The discovery of a 1957 Locospotters Annual brings thoughts of W H Auden and a book sale in Pitlochry.
History
Chubby sentences
“His sentences are chubby with the lard of his self regard.”
Pitlochry views, a century apart
The top photograph shows Atholl Road, Pitlochry’s main street, as it looked in 1912. The photo was also issued as a postcard. One hundred years later, I photographed Atholl Road from the same position. Apart from the mode of transport… Read More ›
My morning with ‘Titanic’
The fuss over the centenary of ‘Titanic’ has mostly passed me by, probably because I reread Walter Lord’s classic 1955 book ‘A Night to Remember’ last year and other accounts are no match for his. So, it was with some… Read More ›
Farewell to a ‘magnificent’ school
I’d like to start with a photo from my 2010 book, “Mr. Mackay’s Legacy.” It was taken on a late June morning in 1938 and shows a group of boys heating their hands at a workmen’s brazier. They are in… Read More ›