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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Voting in Edinburgh 2017 (or Auckland 2013 or Stratford 2010…)
I’ve not that long moved through to Edinburgh, so the forthcoming council elections will be my first in this city. Having got through the post the other day my first and to date only election communication/advert for the upcoming … Continue reading
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Tagged conservatives, local elections, mark brown, plagiarism
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Verity in Glasgow
Today, to celebrate the amazing contribution Verity Lambert made to creating and shepherding the world’s best TV programme, Doctor Who, fellow Who-buff Jon Melville and I visited the archives at Strathclyde University in Glasgow. Turns out Verity was given an … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, doctor who, DrWho, strathclyde, verity, verity lambert
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Upcoming Talks
Just looking at my diary, and realising I have quite a busy time coming up with talks and presentations. Here are the current dates until the end of the year… The Crown Jewels of Maryhill – Thursday 10th October 2013, … Continue reading
Subway Heritage
Recently I was quoted in the Herald in an article about plans to remove Cessnock’s individual subway signs, amongst other changes in the modernisation of the system. Here’s the full text of what I wrote for future reference… The proposed … Continue reading
Upcoming Talks and Events
Looking at the calendar, I’ve got a busy couple of months coming up of giving talks and presentations. If you’ve not yet heard me going on at length about old cinemas, stained glass windows in Maryhill, or the exciting life … Continue reading
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