Friday, March 03, 2017

The Bishop of Orkney

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Construction of the St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney, began in 1137. The photo above is by Chris Downer and was taken in 2011. The ...
Thursday, February 23, 2017

The Curling Paintings of Charles Altamont Doyle

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  In the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh can be found an interesting painting. It forms a backdrop to a display of sporting item...
Monday, February 06, 2017

The station master's horse

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In the 1800s, the railways brought curlers from far and wide to participate in Scotland's great bonspiels. Chief amongst these was the G...
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

The T B Murray Trophy

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  Thomas Blackwood Murray was one of the best curlers in the first half of the twentieth century in Scotland. He played second in the GB t...
Monday, January 16, 2017

William Andrew Macfie and Curling in Sweden

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  Last year saw the centenary of the Swedish Curling Association. This was marked in a number of ways, not least by the publication of a ...
Saturday, January 07, 2017

Curling at the Prince's Skating Club in London

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The Prince's Skating Club in Knightsbridge, London, opened on November 7, 1896. The artificial ice rink was installed in a refurbished b...
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Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Carsebreck 1928: 'A black day in the annals of curling'

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The photo, from the Dundee Courier of January 2, 1928, shows the depth of the ice being checked at the Royal Caledonian Curling Club...