Scotland Beneath the Surface
Bruce Keith – 7th October 2024
Returning after his popular talk on bridges, Bruce will introduce his latest book which is a journey exploring the natural and man-made heritage under our feet. A subterranean odyssey looking at natural caves, tunnels, buried treasure, oil-shale and coal mining, hydro-electric power generation (including Scotland’s hollow mountain) and the building materials sourced from the rocks beneath our wellies.
A History of Morningside
Bob Cunningham 21st October 2024
Bob Cunningham will be presenting a condensed History of Morningside tracing the stages of its development from a tiny village in 1800 to a modern suburb of Edinburgh by 1930.