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Frommer's Scotland 8Th Edition
Scotland 8th Edition by Darwin Porter & Danforth Prince Here’s what the critics say about Frommer’s: “Amazingly easy to use. Very portable, very complete.” —Booklist “Detailed, accurate, and easy-to-read information for all price ranges.” —Glamour Magazine “Hotel information is close to encyclopedic.” —Des Moines Sunday Register “Frommer’s Guides have a way of giving you a real feel for a place.” —Knight Ridder Newspapers About the Authors Darwin Porter has covered Scotland since the beginning of his travel-writing career as author of Frommer’s England & Scotland. Since 1982, he has been joined in his efforts by Danforth Prince, formerly of the Paris Bureau of the New York Times. Together, they’ve written numerous best-selling Frommer’s guides—notably to England, France, and Italy. Published by: Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River St. Hoboken, NJ 07030-5744 Copyright © 2004 Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sys- tem or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo- copying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978/750-8400, fax 978/646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for per- mission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, 317/572-3447, fax 317/572-4447, E-Mail: [email protected]. -
Scottish Leftreview
ScottishLeft Review Issue 108 November/December 2018 - £2.00 'best re(a)d' 'best feedback comment leading figures from the left writing about what their positions are on Brexit Brexit breakdown beckons and what their preferred options are his was an issue of Scottish Left lexicon but they seem increasingly apt after Britain has left the EU (or not). But Review we could not put off any as the ever more likely deleterious and we also cover the likely ramifications of Tlonger. Since the referendum disruptive impact of a Brexit under the Brexit for politics and economics. These in June 2016, we have covered the Tories becomes clear. The issuing of articles cover issues of both process and decision of Britain to leave the EU and its statements by the government on various reviewsoutcome. Of course, there is much we attendant prospects every so often and matters in the event of a ‘no deal’ as well still don’t know, especially concerning with one or two articles. But until now we as the impact on workers’ pay and jobs as what any Westminster government have not made it the theme of an issue a result of employers’ recent decisions on will do with powers repatriated from – because while we might harbour our investment and production have headed the EU and where it might place them particular suspicions and thoughts about up the trouble ahead. That is why the (Westminster or Holyrood, Cardiff Bay how things might turn out, this would title to this editorial comment, ‘Brexit or Stormont). Much will depend here on have been little more than a combination breakdown beckons’, seems appropriate. -
Written Guide
The tale of a tail A self-guided walk along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile ww.discoverin w gbrita in.o the stories of our rg lands discovered th cape rough w s alks 2 Contents Introduction 4 Route map 5 Practical information 6 Commentary 8 Credits © The Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers, London, 2015 Discovering Britain is a project of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) The digital and print maps used for Discovering Britain are licensed to the RGS-IBG from Ordnance Survey Cover image: Detail from the Scottish Parliament Building © Rory Walsh RGS-IBG Discovering Britain 3 The tale of a tail Discover the stories along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile A 1647 map of The Royal Mile. Edinburgh Castle is on the left Courtesy of www.royal-mile.com Lined with cobbles and layered with history, Edinburgh’s ‘Royal Mile’ is one of Britain’s best-known streets. This famous stretch of Scotland’s capital also attracts visitors from around the world. This walk follows the Mile from historic Edinburgh Castle to the modern Scottish Parliament. The varied sights along the way reveal Edinburgh’s development from a dormant volcano into a modern city. Also uncover tales of kidnap and murder, a dramatic love story, and the dramatic deeds of kings, knights and spies. The walk was originally created in 2012. It was part of a series that explored how our towns and cities have been shaped for many centuries by some of the 206 participating nations in the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. -
Spectacular New Retail/Restaurant Opportunity
