St Andrews Bowling Club
1 Pipeland Road, St Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
As Dean of Guilds William Thomas Linskill was a significant figure in the recent civil history of St Andrews, and also in the pre-eminence of golf in the town. Aside from his devotion to the town as a civil servant he was a man of antiquarian interests - and some peculiar obsessions. One in particularContinue reading "STAPT Winter Talks 2023: “Dean Linskill and The Adventuress” Stephen Liscoe"
St Andrews Preservation Trust Museum
12 North Street, St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
A family friendly exhibition that will coincide with the ‘The Great Escape.’ It will include engravings, paintings, photographs and artistic objects focusing on wildlife and green spaces. Showcasing the influence of nature on artists’
St Andrews Preservation Trust Museum
12 North Street, St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
You're invited to our 25th Anniversary Hidden Gardens Event! The St Andrews Preservation Trust is delighted to invite you to its 25th anniversary Hidden Gardens event on 25 June 2023. Revealing some of St Andrews' best-kept secrets, this annual fundraising event gives you exclusive access for one day each year to the hidden gardens ofContinue reading "Hidden Gardens 2023"
St Andrews Preservation Trust Museum
12 North Street, St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
We're hosting our annual Autumn Fair for 2023! Enjoy the book sales, homemade jams and chutneys, teas and coffees and much, much more this Autumn in the St Andrews Heritage Museum and Garden. Every year the Autumn Fair is a highlight of our calendar, and we love to see all the people from StContinue reading "Autumn Fair 2023"
STAPT welcomes Neale Elder, mobile operations manager at Network Rail and a member of the Dundee Civic Trust, to present the Annual Lecture for 2023 When the railways began to appear in north-east Fife in the 1840s, the national system was already in a state of rapid expansion. Although isolated by the great sea firths onContinue reading "Annual Lecture 2023"
St Andrews Bowling Club
1 Pipeland Road, St Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
We are delighted to announce the return of the Trust's series of winter talks for 2024, starting with Mairi Shiels on the Tay Bridge Disaster. The Tay Rail Bridge Disaster The first Tay Rail Bridge was seen as one of the wonders of the Victorian world, and its collapse during the great storm of 28th December 1879Continue reading "Winter Talk 1: Mairi Shiels on the Tay Bridge Disaster"
St Andrews Bowling Club
1 Pipeland Road, St Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
In the second in the series of the Trust's winter talks for 2024 we welcome David Powell of DC Thomson to speak about the DC Thomson archives. The Archives The archives of DC Thomson have accumulated over the past 250 years as both the titles and business have evolved. As well as being a valuableContinue reading "Winter Talk 2: David Powell on the DC Thomson Archives"
St Andrews Bowling Club
1 Pipeland Road, St Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
Kevin McMullan has been a Project Manager with the University of St Andrews for 4 years. Prior to that, he was a project surveyor for 13 years working for various different companies. On Tuesday, 19th March 2024, Kevin will be sharing with Trust members and non-members an update on the Madras College Development. Come alongContinue reading "Winter Talk 3: Kevin McMullan on the Madras College Development"