playing double bass in Melrose
I had a great time on my first ever visit to the Borders Book Festival in Melrose, as a performer in the RTO. Harmony House gardens were looking beautiful....
25 June, 2015
Original Boilerhouse plans
I've just come across the original plans for Peter Womersley's Boilerhouse at Dingleton, Melrose. Copies were obtained by Gordon Duffy of Studio DuB architects at the point where he started work on the Listed Builidng consent and Planning Consent. These would have been hand-drawn in...
25 June, 2015
High Sunderland, home of the late Bernat Klein
After a good 10 years spent researching the work of Peter Womersley across the UK and in Hong Kong I am thrilled to say that I finally been lucky enough to visit High Sunderland, near Selkirk. One of the many joys of the visit was to spot...
25 June, 2015
Inventors of Tradition II at Glasgow’s Palace of Art
I was thrilled to be asked to write an article on Peter Womersley's house for the late textile designer, Bernat Klein, at High Sunderland. This piece was commissioned by Panel for their Inventors of Tradition II exhibition at the Palace of Art, Bellahouston Park where...
25 June, 2015
Docomomo publication features Womersley’s Boilerhouse at Dingleton, Melrose
Docomomo Scotland has picked up on the Womersley trail and sought out an article about the visionary Studio DuB project to give new life to the Boilerhouse, Melrose, see pages 36-38....
25 June, 2015