SPECTACULAR NEW www.newwaverley.com RETAIL/RESTAURANT OPPORTUNITY THE PAVILION BUILDING SUITABLE FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF USES INCLUDING BAR/RESTAURANT | MICROBREWERY | ART GALLERY AND MANY MORE THE BOOMING EPICENTRE OF EDINBURGH’S EASTERN QUARTER Located in the Old Town the Pavilion Building & Kiosk/Terrace will form the most western part of New Waverley, a signature mixed use development and vibrant new destination. – Prominent corner location – Adjacent to 19 historic arches converted to retail/leisure use available for occupation from October 2015 – Just off the Royal Mile, which attracts over 4 million people annually – Close to Waverley Station with over 26 million passengers annually – I mmediately adjacent edinburgh city council headquarter offices A BRILLIANT, VIBRANT AND BUSTLING NEIGHBOURHOOD In an area awash with life and colour there really is something unexpected and interesting around every corner. Historic sites, visitor attractions, museums and art galleries abound and the Royal Mile and its wynds and closes are peppered with cafés, restaurants, bars and specialty shops. The area is a magnet for tourists and visitors alike and is about to become even better with the arrival of New Waverley, Edinburgh’s exciting new destination. Elevational Treatment © Zone Architects 2013 THE PAVILION BUILDING, ONCE COMPLETE, WILL PROVIDE A GLAZED BUILDING OF MODERN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN INSPIRATIONAL ARRANGED OVER GROUND AND MEZZANINE LEVELS, PROVIDING A FANTASTIC “FLAGSHIP” OPPORTUNITY FOR THE APPROPRIATE OCCUPIER. THE UPPER LEVEL OF THE PAVILION WILL HOUSE A ONE OFF RETAIL KIOSK WITH TERRACE LOCATED OFF JEFFREY STREET WITH A / LEISURE SPACE VIEWING PLATFORM OVERLOOKING THE CITY TO THE NORTH. PAVILION BUILDING SPECIFICATION GROUND FLOOR (EAST MARKET STREET) 9,235 Sq ft 856 Sq m The design of the pavilion building is flexible at this stage and specific occupational requirements may be able to be incorporated into the building as part of the MEZZANINE / 1ST FLOOR 4,520 Sq ft 420 Sq m construction process. -
Sons of Crispin
Sons of Crispin Sons of Crispin: The St Crispin Lodges of Edinburgh and Scotland By Sandra M. Marwick Sons of Crispin: The St Crispin Lodges of Edinburgh and Scotland, by Sandra M. Marwick This book first published 2014 Cambridge Scholars Publishing 12 Back Chapman Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2XX, UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2014 by Sandra M. Marwick All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN (10): 1-4438-6361-0, ISBN (13): 978-1-4438-6361-2 TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Illustrations .................................................................................... vii Acknowledgements .................................................................................... ix Abbreviations .............................................................................................. x Chapter One ................................................................................................. 1 Introduction: Why Crispin? Chapter Two .............................................................................................. 17 St Crispin as Patron Saint Chapter Three ............................................................................................ 52 The Memorable Crispin Chapter Four ............................................................................................. -
Survival Guide
Edinburgh Festivals SURVIVAL GUIDE Introduction by Alexander McCall Smith INTRODUCTION The original Edinburgh Festival was a wonderful gesture. In 1947, Britain was a dreary and difficult place to live, with the hardships and shortages of the Second World War still very much in evidence. The idea was to promote joyful celebration of the arts that would bring colour and excitement back into daily life. It worked, and the Edinburgh International Festival visitor might find a suitable festival even at the less rapidly became one of the leading arts festivals of obvious times of the year. The Scottish International the world. Edinburgh in the late summer came to be Storytelling Festival, for example, takes place in the synonymous with artistic celebration and sheer joy, shortening days of late October and early November, not just for the people of Edinburgh and Scotland, and, at what might be the coldest, darkest time of the but for everybody. year, there is the remarkable Edinburgh’s Hogmany, But then something rather interesting happened. one of the world’s biggest parties. The Hogmany The city had shown itself to be the ideal place for a celebration and the events that go with it allow many festival, and it was not long before the excitement thousands of people to see the light at the end of and enthusiasm of the International Festival began to winter’s tunnel. spill over into other artistic celebrations. There was How has this happened? At the heart of this the Fringe, the unofficial but highly popular younger is the fact that Edinburgh is, quite simply, one of sibling of the official Festival, but that was just the the most beautiful cities in the world. -
Scottish Art: Then and Now
