LAST POST The recent demolition of the old Post Office in Ardhasaig has prompted me to look back at some of the other Post Offices I’ve photographed in Harris and Lewis. Anyone heading up or down the main A859 road just north of Tarbert will be familiar with this classic corrugated tin building. It’s been rusting for decades, taking on the colours of the landscape as it slowly deteriorated. There are still plenty of people on the island who remember […]
Old school gets new lease of life. Cliasmol school – once known as the smallest in Scotland – closed its gates for the final time in June 2014. With only four pupils, the decision was taken taken to close the school as the roll was due to fall to just two the following term. In 2015 it was put up for sale. Marion and Colin McNeill purchased the old school. Marion’s family home is nearby. They approached Porteous Architecture, the […]
During 2017 I took my camera on several road trips, photographing buildings old and new for a multi-agency funded project entitled the ‘Western Isles Architectural Trail’. Over the next few months I’ll share some of the stories and photos from my travels. I’ll start at the southern end of the chain of islands that make up the Outer Hebrides. The Isle of Barra is probably best known for having the only airport in the world where scheduled flights use a […]
A few weeks ago I was contacted by Jason Caddy of Green Leaf Design & Build. I first met Jay when he commissioned a photo shoot of the new guest lodge he and his team had built for Findhorn Ecovillage, in Moray, Scotland. That was back in November 2013. Jay and his team have been busy ever since. He wanted me to head back to Findhorn to photograph some of the buildings they’ve designed and built since my last visit, […]