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Lunchtime, 1984
Read moreA feature of the Painting Stirling exhibition at the Stirling Smith is the work of the eminent American – British artist, Mary Louise Coulouris (1939
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Old Coffee House, Bow Street
Read moreIn 1902, the architect J S Fleming published a book, The Ancient Castles and Mansions of the Stirling Nobility. It had hundreds of drawings, mainly
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Miners’ Demonstration
Read moreThe demonstration in support of the striking miners in Stirling 33 years ago this month was significant both for Stirling and for Scotland. During the
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King Street in 1860
Read moreHere is a King Street that none of us have ever known. It is only a small section of the street, but it is tightly
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The Fountain of Helicon
Read moreThere are many rare and unusual pieces in the Stirling Smith collections, and the Fountain of Helicon is one of them. Time has not been
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Rome by Robert Macpherson
Read moreAt the last meeting of the Stirling Smith Trustees, the loan of this painting for four months in 2018 to La Boverie, the new Museum
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Stirling Painted: capturing the beauty of the landscape on canvas
Read moreThe current Stirling Smith exhibition, supported by the Friends of the Smith, sets out to show how Stirling was painted throughout the ages. Among many
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A Cambusbarron Childhood: Peter Paterson
Read moreThis is the childhood memoir of writer, teacher and historian Peter Paterson, who recently passed away. Published in 1998, it is one of the most important
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Bridge Clock Tower
Read moreNot many give a thought to the handsome clock tower at the south end of the Stevenson Bridge, marooned on a traffic island since the
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