Thursday, 6 December 2018

St Nicholas's Day

Happy St Nicholas Day! We remember the mediaeval hospital in Glasgow dedicated to the saint and founded by Bishop Muirhead or de Durrisdeer, Only the chaplain's house, Provand's Lordship remains. The acorns ought to be gold rather than silver - perhaps bleacher by the Glasgow sun...


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Three new coats of arms

 The Lord Lyon has granted arms to Sinclair Academy, West Lothian: the artist was Elle Colverson. The arms use the ancient engrailed black c...

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