Posted in War Graves at 12:00 on 28 January 2020
Forteviot is a village in Strathearn, Perthshire.
Its churchyard contains the graves of three brothers, side by side.
Private J Bonthrone, the Black Watch, 25/3/1920, aged 23.
Guardsman A Bonthrone, Scots Guards, 12/8/1915, aged 23.
Corporal D Bonthrone, the Black Watch, 29/2/1920, aged 33.
Alexander, David and John Bonthrone are also commemorated on the family gravestone close by:-
There is one World War 2 grave, that of Private C Walker, the Black Watch, 29/12/1944, aged 26:-
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Posted in Art Deco, Cinemas at 12:00 on 21 June 2016
This wonderful Art Deco cinema in Aberfeldy, Perthshire (or Perth and Kinross as it has now become) is perhaps not what you expect to see in a small town in the middle of Scotland. Still in use as a cinema (plus cafe and bar.) The Birks (birches) is a local beauty spot/steep valley.
Entrance. Like the rest of the cinema (refurbished quite recently I believe) the glazing isn’t original:-
View from left:-
Side aspect:-
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Posted in War Memorials at 21:50 on 14 July 2015
Killin stands at the head of Loch Tay on what used to be Perthshire but it is now in Stirling District. Its War Memorial is a dignified statue of a Higland soldier. It’s in a lovely setting by the River Dochart just above the falls.
From the village. WW1 names:-
Front View. Upper plaque for WW1, the lower plaque is for WW2:-
Looking towards the village. WW1 Names:-
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