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Winter Talk 3: Kevin McMullan on the Madras College Development
St Andrews Bowling Club 1 Pipeland Road, St Andrews, Fife, United KingdomKevin 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 variousContinue reading "Winter Talk 3: Kevin McMullan on the Madras College Development"
Winter Talk 2: David Powell on the DC Thomson Archives
St Andrews Bowling Club 1 Pipeland Road, St Andrews, Fife, United KingdomIn 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 TheContinue reading "Winter Talk 2: David Powell on the DC Thomson Archives"
Winter Talk 1: Mairi Shiels on the Tay Bridge Disaster
St Andrews Bowling Club 1 Pipeland Road, St Andrews, Fife, United KingdomWe 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 firstContinue reading "Winter Talk 1: Mairi Shiels on the Tay Bridge Disaster"
STAPT Winter Talks 2023: “Dean Linskill and The Adventuress” Stephen Liscoe
St Andrews Bowling Club 1 Pipeland Road, St Andrews, Fife, United KingdomAs 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. AsideContinue reading "STAPT Winter Talks 2023: “Dean Linskill and The Adventuress” Stephen Liscoe"
STAPT Winter Talks 2023: “Sir Robert Lorimer, Hill of Tarvit and the Sharp Family” Dr Ian Buchanan Smith
St Andrews Bowling Club 1 Pipeland Road, St Andrews, Fife, United KingdomIn this talk Ian will present a brief introduction on Lorimer and his work, followed by an outline of his design for Hill of Tarvit and the characteristics of the resultant house. The final section will be on the Sharp family who commissioned the design and construction of Hill of Tarvit, principally Frederick, Beatrice andContinue reading "STAPT Winter Talks 2023: “Sir Robert Lorimer, Hill of Tarvit and the Sharp Family” Dr Ian Buchanan Smith"
Winter Talks 2023: “The Restoration of HMS Unicorn” Matthew Moran
St Andrews Bowling Club 1 Pipeland Road, St Andrews, Fife, United KingdomHMS Unicorn is Scotland’s oldest ships and one of the 3 oldest ships in the world still afloat. A museum ship for over 50 years, the ship is reaching a critical point in its journey, requiring specialist works and surveys ahead of a major repair and redevelopment campaign. in this talk, Matthew will discuss Unicorn’sContinue reading "Winter Talks 2023: “The Restoration of HMS Unicorn” Matthew Moran"
Annual Lecture: “The Best Pompeii in Scotland” – Presented by Oliver Gorman
St Andrews Bowling Club 1 Pipeland Road, St Andrews, Fife, United KingdomMurray Medal winner Oliver Gorman takes a deep dive into the modernisation of St Andrews for our Annual Lecture, and how a contest over mussel scalps helped to shape theContinue reading "Annual Lecture: “The Best Pompeii in Scotland” – Presented by Oliver Gorman"