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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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Bridges between Imagination and Reality An exhibition of paintings by Peter Yates
Read moreThis exhibition, from Stirling – born artist Peter Yates, is part retrospective and part new work. Some of the works have been inspired by wind
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Out of Time, David Paterson Photography
Read moreThe stones tell us that humans have long been capable great feats of strength and organisation, and that they have been engaged since the beginning