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Music in Stirling
Read moreFollowing the BBC’s Troy series, it is useful to remember how much classical information came through the programme of schools in the past. Featured is
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The Swimmers by Charles Anderson
Read moreAlthough this work is not in the Stirling Smith collections, the Burgh Architect’s personal record of it is. The photograph shows part of the great
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William Wallace sculpture
Read moreFollowing the success of the digitisation of the paintings in public collections, Art UK has now turned to sculpture, including the 40 pieces owned by
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Stirling Arms
Read moreThe reminder in last week’s Observer that the Municipal Buildings opened on 21 March 1919 for the first time gives a chance to reflect on
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The Stirling Beaver
Read moreThe news of beavers returning to the River Forth, as reported in the Stirling Observer, is timely. This beaver shop sign is at present in
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Black Beast Wanderer
Read moreIn keeping with the weather brought by the #beastfromtheeast, the featured image is of the only Scottish beast which can truly withstand freezing temperatures. ‘Black
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Newspaper Story
Read moreWith the recent fire at 41 – 44 Murray Place, it’s worth remembering the history of this distinctive curved building, and the story of newspapers,
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Ye Smith Institute Fancye Fayre 1882
Read moreThe bizarre bazaar held in the Stirling Smith, formerly the Smith Institute, 24 – 26 August 1882 is one of the stranger episodes in the
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