This remarkable volume is held at the Council Archives as part of the Stirling Burgh collection. It is not clear why this record ended up being held by the Council, […]
As 2020 is Scotland’s year of Coast and Waters, November’s Document of the Month looks at the records held here at Stirling Council Archives for Stirling Fishing Club. Stirling Fishing […]
If you have ever driven, cycled or walked up King Street in Stirling, one feature you will no doubt noticed is the distinctive cobbled road. We don’t know when the […]
Doors Open Day usually welcomes the public to venues across the historic Stirling area for free but this won’t be possible this year due to the current Scottish Government COVID-19 […]
Today, we commemorate the brave sacrifice made by John Baird and Andrew Hardie, who stood up for the rights of the common man 200 years ago. Baird and Hardie were […]
This letter, written on the 6th September 1820, two days before the execution, is to William Galbraith from John Wright of the Glasgow Chronicle, asking that he be secured a […]
William Galbraith comes across as a cold-hearted individual in this letter, describing his game of chess and fretting about legal documents in between the discussion of the final arrangments for […]
On the 4th September 1820, William Galbraith is writing to Alexander Littlejohn about finalising the arrangements for engaging the hangman and decapitator. he is to meet the medical student that […]
Both Clerks wrote to each other on the 3rd September 1820, Galbraith was still in Edinburgh chasing his ex-soldier to see if he would act as executioner. Meanwhile, Littlejohn was […]
On the 2nd September 1820, William Galbraith is still in Edinburgh trying to find a cheaper hangman than the one available in Glasgow. He has been unable to track down […]
