Camels, Monkeys & Prancing Deer: A talk on Scotland’s Exotic Cinema Building History! Live (in front of) the big screen at The Broadway Cinema, 80 Main St, Prestwick KA9 1PA Sat 29 August @ 12.30pm Tickets £10 All proceeds go towards the Broadway restoration fund. tinyurl.com/PrestwickTalk

The entrance to the rather wonderful Govanhill Picture House. One of the city's Art Deco gems, this Egyptian-themed cinema was designed by Eric Sutherland and opened in 1926. Cont./ #glasgow #govanhill #oldcinema #artdeco #architecture #architecturephotography

Happy 80th birthday to Glasgow-born screenwriter/film director, Bill Forsyth. Here he is, making a hand impression in wet cement, outside the city's Grosvenor Cinema. Pic: Daily Record

The Art Deco former Odeon Cinema on Renfield Street in Glasgow. Designed by Verity and Beverley, it opened in 1934 as the Paramount with a seating capacity of 2,800. #glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #cinema #artdeco

A great opportunity for aspiring building professionals. Here's a chance to visit the #AHFsupported Ballogie Souter’s Workshop, where you'll be able to experience a working site and hear more about the conservation of an A-listed building. Register: ⬇️ www.ticketebo.co.uk/bct/ballogie...

Ballogie Souter’s Conservation Project, site visit for aspiring building professionals – Session 2 - Joiners

Ballogie Souter’s Conservation Project, site visit for aspiring building professionals – session1

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Plus I did manage to visit a couple of interesting old cinemas too - with the lovingly restored Plaza Stockport also being an AHF-supported project! Major contrast to the Longford Essoldo in Stretford which is sadly still long-term empty.

At last - the 1988 show! The dedicated book the Glasgow Garden Festival always deserved is finally here thanks to a huge amount of work from @lexlambwrites.bsky.social Glad to have been a wee part of this through the @glasgowgardenfestival.org team. Get your own copy here: gardenfestivalbook.com

A great couple of days down in Manchester with @archhfund.org.uk colleagues - useful meetings, inspiring projects and stunning historic buildings of a wide variety of styles and ages!

Everyone's getting all excited about Binface in Clacton, but if he's there, WHAT'S OOR WULLIE GOING TO SIT ON? EH? DIDN'T THINK OF THAT, DID YOU?

A great couple of days down in Manchester with @archhfund.org.uk colleagues - useful meetings, inspiring projects and stunning historic buildings of a wide variety of styles and ages!

The La Scala and the Classic were different guises of the same cinema. A remarkable survivor, a recent planning application for this long-vacant building… https://threadinburgh.scot/2026/07/06/the-sally-army-the-scabby-lala-and-x-rated-in-the-city-the-thread-about-the-la-scala-electric-theatre/

The Sally Army, the “Scabby Lala” and X-Rated in the City: the thread about the La Scala Electric Theatre

The La Scala and the Classic were different guises of the same cinema. A remarkable survivor, a recent planning application for this long-vacant building provides an excuse to reflect on its surprisingly long, interesting history: at times pioneering, at times pious and at times seedy.

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At last - the 1988 show! The dedicated book the Glasgow Garden Festival always deserved is finally here thanks to a huge amount of work from @lexlambwrites.bsky.social Glad to have been a wee part of this through the @glasgowgardenfestival.org team. Get your own copy here: gardenfestivalbook.com

It's fantastic to see that the restoration of the A-listed Burnmouth Bothy is now complete, making it cosy & comfortable for campers, climbers & visitors seeking shelter & accommodation. We're very pleased to have supported at an early stage with a #HESsupported grant. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I spent the night in the UK's most northerly bothy

Burnmouth on the Orkney island of Hoy has been restored after years of decline.

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A reminder that for the first time since 2009, the scaffolding is coming off Alexander 'Greek' Thomson's Egyptian Chambers (fresh scaffolding to go up). Go see it as some of you have never seen it - go see it in this brilliant sunshine!

