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This year marks the 120th anniversary of a tragic fire at Glasgow’s Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson designed Watson Street warehouses, which claimed the lives of 40 men and injured many more.

Dominic d’Angelo will revisit the story in our next lecture: buff.ly/i3odUZz
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
⏰ Reminder: Join us on Monday for our next lecture, ‘If a landscape ‘speaks’, can we hear it?’, with speaker Professor Aonghus MacKechnie

📅 10 November, 6:30 pm
📍 Augustine United Church, Edinburgh (wheelchair accessible)
💻 Also streamed live via Zoom
🎟 £6 / £2 students: buff.ly/pPDEItf
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🎤 Speaker spotlight: Dominic d’Angelo, Chair of the Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson Society.

Dominic explores Thomson’s Watson Street warehouses — from their grand design to the 1905 fire that changed their story.

📆 Thu 20 Nov, 7:30pm
📍 Glasgow + Zoom
🎟 £6 / £2 students | Book: buff.ly/m2zWyXZ
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🌄 Scotland’s landscapes are layered with history — from Gaelic medieval society to Romanticism and militarism.

Join Prof Aonghus MacKechnie for If a landscape “speaks”, can we hear it?
📆 Mon 10 Nov, 6:30pm
📍 Edinburgh + Zoom
🎟 £6 / £2 students – book: buff.ly/6ZepKtJ
November 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🎤 Speaker spotlight: Prof Aonghus MacKechnie
🏞️ If a landscape “speaks”, can we hear it?
A journey through Scotland’s landscapes, history & culture.

📆 Mon 10 Nov, 6:30pm
📍 Edinburgh + Zoom
🎟 £6 / £2 students – book: buff.ly/6ZepKtJ
October 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Under threat: Musselburgh’s Brunton Halls — a modern Scottish architectural landmark — faces demolition after dangerous RAAC was found in its roof.

But this material issue shouldn’t erase an architectural masterpiece.
Read why we think it must be saved buff.ly/Mydkqqw
October 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM
⏰ Tomorrow!
Lawrence Weaver & the Romance of Scottish Architecture
📆 Mon 13 Oct, 6:30pm
📍 Edinburgh + Zoom
🎟 £6 / £2 students – book: buff.ly/9WGsNqw
October 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Lawrence Weaver abandoned a career in engineering when offered a role at Country Life. As Architectural Editor he transformed its coverage.

📆 Mon 13 Oct, 6:30pm
📍 Edinburgh + Zoom
🎟 £6 / £2 students – book: buff.ly/9WGsNqw
October 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Lawrence Weaver and the Romance of Scottish Architecture

📆 13 Oct 2025, 6:30 pm
📍 Edinburgh + Zoom
🎟 £6 / £2 students

Lawrence Weaver wrote 42 articles on Scottish architecture and deepened the dialogue about Lorimer’s work.

👉 Book now: buff.ly/9WGsNqw
October 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Save the dates!
The AHSS Forth & Borders Winter Lectures 2025–26 are here 🎉

From castles & Lorimer to Georgian Edinburgh and the National Gallery extension – 6 fascinating evenings ahead.

📍 Edinburgh + Zoom
🎟 £6 / £2 students

👉 Full line-up + booking: buff.ly/fNObXQG
September 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🎤 Niall Murphy opens our Winter Lecture Series with Glasgow 850.

Niall is an architect with 25 years of experience in heritage, conservation, and community issues in Glasgow.

📅 23 Oct | Glasgow + Zoom
🎟 £6 / £2 students / £25 season ticket

👉 Book: buff.ly/utZSXh5
September 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
📅 Save the dates!

The AHSS Strathclyde Winter Lecture Series 2025–26 is here 🎉

Glasgow 850, Greek Thomson, Organ Design, Ironwork, Adaptive Reuse – 5 lectures, Oct–Mar.

📍 Glasgow + online via Zoom
🎟 £6 / £2 students / £25 season ticket

👉 Book now: buff.ly/7xgV8er
September 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Scotland’s first modern car factory — the Arrol-Johnston at Heathhall — is crumbling after years of neglect. This Category B listed industrial landmark could still be saved before it’s sold off. Will the council step in and secure a future for this site?

buff.ly/DSYhwZZ
September 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🎶 Black Tie Musical Evening at historic Druminnor Castle, Rhynie – Sat 6 Sept 2025.
Performances by the Garioch Fiddlers & Ian Thow (accordion) in a castle dating back to the 1400s. buff.ly/AcV0MZ1
September 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Scotland’s first modern car factory — the Arrol-Johnston at Heathhall — is crumbling after years of neglect. This Category B listed industrial landmark could still be saved before it’s sold off. Will the council step in and secure a future for this site?

buff.ly/DSYhwZZ
August 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🔔 Last chance to book!
Booking closes tomorrow for our full-day visit to Hospitalfield House on 30 Aug.

🌿 Gardens, interiors, chapel
🍽️ Lunch + tours included
🎟️ £45 – open to all!

📩 Email your completed booking form today buff.ly/riXRf6A
August 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
From assessing planning applications to hosting site visits and supporting events, AHSS volunteers are at the heart of everything we do.

💙 Want to get involved?
Join us today → buff.ly/4AtA9gy
August 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🎉 The Bernat Klein Studio has been saved!

A coalition of Scottish heritage orgs secured it at auction for £279,000.
This modernist gem by Peter Womersley will now be restored for public + creative use.

👏 Huge congratulations to all involved!
July 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🌿🏛️ Explore the extraordinary Hospitalfield House & gardens on Sat 30 Aug!

Arts & Crafts design, a double-walled garden, lunch in the café & chapel tour—don’t miss this rare experience.

🎟️ £45 – all welcome
📅 Book by 16 Aug

🔗 buff.ly/f1qtZFE
July 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Modernist gem at risk! 🏛️ The Bernat Klein Studio by Peter Womersley is going to auction on Weds 30 July. A coalition led by @shbt-charity.bsky.social is raising funds to buy and restore the building.

Help save it by supporting the crowdfunder now: buff.ly/J4UpTX2
July 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Pinkie House, Musselburgh — and one of the most jaw-dropping plaster ceilings we’ve ever seen 😍

Thanks to everyone who joined our visit!

Join our next architectural adventure 👉 buff.ly/rdGhD21

📷: @countryhousehistorian
July 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Did you know one of Edinburgh’s most historic churches began life in a wool store?

Join our evening visit to Old St Paul’s Scottish Episcopal Church on 22 July, incl. St Patrick’s RC Church.

🎟️ £10, booking essential

buff.ly/SGLXYnl
July 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
📍 VISIT: Hospitalfield House, Arbroath
🗓️ 30 Aug 2025 | 11am–4pm | £45
🧁 Garden tour, house tour, lunch & chapel visit

Discover the vision of Patrick & Elizabeth Allan Fraser at one of Scotland’s most inspiring Arts & Crafts homes.

🔗 Book by 16 Aug: buff.ly/OrAPhRD
July 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🏰 Join us in Stirling on 19 July for a walking tour led by HES District Architect Jacqueline Mulcair!

Explore the Old Town & finish near Stirling Castle.
🕥 10:30am, Stirling Station
🎟️ £15, booking required
🥪 Bring lunch!
🔗 buff.ly/X7SlrOl
July 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
💬 “I’ve gained so much through AHSS – connections, knowledge & access to amazing places.” – Sarah, member since 2003

From site visits to shaping planning decisions, AHSS helped Sarah build a career in heritage.

🔗 Join us → buff.ly/IRiIt1F
July 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM