Nice day for a white wedding at Paisley Abbey.
Showing posts with label Buildings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buildings. Show all posts
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Dunselma
Dunselma Castle is a prominently situated, Grade A listed Scottish Baronial mansion in Strone, Argyll, built in 1885–1886 as a lavish yachting lodge for Paisley industrialist James Coats Jr. Designed by Rennison and Scott, this 10-bedroom, 3-4 storey structure features a 4-stage tower with spectacular views over the Holy Loch, Firth of Clyde, and Loch Long.
Friday, January 23, 2026
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Monument Gardens
Burns Memorial Gardens in Alloway, near Ayr, are beautiful, free-to-enter grounds surrounding the historic Burns Monument, featuring roses and statues of some of Burns characters . The garden is well maintained by the Nation Trust. You can also visit the iconic Brig o' Doon, a medieval, single-arched cobblestone bridge over the River Doon, famously featured in Robert Burns' poem Tam o' Shanter as the escape point from the witches.
Burns night is celebrated on the 25th of January.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Hartwood Hospital Ruin
Hartwood Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located in the village of Hartwood near the town of Shotts in Scotland.
The hospital was designed by John Lamb Murray to accommodate 500 patients and opened as the Lanark District Asylum in 1895 The complex included staff-houses, gardens, a farm, a power-plant, a reservoir, a railway-line and a cemetery. Two large separate blocks were added in 1898, a tuberculosis sanatorium was completed in 1906 and a nurses' home was opened in 1931.
in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in 1998.
Monday, January 12, 2026
Kenmure Hill Temple
Kenmure Hill Temple is a small roofless ruin close the village of Howwood.
Passengers on the train to the Ayrshire coats can fail to miss the craggy tower.
It was builtin 1760 for Colonel William McDowell, a wealthy merchant who made his fortune in the West Indies.
Some say it was built as a folly ,but it was most likely a summer house, his mansion was only a few miles away.
Monday, January 5, 2026
Gorbals
The Gorbals Glasgow,the changing of architectural styles throughout the years.
High rise flats giving way to modern brick apartment's and the dome of the Carnegie Library (Hutchesontown Library) opened in 1906, a beautiful French Renaissance-style building.
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