck
It’s an inanimate object, but all the same it is a book-case
I recently inherited my great-grandfather’s bookcase. It’s first home was in the Dunblane office of Wilfrid Lawson Gibson, Chartered Surveyor and Engineer. The text in this image comes from The … Continue reading It’s an inanimate object, but all the same it is a book-case
Hitler’s Autobahn
Chapter Ten: Hitler’s Autobahn – Wilfrid Lawson Gibson A chapter from ‘This is Not yesterday’ by Dr Peter J. Gordon I met Major Wilfrid Lawson Gibson many times but not … Continue reading Hitler’s Autobahn