Scottish Art: Then and Now by Clarisse Godard-Desmarest “Ages of Wonder: Scotland’s Art 1540 to Now”, an exhibition presented in Edinburgh by the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture tells the story of collecting Scottish art. Mixing historic and contemporary works, it reveals the role played by the Academy in championing the cause of visual arts in Scotland. Reviewed: Tom Normand, ed., Ages of Wonder: Scotland’s Art 1540 to Now Collected by the Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture, Edinburgh, The Royal Scottish Academy, 2017, 248 p. The Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) and the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) have collaborated to present a survey of collecting by the academy since its formation in 1826 as the Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Ages of Wonder: Scotland’s Art 1540 to Now (4 November 2017-7 January 2018) is curated by RSA President Arthur Watson, RSA Collections Curator Sandy Wood and Honorary Academician Tom Normand. It has spawned a catalogue as well as a volume of fourteen essays, both bearing the same title as the exhibition. The essay collection, edited by Tom Normand, includes chapters on the history of the RSA collections, the buildings on the Mound, artistic discourse in the nineteenth century, teaching at the academy, and Normand’s “James Guthrie and the Invention of the Modern Academy” (pp. 117–34), on the early, complex history of the RSA. Contributors include Duncan Macmillan, John Lowrey, William Brotherston, John Morrison, Helen Smailes, James Holloway, Joanna Soden, Alexander Moffat, Iain Gale, Sandy Wood, and Arthur Watson. -
Future of Entertainment Ticketing F Rum London • 19-20 March 2013 Discussion Paper 06
TICKETING TECHNOLOGY THE FUTURE OF ENTERTAINMENT TICKETING F RUM LONDON • 19-20 MARCH 2013 DISCUSSION PAPER 06 The Edinburgh Experience: A Bird’s-Eye View of Clicket.co.uk by Jo Michel, Director, Michel Consultancy The Edinburgh Portal Project was originated to unify the customer experience when searching for events and activities across the city. In this paper, I aim to give you a bird’s-eye view of the experience of those involved in the project which was finally launched in 2011 as www.Clicket.co.uk I came to Edinburgh in June 2008 to be the Ticketing Manager at Hub Tickets, the agency which is operated by the Edinburgh International Festival and sells tickets for “ ...a single point of entry for that festival and many others during the summer visitors, which would offer months each year. product from all the Edinburgh Edinburgh – why a portal? venues...” Edinburgh is a festival city. As everyone knows, it is the home of the largest of them all: the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; the prestigious Edinburgh International Festival; The Edinburgh Book Festival; Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival; Structure and strategy Festival of Politics; and Festival of Spirituality and Peace all of The Audience Business (TAB) was appointed as the project which run concurrently throughout August, each year. management and a Strategy Working Group put in place to Edinburgh is also home to the renowned Traverse Theatre guide the decision making process and to be representative Company, has great touring venues in the Festival Theatre of the core stakeholders in the project. The Edinburgh Portal and Edinburgh Playhouse, the beautiful Queens Hall and a Project had begun. -
Threeweeksin EDINBURGH
YOUR DAILY SHEET OF EDINBURGH FESTIVAL REVIEWS: #18 MONDAY 23/TUESDAY 24 AUG IN EDINBURGH ThreeWeeksGET THREEWEEKS CHILDREN’S SHOWS Dig for Victory Sketch Show - Free Dig For Victory/ PBH’s Free Fringe DIRECT TO YOUR IN-BOX The I Hate Children Children’s Show To keep this review simple, sand to reflect There are even more reviews in the Comedy on the Square the nature of the show itself, I shall begin with the good points. One joke stood out as the ThreeWeeks eDaily email. First a confession: the jaded cynicism funniest, a sketch about the after-effects of a expressed in this show’s title may have Sign up right now for free at Facebook rape; the punchline caught me off resonated with me a little too much prior to www.ThreeWeeks.co.uk/subscribe guard and consequently caused a meaningful viewing. Nevertheless, it is now with confident laugh. And thus ends my list of good points. objectivity that I attest to the genuine all Consistently, the material was of a type that, round wonderfulness of this comedic show! if jokingly told to your friend on the spur of Magician Paul Nathan exudes unpretentious the moment, might evoke a grin or perhaps charisma by the bucket load and, assisted by even dig up a chuckle. The show simply didn’t his equally personable sidekick Al, each and pack enough intelligence in the writing, or every child is invited to partake in at least conviction in the delivery, to really deal a one of his mesmerising magic tricks. Sharp Last night’s audience professional blow. -
The Changing Face of the National Museum of Scotland Amy Clarke
