As you may have noticed, we have been very quiet over the last couple of months. Really, this is due to our PhD’s and other heritage projects taking over our lives which we whole-heartedly apologise for. To prove how busy we have been, over the next couple of months we will be presenting some of…
Category: Research
Making Faces – Anna Coleman Ladd
For the last few months I have been researching Scottish war memorial design. It’s not exactly what I had in mind when I started researching women and design. Yet here we are and I must say it is a fascinating topic. The first World War has many heartbreaking stories associated with it; loved-ones bodies not…
Barrowland Ballroom
I love the Barrowlands. I mean I really, really bloody love the Barrowlands. It is the one place in Glasgow that truly feels like home; a place where everyone is equal and all there for the same reason. The Barras’ is ingrained in Glasgow’s cultural being and there isn’t many people who would have a…
Women of the Necropolis
Honorary History Girl, Erin Walter, talks to Rachael about the female residents of Glasgow’s most famous graveyard.
St. Andrews in the Square, Glasgow
Weddings are a funny thing. Different ceremonies, cultures, traditions and of course, different venues. I’m in no way a lovie-dovie person (ask my husband) but one of the main reasons I love weddings so much is due to the fact I can see a historic building brought back to life. There is something truly beautiful…
Spring Lowdown: What to do now it isn’t so cold
Spring has well and truly sprung! There are daffodils everywhere I look, and it has even been vaguely mild. I have taken the serious step of putting away all my thickest winter jumpers and replaced them with my lighter knitwear. Knitwear is still necessary, because I live in Scotland, and I’m a realist. So, you’re…
Venue in focus: Cottiers Theatre
Karen and Rachael visit Cottiers Theatre, formerly Lansdowne Church in Glasgow’s West End. For once they are not going for a pint, they are going to talk about Daniel Cottier the genius behind the outrageously exotic decor side, as well as the glorious stained glass windows.
It’s All About Alf – GCHT Conference
Karen’s talk, It’s All About Alf, gave a general overview of Alf Websters windows and where to find them. On the 6th November 2015, The Gilded Age Team celebrated the Centenary of Alfred Alexander Webster (1883-1915), stained glass artist and master-craftsman, through a one day conference at Websters Theatre in Glasgow’s West End. His life also allowed…
Its all about Alf – Stories & newsapers
As many of our followers know, Rachael and myself have been working hard on the next Gilded Age event entitled Alf Webster: Glasgow’s Lost Genius. We will be celebrating the life and works of the magnificent stained glass artist and master-craftsman, Alfred Alexander Webster (1883-1915), in a one day conference held in the at Websters…
Cast Iron: Cherubs Everywhere!
I recently spent a blissful few days on the Isle of Mull, purely for holidaying purposes. We climbed hills, we ate freshly caught crabs and oysters, and we drank Tobermory whisky. Separate posts on Mull and on Iona, which we also visited, will follow over the next few weeks. The whole island is outrageously beautiful,…
Celebrating Scotland’s urban heritage
We were lucky enough to attend a bloody fantastic double lecture by the Scotland’s Urban Past and The Discovering the Clyde teams last week. Both projects are awe-inspiring RCHAMS (Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland) projects. Scotland’s Urban Past is a five-year nationwide project aimed at all communities within Scotland’s towns and cities,…
The Dominion Cinema, Edinburgh
I love a trip to the cinema. The smell of the popcorn, the trailers before the film starts and the dimming of the lights as the main feature begins. My favourite cinema to visit is the Dominion Cinema in Edniburgh. I was recently there to see the new Avengers: Age of Ulton movie, I do love…
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