Gordon Barr
Old buildings fan, ex-scientist, software dev, old cinemas buff, occasional boffin & cow-wrangler.
Too many books, too few bookshelves.
Co-Editor of @scottishcinemas and works at @archhfund-
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For Sale: Early 2010 MacBook Pro 13in – Lego Customised!
Before I go to the hassle of sticking it up on eBay, just wondered if anyone that reads this might be interested in taking a well-looked after, lightly used Mac laptop off my hands… – Apple Macbook Pro 13in – … Continue reading
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Terrahawks and Polar Bears
Growing up in the 80s, I coveted Major Zero from Terrahawks, and would have done *anything* to have had a full-size, working one. Am extremely delighted to see technology has finally caught up, as can be seen from Snowballcam on … Continue reading
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The Great Wall of Ashton Lane
Sorting through some old photos this Hogmanay reminds me of the first year I went to the street party in Ashton Lane, which would have been 2003. For reasons that are best known to themselves, the owners on each side … Continue reading
The Edwardian Multi-Storey Car Park: Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens Garage
[This article was originally written for, and published in, the magazine of the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland, in 2008. I bring the story up to date at the end…] The Botanic Gardens Garage is the oldest motor garage surviving … Continue reading
A Reel Shame…
So, I’ve recently being going through hundreds of different newspaper cuttings, all about cinema buildings in Scotland (don’t ask).What this has taught me is that journalists are exceptionally lazy and unimaginative when it comes to generating a headline… so, to … Continue reading
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