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Forthside Past and Future
Read moreOn Monday night, the Friends of the Smith are hosting a talk by Colin Tennant of Historic Scotland on the development of the Engine Shed,
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Cast Iron Fireplace
Read moreEven the mantle shelf of this fireplace, made in 1894 – 5 is of cast iron. It has been in the Stirling Smith collections for
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Boo Haughton, Mines Rescue Service
Read moreBill “Boo” Haughton of Fallin first qualified as a miner in 1970, and went on to train as a developer and driver, opening up new
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Dunglaston by James Paterson RSA PRSW
Read moreAt their quarterly meeting last week, the Trustees of the Stirling Smith approved the loan of this painting and three others, for a five month
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Cruive Dykes, James Christie Prowett (1865-1946)
Read moreArtist James Christie Prowett (1865-1946) was the only son of James Prowett, a watchmaker and jeweller in Bannockburn. He was educated at Wilson’s Academy and
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Great War Silks – Valentine’s Day
Read moreThe departure of a generation of young men to fight in the Great War was felt keenly by families world – wide and poignantly expressed
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William Neilson. M.M., a Cambusbarron Great War Hero
Read moreThe hundred year old Great War page in the Observer is now a regular feature and a gripping read every week, as the events unfold
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Stirling Castle, John O’Connor (1830 – 1889)
Read moreThis rare print of a work by Irish artist John O’Connor (1830 – 1889) is a recent gift to the Stirling Smith collections. It was
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Stirlingshire Collieries
Read moreThis rare plate, donated to the Smith collections by colliery workers William McKinlay and Raymond Frew, attempts, to sum up the significance of the
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