Jane Anne Wright’s Watercolours of Stirling
The Smith is proud to house a collection of watercolours by Jane Anne Wright (1842-1922). Wright was born into a well-connected family and on her visits to wealthy Stirling families, she often painted their estates. This week on social media, we have explored just some of her watercolours of greater
A Traveller’s Dreams, June Carey
The June Carey exhibition continues at the Stirling Smith until 10 January. Born, raised and still resident in Stirling, June Carey is a Scottish artist with and international reputation. The Smith has purchased this work in pastel from the exhibition, with the support of the Stirling Common Good Fund. The
Hairdressing in Stirling
Today’s story shows a Stirling Hairdresser of an earlier era. The salon of Archibald A. Ross was at 12A Upper Craigs (at present, The Trophy Centre) from 1930-1961. This photograph of the late 1950s, shows his son Archibald B.E. Ross, at the shop doorway. The window has a good range
Carbeth Hutters
The story of the Carbeth Hutters is a special one in Stirling district, and unique in Britain. It started as one of the activities of the Clarion Scouts, a socialist movement which aimed to give working people from the city a taste of the countryside. Land owner Allan Barns Graham
Beer Porters by Frank Brangwyn (1867 – 1956)
This scene may be familiar to older readers of the Observer in more ways than one. Stirling was at one time a brewing centre, and workplace scenes such as this must have been common in breweries like St. Ninian’s Well, Burdens and Duncan’s. The image was sketched as part of