Diaries of Evelyn Waugh
I recently read ‘The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh‘ as edited by Michael Davie. What is shared below is a small selection of entries, often partial, which do not present the … Continue reading Diaries of Evelyn Waugh
Tag: WWII
Keen Prices – for Warm Undies
A page from The Perthshire Courier and Advertiser, 17 February 1941
They fell for us
These short films by Peter recall those who fell for us in War [please click on each image to play a different short film]. Between two black lines in the … Continue reading They fell for us
Helen Campbell Hughes
On Saturday 20th September 2025, with my friend Callum, we walked some of this path [I can no longer walk beyond 5 miles without the risk of having a seizure]: … Continue reading Helen Campbell Hughes
Rest Centres
Did you know that during WWII Britain had ‘Rest Centres’?
Hope for me
Less than a lifetime ago, there was once a small mining village in south Lanarkshire called Haywood, known as High Wood by the locals. At one time, it was a … Continue reading Hope for me
Scottish village doomed
Less than a lifetime ago, there was once a small mining village in south Lanarkshire called Haywood, known as High Wood by the locals. At one time, it was a … Continue reading Scottish village doomed
Danger from exploding bombs
Sheriffmuir, 1943: To play this short film please click here Credits: [1] Stirling archives: danger school run [2] On melancholy hill: a cover by Frank Watkinson