The Nor Loch, Edinburgh
The Nor Loch has been drained and is now Princes Street Gardens. The View also shows the North Bridge
November 29, 2005
November 28, 2005
Words from the gallows of Scot bent on revolution
HE was Scotland’s answer to Robespierre, who joined a shadowy organisation which planned to storm Edinburgh Castle, seize the judiciary and overthrow the government. for more click here
November 27, 2005
November 26, 2005
November 25, 2005
Crafts and trades
Craft guilds or incorporations were formed in the Middle Ages and were an important part of burgh life then and in later centuries. Each craft jealously guarded its own monopolies and standards of workmanship, acquired property to raise funds, provided for its own poor, shared the patronage of an altar to its patron saint in pre-Reformation times and a seat in the parish church after the Reformation. Where records survive they are likely to include lists of members, accounts and minutes dealing with regulations, donations to poor members, apprenticeships and elections of officeholders and actions against outsiders trying to trade in the burgh. The Scottish Association of Family History Societies has published a useful selective bibliography of ‘Scottish Trades and Professions’, compiled by D R Torrance (1991). for more click here
November 24, 2005
Tributes as city’s king of fine food, Victor Crolla, dies at 90
TRIBUTES were flooding in today for the man who turned a humble Edinburgh food store into one of Scotland’s most famous delicatessens.
Victor Crolla, a giant of the city’s Italian food scene who took over from his father Alfonso at the helm of the Valvona & Crolla empire, has died at the age of 90. for more click here
November 22, 2005
Andrew and his path to sainthood
EVERY nation needs a symbol to express its identity. Out of Scotland’s history three core symbols emerged: a plant (the thistle, commemorating Alexander III’s crucial victory against the Vikings at Largs in 1263), an animal (the Lion Rampant, remembering the Royal beast kept by King William the Lion) and a saint (Andrew, chosen to root Scotland in Bible values). for more click here
Victims of serious violent and sexual crimes
Hi there,
A friend of mine has up a petition at the Scottish Parliament
“to urge the Scottish Executive to review the operation of the Victim
Notification Scheme to ensure that the victims of serious violent and
sexual crimes are given the right to receive information about the release from prison of an offender who has committed a crime against them, regardless of the length of sentence imposed”..
Because her violent partner got sentenced to three years imprisonment and not four his crime was not deemed serious and she was not entitled to be given any information at all by the Victim Notification Scheme as to his release date. She felt that this was totally unjust and although she cannot change things for herself she wants to change the situation for others, she has been fighting this now for about 10 months. If you feel you are able, I would really appreciate you signing the petition on the link below to support her and help to bring a change in the law that will benefit and protect other survivors of abuse. It would also be helpful if you could pass this onto as many other people as possible, as she is hoping to achieve a thousand signatures and she would be grateful for any support to help to achieve this. for more click here
November 19, 2005
Everything mixed with mercy
This is a must for anybody with a love or interest in the History of Leith. The story of Dr James Scot Marshall takes the story of Leith from the beginnings of the the 20th century through two World Wars up to the up present. The book can be ordered from South Leith Parish Church, Session Office, Henderson Street, Leith, Edinburgh price 10 pounds+2pounds p/p. This is a limited edition of 250 copies and are going quick so get your order in as soon as possible.