#OTD The first meeting of the National Buildings Record Scottish Council took place at the Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh 9th May 1941 with remit to record buildings under threat. The SNBR collection is now part of the #hesarchive. Old Stow Bridge in 1941 https://t.co/KjVW1Ip1RB
A recently digitised image from the collection of J Symington Grieve in the #hesarchives showing 'Miss Mckechnie of Crinan Harbour' at Castle Dounie, Argyll, in 1926! #canmore#archaeology#hes
We are delighted to announce that the Robert Atkinson photographic collection is now available to view online via University of Edinburgh's Image Collection
https://t.co/PJNPVG7uOR
#ArchiveZ H is for the photographer John Hay. This is a view of Jedburgh Abbey c1887 from a collection of glass negatives by Hay in the #hesarchives Explore more images by Hay on Canmore: https://t.co/5lTAB2jdAe #canmore#jedburghabbey@HistEnvScot
#ArchiveZ B and C is for Countess Cornelia Craven at Balmacaan House! Originally from New York she photographed the now demolished house c1910 with her 'little Kodak', the album is held in the #hesarchives! Explore the images on Canmore: https://t.co/NQRH0cEiQ7 #canmore#HES
#ArchiveZ A is for Ardrossan. This photograph from 1963 of Princes Street in Ardrossan is part of a larger survey by the Scottish National Buildings Record, the collection is held in the #hesarchives. Explore the survey on #canmore: https://t.co/oFipWhO5JH #snbr#ardrossan#hes
#Archive30#Object A gate decorated with animals and plants from a collection of photographs of wrought iron objects by the Edinburgh blacksmith Thomas Hadden in the #hesarchives! #canmore#bunny#hadden https://t.co/Sug2BrQz2U
#Archive30#ACollection Photograph of Anstruther Easter, Fife, in 1962 in the Scottish National Buildings Record Collection. This is a unique collection of photographs taken between 1941 and 1966 of Scottish architecture: https://t.co/KjVW1Ip1RB #photography#hesarchives
The lovely folks at @wemyss_caves are running their first #VistualTour tomorrow at 2pm. What a great way to explore these fascinating caves and their art.
Head over to their website to find out more. https://t.co/BwIgHnOt3D
#ArchivePath#archive30 Photograph of surveyors finding a path to the prehistoric Dun Nighean Righ Lochlainn on North Uist in 1924 in the #hesarchives! Explore more archaeology photographs: https://t.co/Sug2BrQz2U #Archaeology
One of my #FavouriteItem in the #hesarchives is this photoalbum from 1885. The photographer is unknown but it belonged to a member of the Strang family in Busby, Lanarkshire. #Archive30#canmore#Album https://t.co/M5vza17DIY