Well that’s a view I’ve not seen in a long time…

Tonight!* A Special Presentation - For One Night Only! Glasgow’s Cinema Experiment! A @westfest.bsky.social illustrated heritage lecture about the history of cinema buildings including Glasgow’s Wonder Cinema! Kelvin Hall, 7pm, Free & unticketed *if you’re seeing this on Weds 24th

I’m giving a cinemas talk this Weds evening at 7pm at the Kelvin Hall, part of the @westfest.bsky.social heritage lecture strand organised by the indomitable Ann Laird. Free and unticketed as they correctly deduced no one will pay to see me give a similar cinemas talk once again! 🙂

🚨 We have published our June 2026 newsletter! This issue includes: - A round-up of the latest AHF news. - A project focus on The Glebe. - Positive news from 3 other projects awarded #HESsupported grants. - #AHF50 updates. Read it here: ⬇️ mailchi.mp/78866a04445e...

At @archhfund.org.uk we’ve invested over £43m in Scotland with grants & loans, supporting 600+ historic building projects. As our #AHF50 anniversary celebrations move on to Wales, here’s a chance to catch up with all 16 weeks of Scottish Project of the Week highlights: ahfund.org.uk/anniversary/

I want ‘U’ in to hear about Glasgow’s Cinema Experiment in a newly updated, fully illustrated @scottishcinemas.org heritage talk - part of this year’s @westfest.bsky.social Heritage Talks - at the Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre on Weds 24th June at 7pm. Free & Unticketed! westfest.uk/event/herita...

I want ‘U’ in to hear about Glasgow’s Cinema Experiment in a newly updated, fully illustrated @scottishcinemas.org heritage talk - part of this year’s @westfest.bsky.social Heritage Talks - at the Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre on Weds 24th June at 7pm. Free & Unticketed! westfest.uk/event/herita...

Great to see AHF has been able to support NESPT which is harbouring major ambitions to unlock the potential of these sea-side buildings in Portsoy…

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It's time for our final Scottish Project of the Week for #AHF50. In Portsoy, North East Scotland Preservation Trust is working to bring a group of buildings on the Old Harbour back into productive use ‘to ensure they are conserved for future generations to enjoy.’ 👇 ahfund.org.uk/anniversary/...

We're delighted to have been able to help unlock a new future for Thornhill's Cat C listed former police station with some viability funding to help Old School Thornhill investigate the evidence for how best to adapt it for potential housing and childcare uses!

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📣 New grant announcement! Pleased to have awarded a #HESsupported grant to Old School Thornhill to help them explore plans to acquire the former Thornhill Police Station and develop it for use as a childcare facility, with affordable housing above. Find out more: 👇 ahfund.org.uk/what-we-do/i...

Good to be in Glasgow today to hear from new Scotland Culture Minister, Màiri McAllan. In the wake of last night, big emphasis on the positive role heritage & culture needs to play in communities. Also good to finally meet @murphyniallgla.bsky.social on the economic renewal panel! @archhfund.org.uk

At Scottish Historic Environment Forum #SHEF2026 today in Glasgow: Jo and I were manning a table in Connections Space & making plenty of connections while @memckeague.bsky.social was also on the panel about Economic & Creative renewal - a topic close to the heart of us here at @archhfund.org.uk !

Once a thriving hotel, this building gradually fell into decline & closed in 1990. Today, it has been repurposed to provide affordable homes for local families. “I am very thankful for my tenancy at ‘The Grapes’, it’s a beautiful home.” #AHF50 Learn more: 👇 ahfund.org.uk/anniversary/...

This is Aberdeen’s C-listed @belmontcinema.bsky.social First showing films in 1898, it is now being revived as city’s only community-led independent cinema, education centre & café bar. @archhfund.org.uk helped with an #HESsupported grant in 2024 to help develop sustainable plans for its future.

This is Aberdeen’s C-listed @belmontcinema.bsky.social First showing films in 1898, it is now being revived as city’s only community-led independent cinema, education centre & café bar. @archhfund.org.uk helped with an #HESsupported grant in 2024 to help develop sustainable plans for its future.

Visiting Aberdeen’s Cat B-listed Wallace Tower today. Built c.1600 in city centre, moved to Seaton Park in 1960s, & now restored after nearly 30 years of dereliction by Tillydrone Community Development Trust. @archhfund.org.uk supported project with William Grant Foundation grants in 2023 & 2025.

From a dilapidated kirk to a vibrant focal point for the local community and visitors – Papa Stour Kirk has been redeveloped as a community centre and is inspiring further renewal on this beautiful, remote island. Learn more about this Project of the Week for #AHF50: ahfund.org.uk/anniversary/...