An ‘utter wastage of the stuff of heroism’ was how the Daily Record described Britain’s worst railway disaster. Hundreds of … More
Author: jamescarron
Tomatin tin tabernacle relocated
Back in 2016, when I was researching my book Tin Tabernacles and other Corrugated Iron Buildings in Scotland, I pulled … More
Still Game murals
Characters from the popular BBC Scotland TV comedy Still Game have been popping up on walls in Dundee and have … More
Thornton Fever Hospital
Located in a remote spot two miles west of the Fife village of Thornton, Thornton Fever Hospital – officially Kirkcaldy … More
Largo House, Fife
Largely concealed from view in its own rectangular patch of overgrown woodland, ruined Largo House, in the East Neuk of … More
Mount Melville House
Originally Mount Melville House, this imposing early Renaissance mansion located on the western fringe of St Andrews, Fife, latterly served … More
St Fillans Serpent
As a child St Fillans Serpent was one of the highlights of car journeys across Scotland. Living on the east … More
Colinton Tunnel
Scalpay shipwreck
Not much info on this shipwreck, but it was photographed in the channel of Bagh Ceann na Muice, on the … More
Abandoned Tin Tabernacles
Interested in corrugated iron buildings, particularly those neglected and abandoned to the elements? Then you might be interested in my … More