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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 1d

Dunblane Museum will be closed on Tuesday 14 October as mark of respect for the funeral of long-time curator of Dunblane Museum, Marjorie Davies

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📚 Dunblane's historic Leighton Library @leightonlibrary.bsky.social · 1d

This was before he founded Pennsylvania, & before his ideas helped shape American Constitution

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📅 Open Mon-Sat
🕚 11am-4pm
🆓 Free admission (donations invited)

#ScotlandIsCalling #VisitScotland #ExploreScotland #ScotlandIsNow

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📚 Dunblane's historic Leighton Library @leightonlibrary.bsky.social · 1d

Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has 1675 edition of "England's present interest discovered with honour to the prince, & safety to the people" by founder of North American colony, Province of Pennsylvania, William Penn, born #OnThisDay 1644

He created his "Framework…/👇

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rozanderson.bsky.social @rozanderson.bsky.social · 3d

#31daysofgraves Day 12 notable women. Miss Agnes Annand is buried here, at Dunblane Cathedral graveyard, but not named on the headstone. For over 50yrs she (and her mum) ran one of the oldest newsagents in the country, in the High St. Cared for her invalid niece and educated many orphan children.

Annand family headstone image from Dunblane Museum. Large sandstone headstone, on south side of the Cathedral, with inscription very worn away.

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Dunblane Cathedral @dunblanecathedral.bsky.social · 3d

Booking now open for annual Autumn Singing Day in Dunblane Cathedral on Sat 8 Nov

Sing music by John Rutter who celebrates his 80th birthday this year.
Book your place here: forms.office.com/r/3SDu8897Jm

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Dunblane Cathedral @dunblanecathedral.bsky.social · 2d

All are welcome to Café at The Well in Dunblane Cathedral Hall on Wednesday 15 October 12.30pm-2pm

Homemade Soup, Desserts, Tea & Coffee

By Donation

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Cafe at The Well

Cafe at The Well Homemade Soup, Desserts, Tea & Coffee By Donation All very Welcome

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Dunblane Cathedral @dunblanecathedral.bsky.social · 2d

All are welcome to indoor bowling in Dunblane Cathedral Hall on Thursday 16 October at 2pm

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Indoor Bowling

Indoor Bowling Club Everyone Welcome

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rozanderson.bsky.social @rozanderson.bsky.social · 2d

#31daysofgraves Day 13 skeleton. There is no full skeleton at Dunblane Cathedral graveyard, but a few skull and bones. Sadly not many of these left now either; old pics show there were more. Pic no. 3, all Dunblane Museum, is under the turf, near the entrance. The winged angel looking like ribs!

Headstone, now flat, showing heraldic shield, skull, sand timer and crossed bones.

Headstone with alien like skull and crossed bones, also date 1740 and letters H,P, A & I.

Image of old flatstone, now under turf, shows skull with arm bones and winged angel at chest.

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📚 Dunblane's historic Leighton Library @leightonlibrary.bsky.social · 5d

/…dynamics, & various branches of mathematics

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🕚 11am-4pm
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📚 Dunblane's historic Leighton Library @leightonlibrary.bsky.social · 5d

/…mathematics at University of Edinburgh, & later Savilian Professor of Astronomy at University of Oxford

He extended method of quadratures by infinite series, & as professor was first to lecture publicly on Newtonian philosophy. His lectures covered geodesy, optics…/

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📚 Dunblane's historic Leighton Library @leightonlibrary.bsky.social · 5d

Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has 1702 first edition of "Astronomiae physicae & geometricae elementa" (first textbook on gravitational principals & astronomy) by Scottish mathematician & astronomer David Gregory who died #OnThisDay 1708

He was professor of…/👇

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📚 Dunblane's historic Leighton Library @leightonlibrary.bsky.social · 4d

/…Enlightenment-era debate about reason versus faith, whether universe has purpose, or whether science leaves room for spirituality

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📚 Dunblane's historic Leighton Library @leightonlibrary.bsky.social · 4d

Dunblane's historic Leighton Library has 1748 edition of unfinished refutation of Lucretius, by French diplomat, Cardinal & neo-Latin poet Melchior Cardinal de Polignac, born #OnThisDay 1661

Lucretius was Roman poet & philosopher who wrote On the Nature of Things, poetic…/👇

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AllyD @allyd.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 6d

The Bank project in #dunblane has started an ambitious crowdfunding appeal to raise the funds to complete their vision for an eating-gathering-cinema venue on the High Street.

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-bank-dunblane

#scotland

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rozanderson.bsky.social @rozanderson.bsky.social · 6d

#31daysofgraves Day 9 hand. Dunblane Cathedral graveyard doesn't seem to have any carvings of hands, so I've opted for this epitaph instead. 'Nothing in my hand I bring, simply to thy cross I cling.'

Elizabeth Rose beloved wife of George McIntosh died 1909 76yrs. Large grey granite headstone

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rozanderson.bsky.social @rozanderson.bsky.social · 5d

#31daysofgraves Day 10 urn. We have a few urns at Dunblane Cathedral graveyard. This is my favourite, as I'm rather partial to a palmette or two or three! John Watson manager of Airthrey paper mill and wife Mary Coubrough. Note blue sky, at last.

Urn, on a headstone, with two styles of palmette.

Large sandstone headstone with draped urn on top, surrounded by other headstones and fencing. Trees in background and some blue sky at last!

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 4d

You’ve only 2 weeks left to visit Dunblane Museum’s special exhibition on until 23 Oct "On the wild side” - presented by Dunblane Felters - diverse work by group of multi-talented textile enthusiasts

🗓️ Open Mon-Sat
🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm)
🆓 Free admission

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rozanderson.bsky.social @rozanderson.bsky.social · 4d

#31daysofgraves Sergeant Albert Bayne who received Distinguished Conduct Medal. Bayne family headstone in Dunblane Cathedral graveyard. A few weeks after this article was published he was killed in action.
Content provided by British Library Board.

Headstone to Bayne family. Large grey granite stone with north side of cathedral in the background.

Article from Stirling Observer 28th March 1916 with image of Albert Bayne

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Dunblane.Info @dunblaneinfo.bsky.social · 5d

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 6d

/…gold in his home town of Dunblane
#WPD2025 #WorldPostDay2025

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🗓️ Open Mon-Sat
🕥 10.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm)
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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 6d

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Dunblane Museum @dunblanemuseum.bsky.social · 6d

It's #WorldPostDay #PostDay as anniversary of establishment of Universal Postal Union. In this image, top-left, you can see thatched Post Office at foot of Dunblane High Street in 1888. That was replaced 1892 with top-right Post Office building, image c1907 (now Charisma)…/👇

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📚 Dunblane's historic Leighton Library @leightonlibrary.bsky.social · 6d

/…🚶Visit Dunblane's historic Leighton Library
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland's oldest purpose-built independent library
📅 Open Monday to Saturday
🕚 11am-4pm
🆓 Free admission (donations invited)

#Scotland #ScotlandIsCalling #VisitScotland #ExploreScotland #ScotlandIsNow

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📚 Dunblane's historic Leighton Library @leightonlibrary.bsky.social · 6d

/…And if you’d like it expertly framed then ask about costs at Ian McNab Gallery & Picture Framer where they’ll be able to have that done

🚪 Opening times of Ian McNab Gallery & Picture Framer:
Tue 10am-4.30pm
Thu 10am-4.30pm
Fri 10.30am-4.30pm
Sat 10.30am-4.30pm…/

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