Great Narratives of the Past. Traditions and Revisions in National Museums Conference proceedings from EuNaMus, European National Museums: Identity Politics, the Uses of the Past and the European Citizen, Paris 29 June – 1 July & 25-26 November 2011. Dominique Poulot, Felicity Bodenstein & José María Lanzarote Guiral (eds) EuNaMus Report No 4. Published by Linköping University Electronic Press: http://www.ep.liu.se/ecp_home/index.en.aspx?issue=078 © The Author. From Royal to National: The Changing Face of the National Museum of Scotland Amy Clarke The University of Queensland Abstract Since devolution in 1997 Scotland has been a nation increasingly conscious of its national brand. The Scottish government has undertaken several international partnerships in the fields of culture, education and commerce, and through its rhetoric and policy the government appears to be encouraging a global perception of Scotland as a nation in the throes of a ‘New Enlightenment.’ The National Museum of Scotland (and former Royal Museum) has benefited from this alleged cultural renaissance, having reopened July 2011 following its second renovation in less than 15 years. Comprised of two separate buildings, the former Royal Museum (1854) and the Museum of Scotland (1998), the National Museum of Scotland’s most recent construction program restored and modernised the Royal Museum structure, which had originally been built as an Industrial Museum before receiving Royal status in 1904. Given the fact that the Royal Museum’s origins were in part a testament to Scotland’s position in the United Kingdom and British Empire, the current Museum’s new form communicates much about the evolution of Scotland’s national identity and its relationship with the world Scotland’s evolution from 19th century industrial powerhouse of the British Empire to the increasingly independent ‘Enlightened’ nation of today has been echoed by the ever-changing form of its national Museum. -
Development Brief Princes Street Block 10 Approved by the Planning Commitee 15 May 2008 DEVELOPMENT BRIEF BLOCK 10
Development Brief Princes Street Block 10 Approved by the Planning Commitee 15 May 2008 DEVELOPMENT BRIEF BLOCK 10 Contents Page 1.0 Introduction 2 2.0 Site and context 2 3.0 Planning Policy Context 4 4.0 Considerations 6 4.1 Architectural Interest 4.2 Land uses 4.4 Setting 4.5 Transport and Movement 4.12 Nature Conservation/Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes 4.16 Archaeological Interests 4.17 Contaminated land 4.18 Sustainability 5.0 Development Principles 12 6.0 Implementation 16 1 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Following the Planning Committee approval of the City Centre Princes Street Development Framework (CCPSDF) on 4 October 2007, the Council have been progressing discussions on the individual development blocks contained within the Framework area. The CCPSDF set out three key development principles based on reconciling the needs of the historic environment with contemporary users, optimising the site’s potential through retail-led mixed uses and creating a high quality built environment and public realm. It is not for this development brief to repeat these principles but to further develop them to respond to this area of the framework, known as Block 10. 1.2 The purpose of the development brief is to set out the main planning and development principles on which development proposals for the area should be based. The development brief will be a material consideration in the determination of planning applications that come forward for the area. 2.0 Site and context The Site 2.1 The development brief area is situated at the eastern end of the city centre and is the least typical of all the development blocks within the CCPSDF area. -
National Strategy for Scotland's Museums and Galleries
GOING TheNationalStrategyfor Scotland’sMuseumsandGalleries fURTHER To SUccEEd aNd floURiSH we wILL aLL Need tO pLay Our part ScoTTiSH NaTioNal PoRTRaiT GallERy National Galleries of Scotland TheScottishNationalPortraitGalleryre-opened on1December2011,followingatwoandahalfyear closureandanambitious£17.6mrestorationproject. Asaresult,amuchgreaterproportionofthe collectionwillbeonshow,bringingtolightawealth Theproject–thefirstmajorrefurbishmentinthe ofartworksthathasbeen,untilnow,largelyhidden Gallery’s120-yearhistory–hasrestoredmuchof fromview. thearchitect’soriginalvision,openinguppreviously inaccessiblepartsofthebuildingandincreasing Reviewsandfeedbackhavebeenoverwhelmingly thepublicspacebymorethan60%.Accesstothe positivewithmorethan52,000visitorsgoing exhibitionspacesonallthreelevelshasbeenopened totheGalleryduringthefirstmonthofopening. up,whiletherestorationofthemagnificentsuiteof top-litgalleriesontheupperfloorhascreatedoneof themostimpressivedisplayspacesinScotland. www.nationalgalleries.org TheNationalStrategyfor Scotland’sMuseumsandGalleries Images courtesy of the National Galleries of Scotland © Chris Watt The National Strategy for Scotland’s Museums and Galleries gOINg The National Strategy for Scotland’s Museums and Galleries further Acknowledgements contents The development of this National Strategy for Scotland’s Museums and Galleries would not have 5 FOREWORD 34 AIm fIve