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Tag: WWII

By Hole Ousia Posted on July 26, 2024November 15, 2024

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

Categories: Architecture, Scotland, This is Not yesterday, Time passesTags: Big Ted, Lanarkshire, Omphalos films, ruins, village, WWI, WWII
By Hole Ousia Posted on July 2, 2024January 19, 2025

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

Categories: Architecture, Scotland, This is Not yesterdayTags: Lanarkshire, Omphalos films, ruins, village, WWI, WWII
By Hole Ousia Posted on April 5, 2024November 17, 2024

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

Categories: Bridge of Allan, Omphalos films, Philosophy, Scotland, This is Not yesterdayTags: Bridge of Allan, Omphalos films, Sheriffmuir, WWII
By Hole Ousia Posted on November 12, 2023November 19, 2024

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

Categories: Omphalos films, Scotland, This is Not yesterdayTags: Omphalos films, They fell for us, WWI, WWII
By Hole Ousia Posted on November 11, 2022November 22, 2024

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

Categories: This is Not yesterdayTags: Omphalos films, They fell for us, WWI, WWII
By Hole Ousia Posted on May 12, 2022November 23, 2024

They fell for us

These short films by Peter recall those who fell for us in wars [please click on each image to play a different short film]: Between two black lines in the … Continue reading They fell for us

Categories: Folk worth talking about, Omphalos filmsTags: folk worth talking about, Omphalos films, They fell for us, WWI, WWII
By Hole Ousia Posted on November 11, 2021November 24, 2024

Suddenly came to the top of the stair

This short film is based on a war diary written by my uncle when he was aged 8.  

Categories: Bridge of Allan, Family history, Omphalos filmsTags: Bridge of Allan, diaries, John Gibson Scott, Omphalos films, WWII
By Hole Ousia Posted on November 11, 2021November 25, 2024

Remembering young men like Albert Bayne

If you have walked the Darn Road by the Allan Water you will have come to the footbridge over the Wharry [so often washed away]. Beside this bridge is the … Continue reading Remembering young men like Albert Bayne

Categories: Bridge of Allan, Omphalos filmsTags: Bridge of Allan, Omphalos films, They fell for us, WWI, WWII

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