Heading back to the nearby fort in the settlement that we now know as Cramond, he shivers and pulls his cloak tighter around him. This life is hard and the winter weather certainly doesn’t help, it’s not what he’s used to. for more click here
Archive for October, 2005
Learning from the Romans in the gloamin’
Friday, October 21st, 2005Admiral gift from Granton
Friday, October 21st, 2005So it comes as something of a surprise to learn that his statue is carved from rock taken from the old Granton quarry which existed at Granton Point, about a mile west of Granton pier, until the sea reclaimed it in 1855. But how did stone from Granton come to be chosen for this famous landmark? for more click here
A rare chance to cast an eye over Nelson’s letters
Friday, October 21st, 2005Now, two letters scrawled by the naval hero with his left hand after his right arm was blown off in battle have been made public for the first time. for more click here
Sculptured lintel from Chapel Lane
Thursday, October 20th, 2005
Sculptured lintel from Chapel Lane. This was the Chapel or meeting house of the (non-juring) Episcopalians who refused to give up the Stuart Claim to the throne. The stone can be seen over the doorway over the entrance to St James’s Church in John’s place.
John Napier: a leading mind in modern mathematics
Tuesday, October 18th, 2005Napier was born in 1550 near Edinburgh, the eldest son of Sir Archibald Napier, seventh Laird of Merchiston and who himself became a father at 16. John Napier entered St Andrews University at the young age of 13 but moved on before finishing his studies. He continued his education in Europe, possibly France and Italy, but no records can confirm his schooling. for more click here
My Edinburgh Movie Memories
Tuesday, October 18th, 2005M y first visit to a Cinema was in 1932 to the Haymarket Picture House (the Haymie) in Dairy Road. I was five years old at the time, and apparently over-whelmed by the darkened auditorium, I howled the place down, and had to be taken home. Time, however, healed all cinematographic wounds, and I soon became a firm film fan, albeit On Saturday afternoons at matinee times. (more…)
Golf 1840
Monday, October 17th, 2005
(c) Scottish Memories
Princes Street c1766
Monday, October 17th, 2005
(c) Scottish Memories
Queensferry Before the Forth Bridge
Monday, October 17th, 2005
