There are two of these towers so the plural is more apt but I prefer ‘The Beacon’. It’s less daunting when you’re up close, like many a monument.
The Beacon is better seen from afar.
Hutchison House, Edinburgh – the Beacon of the Southwest.
Category Archives: Architecture
Obligatory annual Waverley snap.
Best job I ever had. My duties consisted of putting ramps on trains, turning off my radio and hiding in the ScotRail toilets whenever there was a crisis, and occasionally pointing an annoying member of the general public in the wrong direction or directing them to an incorrect platform if they vexed me.
Brilliant times.
Somewhere in Leith.
Everything is a little out of focus. Robin Williams in Deconstructing Harry (1997) inspired me.
Wanderings and ... wonderings. 