http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "New festival to celebrate Scottish history" en Thu, 21 May 2026 11:52:33 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3645#post-40973 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:41:40 +0000 chdot 40973@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> We now have a deadline of 3rd October for our programme to be published and I wondered if you had any more thoughts about organising a historical bike tour?</p> <p>I would love to include it in the programme and think it could work across one of our weekends.</p> <p>Kind Regards</p> <p>Ian Harrower</p> <p>"</p> <p>Well...</p> <p>Seems like there should be something in the programme for the first "The Festival of History" involving a cycle tour.</p> <p>The WoL has been mentioned - certainly there is a lot of History - all sorts of mills - mostly unmarked, Arrol (even <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Arrol">Wikipedia doesn't know</a> about his involvement with the Balerno line) etc.</p> <p>Similarly a tour to places relating to <a href="http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=200540">Gowans</a> (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/sir-james-gowans">some photos</a>).</p> <p>Maybe just a tour around the NEPN noting where the stations used to be.</p> <p>Not forgetting the possibility of Art Deco (<a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3297">a 'favourite' on this forum</a>!)</p> <p>I think a sensible format would be two 'leaders' and 6-10 other participants who would be introduced to various 'historic' places in Edinburgh by bike and have a discussion about various stopping places in an informative - rather than 'expert' - fashion. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3645#post-38243 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:22:00 +0000 chdot 38243@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> The Festival of History (Scotland) was established as a Social Enterprise in November 2010.</p> <p>The Festival of History exists to promote and widen the gateways to Scotland’s history. In year one, the festival will run in Edinburgh from 17th –27th November 2011.</p> <p>The festival will present high-quality events to challenge commonly held ideas and beliefs about local and national history, encourage community participation, and stimulate national debate and discussion.</p> <p>Working with multiple partner organisations and venues our aim is to inspire Scotland’s people to rediscover their personal, family, community and national history, and to stimulate interest in places of historic interest, institutions, and organisations, involved in the academic study, archive, preservation, promotion and advancement of Scotland’s history<br /> "</p> <p><a href="http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/ian-harrower/16/7a2/695" rel="nofollow">http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/ian-harrower/16/7a2/695</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3645#post-38228 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:06:10 +0000 chdot 38228@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"(Turns out he did the Newington art deco garage that Anth photographed)"</p> <p>I knew that! Went in (private flat upstairs) as part of <a href="http://www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/default.asp?page=119">Edinburgh Doors Open Day</a> a few years ago.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cockburnassociation.org.uk/upload/File/DOD%202010%20Brochure.pdf">Last year's brochure</a> (wasn't open then). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3645#post-38218 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:32:34 +0000 chdot 38218@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><center><img src="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/content/news/2011/images/Spence-IMG_5311-full.jpg"></center></p> <p>"Born in Bombay in 1907, the young Spence was educated until the age of 12 in India before being sent to George Watson's College in Edinburgh. He studied architecture at the Edinburgh College of Art, and spent a year at the London office of Edwin Lutyens who was a clear influence on Spence's work. During the 1930s Spence undertook his first architectural commissions with the Edinburgh firm of Rowand Anderson, Paul and Partners, including the country house Broughton Place (1935-37), executed in Scottish-Renaissance style. After Army service during the war, Spence set up his first practice; he combined his home and office, first in Edinburgh and then at two successive addresses in London."</p> <p><a href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/news/blue-plaque-for-sir-basil-spence" rel="nofollow">http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/news/blue-plaque-for-sir-basil-spence</a></p> <p>That's Broughton in the Borders not BP off B St!</p> <p>"Spence came to be closely associated with a Modernist/Brutalist style of architecture that has since become highly controversial."</p> <p><a href="http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/s/basilspence.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/s/basilspence.html</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3645#post-38215 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:24:50 +0000 kaputnik 38215@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Basil Spence by Bike?</p> <p>(Turns out he did the Newington art deco garage that Anth photographed) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3645#post-38214 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:22:44 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 38214@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Art Deco buildings of Edinburgh!</p> <p>Great City Bricks!</p> <p>Auld Reekie's Surfaced ASLs! (that's quite a short tour)</p> <p>The Great Castle to Shore Cycle Roll... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3645#post-38212 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:07:49 +0000 chdot 38212@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Walking tours, debates, exhibitions, lectures, storytelling sessions, film screenings, comedy events and poetry nights are all planned as part of the first event, pencilled in for 17-27 November."</p> <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/New-festival-to-celebrate-Scottish.6819363.jp" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/news/New-festival-to-celebrate-Scottish.6819363.jp</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.historyfest.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.historyfest.co.uk</a></p> <p>Perhaps someone could organise history cycle tours - or at least (virtual) maps of key locations. </p> <p>Edinburgh doesn't have a direct equivalent of the Blue Plaque scheme, though there are many signs marking the places where notable events occurred or people lived. </p> <p>There's the <a href="http://www.patrickgeddestrust.co.uk/pghtedinburgh.htm">Patrick Geddes Heritage Trail</a> and <a href="http://www.lgbthistory.org.uk/resources/LGBT_History_Paths___Edinburgh.pdf">Edinburgh's LGBT History Paths</a> and the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/craigmillar/3586088391/">Edinburgh Women's Achievement trail</a> - and undoubtedly many more based around a range of themes (including <a href="http://www.cityofliterature.com/ecol.aspx?sec=3&amp;pid=400">literature</a> and <a href="http://www.ewht.org.uk/trails">'World Heritage</a>') or people.<br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/2566096150/"><br /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/2566096150_541f9dfd0d.jpg"></a></p> <p>There could be one for <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/sir-james-gowans/pool/ ">(Sir) James Gowans</a> which would involve a train trip to North Berwick and a visit to <a href="http://www.archiscot.co.uk/portfolio/gowanbank/index.html">parts of West Lothian</a>. </p> <p>There is also this - <a href="http://www.edinburghphototrail.co.uk">Edinburgh Photo Trail</a> - spots to take the 'best' photos from. </p>