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Souter Johnnie’s workshop with a fireplace and all the shoemaking tools
20 Apr 2018

Souter Johnnie: the man behind the legend

While working at Souter Johnnie’s Cottage, Project Reveal Team South-West explored the life and work of an 18th-century shoemaker.

A kitchen in a tenement flat, displayed as it may have looked in the mid-20th century. A large wooden table stands in the middle of the room, with mixing bowls, weighing scales and a rolling pin laid out on top. A black cooking range stands at the side, with cloths hanging from a washing line suspended in front. A sink with wooden cupboards beneath stands in front of a large sash window.
6 Apr 2018

‘Waste not, want not’: exploring food and cooking in a 20th-century Glasgow tenement

Project Reveal Team West discovers fascinating food facts at the Tenement House in the heart of Glasgow.

3 Apr 2018

Dealing with the Devil

Project Reveal head to the House of the Binns to catalogue the table where ‘Bluidy Tam’ is said to have played the Devil at cards.

View of Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Cottage from the garden

Fossils and forefathers (geology rocks!)

Project Reveal go on an adventure through time at Hugh Miller’s Birthplace.

20 Mar 2018

Chinese New Year: the Year of the Dog

To welcome in the Year of the Dog, Project Reveal brings a beautiful Chinese wedding procession to life.

Water damage on a section of interior wall paper, which features bespoke Mackintosh decoration.
15 Mar 2018

Water damage at the Hill House

The Hill House has long suffered from water ingress. Without our urgent intervention, we could lose these beautiful interiors forever.

9 Mar 2018

A blast from the past

Project Reveal Team South West have been exploring the history behind some of Culzean’s most-photographed artefacts.

6 Mar 2018

A new website for the National Trust for Scotland

The new look of our website is the first glimpse of a fresh visual style that we will be rolling out over the next few months … but this website has more than a pretty face.

A day in the life of Project Reveal

From boxes of bricks to drawing rooms full of Old Masters, here is a day in the life of the two North inventory teams

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