In 2013 the trustees of Four Acres Charitable Trust, responsible for Cottiers Theatre, took on another important Glasgow landmark, Lansdowne Church on Great Western Road. Lansdowne is being transformed into Websters Theatre named after stained glass designer Alf Webster. Rachael and myself have been lucky enough to get up close with these windows, and they’re…
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Linlithgow Loch
On a cold and misty morning I went for a walk round Linlithgow Loch, and here is the evidence that I both left the house and got some exercise. Linlithgow Loch and the palace which overlooks it really is stunning in all weathers, but my favourites include snow and winter sunshine. Unfortunately it was neither…
Hidden Glasgow Motifs – Pipe Smoking Monkey!
Hidden in The University of Glasgow’s Chapel, sits a small wooden monkey having a good puff on a pipe! Many an hour can be spent looking at the various (wooden and stone) carvings housed within the Chapel. Architect, Sir John Burnet, commissioned the Scottish sculptor Archibald Dawson A.R.S.A. (1892-1938) to create these creative, humorous and…
Highland Road Trip: Glencoe Folk Museum & The Highland Folk Museum
For over two years I was lucky enough to be based in the Scottish Highlands, working for a very small, eclectic museum. Although at times it was challenging (and bizarre), there is no doubt that the Highlands is brimming with unique culture, collections, and quirky heritage organisations. This post aims to highlight the diverse, and…
Glenfinnan Monument, Lochaber
Spectacular Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel with sweeping glens as a backdrop, stands this poignant monument to the final Jacobite Rising. All photographs taken by Karen.
Websters theatre, Glasgow
Karen and I were lucky enough to be granted access to Websters Theatre (formerly Lansdowne Church), in order to photograph the stained glass. After clambering over pews and old pieces of church furniture it was well worth getting covered in dust to get some fantastic images. A post on the stained glass in the building will follow,…
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