1660- Robert May “Accomplisht Cook” “To make a Pumpion Pie.” Take a pound of pumpion and slice it, a handful of thyme, a little rosemary, and sweet marjoram stripped off the stalks, chop them small, then take cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper, and a few cloves all...
Today marks the centenary of the Redding Pit Disaster in Falkirk. This was one of the worst accidents in Scottish Mining History, where 40 men tragically lost their lives when the Redding Pit flooded and 66 miners were trapped underground. An account of the disaster...
This is the Fourth part of a four-part blog. The first instalment for this can be found here. The second instalment can be found here. The third instalment of this blog can be found here. Stained Glass Memories’ in Airdrie continued ‘Flowerhill Parish Church, Airdrie...
This is the Third part of a four-part blog. The first instalment for this can be found here. The second instalment can be found here. ‘Stained Glass Memories’ in Airdrie Airdrie Library – memorial window installed 1893 Situated in the stairwell of Airdrie Library in...
This is the second part of a four-part blog. The first instalment for this can be found here. ‘Stained Glass Memories’ in Glenmavis New Monkland Parish Church, in Glenmavis, Airdrie – memorial window installed 1924. The Church of New Monkland in Airdrie has been...
Join us in this 4-part blog series and peel back the layers of history and artistry, as we unlock the grace of one of the families that lived in Bannockburn House. The Mitchell family, Showing their commissioned stained-glass windows. With each pane, we discover the...