St Fillan’s chain, from a healing pool at Killin
The six links of the chain of St. Fillan, Killin, in the Stirling Smith collections are not much to look at, but they can be counted among the treasures of the Smith. They caught the imagination of a group of students at the University of Western Australia who made a
Lecropt Kirk, Remembrance Window, Bridge of Allan
Most stained glass windows are about remembrance. Today’s story concerns a detail of the magnificent four light chancel window, the gift of Lawrence Pullar in 1911, in the historic Lecropt Kirk, Bridge of Allan. The subject is taken from Psalm 150, ‘Praise God in his sanctuary…..Praise Him with the sound
James Wedlake Bannockburn 700
James gives us an insight into the Smith’s own Bannockburn exhibition on the Art in Scotland TV webchannel.
The Pacific Collection – Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum
On Wednesday 19th February, the Stirling Smith was lucky enough to be visited by Eve Haddow, Assistant Curator at National Museums Scotland. Eve has been working on the Pacific Collections Review- a project dedicated to increasing information on and exploring the relationships between collections based on the Pacific islands in
Remembering Bannockburn the Bannockburn Brooch
The brand new visitor centre, interpreting the Battle of Bannockburn, will satisfy every question, about the momentous events of 23-24 June 1314, when it opens later this year. It is 50 years since the old visitor centre opened, to join the great flagpole, put up in 1870 to enable people
Stirling’s Plaza Ballroom
Syd Kerr’s Plaza Orchestra was the key to the success of Stirling’s Plaza Ballroom. The Plaza was created in 1946 from the former cinema, situated between Lower Craigs and Goosecroft, and had a balcony café above the dance floor. For a generation, it was the great romantic meeting place. Observer
Stirling Observer Christmas
The Stirling Observer Christmas Numbers are now the history journals of their times. This issue for 25 December 1949 is a recent gift to the Stirling Smith by Finlay Lumsden of Deanston, and is a window into the world of Stirling, 65 years ago. The cover is by Sandford Morley
Carbeth Hutters
The story of the Carbeth Hutters is a special one in Stirling district, and unique in Britain. It started as one of the activities of the Clarion Scouts, a socialist movement which aimed to give working people from the city a taste of the countryside. Land owner Allan Barns Graham