Friday, July 29, 2022

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

The Ramshorn


 
The Ramshorn is a former church on Ingram Street in Glasgow and is home to Scotland’s National Centre for Languages and the Confucius Institute for Scotland’s Schools, both centres within the University of Strathclyde. It was originally built as St David’s Parish Church in 1824, replacing a church that had stood on the site since 1720. Many prominent Glaswegians are buried in the surrounding cemetery, including industrialist David Dale, and tobacco merchants Andrew Buchanan and John Glassford. 

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

The Denbigh


 

This contraption is outside the Strachur Smiddy and would appear to have once been a type of drilling machine, “the Denbigh”.

Monday, July 25, 2022

Sunday, July 24, 2022

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Sunday, July 17, 2022

Saturday, July 16, 2022

Friday, July 15, 2022

Old VR Postbox




 Of the 115,000 postboxes across the UK, more than half are EIIR (Queen Elizabeth II) and 15% are GR (King George VI) - see June 26th. Only 6% are VR (Queen Victoria). Fewer still are EVIIR (Edward VII) and very rare are EVIIIR (Edward VIII) - there are only 171 from his short reign in 1936. 

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Wee Annie Kempock

 


Wee Annie is considered to be a brother to Bobby Wemyss (see February 1st). Designed by the same artist, Angela Hunter, she’s sitting on a suitcase looking out towards Gourock train station and ferry terminal and is aptly called “Girl on a Suitcase”. 

Monday, July 11, 2022

Sunday, July 10, 2022

North Queensferry Harbour Light Tower


 

Built in 1817 by Robert Stevenson, this is the world’s smallest working light tower. 

Saturday, July 9, 2022

Thursday, July 7, 2022

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Monday, July 4, 2022

Sunday, July 3, 2022

Saturday, July 2, 2022

Friday, July 1, 2022