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Displaying 51 - 60 of 1961 itemsMeeting: Policing Dumfries and Galloway
… on Friday night — despite the wild weather brought in by Storm Erik. Members and guests were treated to a … guide to the history of policing across Dumfries and Galloway by retired police officer, John Maxwell. John began with … John speaks about its history, and has brought together some of his 15 years of painstaking research to …
Meeting: The story of the navvies and how they changed the landscape of Cumbria and south-west Scotland
… ‘Navvies’ were crucial to Britain’s industrial development. The term derives from … until 1853, when it was drained and its bed used for a railway line, rather symbolising the general decline of canals … the site, and within 18 months the annual production target of 800 tons of cordite was achieved. This figure …
Meeting: Tower-Houses of the Scottish Borders
… The second bi-fortnightly lecture on 21 October, attended by 72 members and guests, was given by … and author of two definitive books on the subject, gave a comprehensive overview of these formidable buildings. Their … Battle of Flodden (The Floo'ers o' the Forest are a' wede away), no tower-houses built after 1514 had a prison. The …
… subject chosen by Jim Johnson, architect and former director of the Old Town Committee for conservation and renewal, when he spoke to the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society in March. … "By leaves we live … and we live not by the jingling of coins but by the fullness of our harvests." Patrick Geddes. …
… described the speakers’ recent research on Iron Age gold torcs. Close examination of the Netherurd torc from the … and Snettisham Grotesque Torc were manufactured in the same way, despite being previously described as castings by the … a period of approximately 300 years, which were gathered together in East Anglia, for reasons unknown but possibly …
Biography: James Gilchrist
… a woman of strong character. As a young boy he helped to contribute towards the cost of his education at the … at the Crichton Royal, and founded the Dumfries and Galloway Natural History Society in 1862, being its President … Experiences [Summary only] Series II, Vol 2, 6 Vegetation in 1879 [Mention only] Series II, Vol 2, 12 The …
… A large audience enjoyed the first talk of 2014, given to Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society. The speaker was … combination of heavy rain and the attendance of over 2,000 visitors meant that the plough failed to operate. That the …
… At its meeting on 19th October, the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and … were successfully introduced into the Talla and Megget reservoirs in the late 1980s. Atlantic salmon are …
… Architectural Heraldry in Dumfries and Galloway was the subject of Hon. Professor James Floyd of … a large audience of Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society members in early November. The … a crest of a demi-dragon, borrowed from the Crichtons, together with their family motto of ‘GOD SEND GRACE’. The seal …
… Masters, well-known and very popular in Dumfries and Galloway as an archaeologist and Glasgow University extra-mural lecturer, was invited to give the James Williams Memorial Lecture to Dumfriesshire … The volcanic rock is hard on the surface but relatively easy to work with a pick made of hard rock (basalt). There …