Cadder Cemetery lies north of Bishopbriggs. The Cemetery is located adjacent to the large and expanding Strathkelvin Retail Park. Although a small road physically separates them, the symbolic contrast between the two could not be starker. The juxtaposition between the silent solemnity of remembrance and the intoxicating allure of consumerism is intense. Thomas rests inContinue reading “Remembering Thomas Brown”
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Influenza deaths at Woodilee Asylum
Woodilee Hospital was situated on the eastern edge of Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire. Today, nothing remains of the once extensive complex except for the main entrance building, which includes the clock tower, along with some scattered fragments. Opened in 1875 as a lunatic asylum, Woodilee Hospital specifically catered to ‘lunatics’ from local workhouses. Compared to theContinue reading “Influenza deaths at Woodilee Asylum”
Broken Columns 