The following press releases can be downloaded to use for publicity concerning RCAHMS. Any other use must be approved in advance.
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Built heritage exhibition takes off at Glasgow Airport
21 February 2007
Images from the RCAHMS collection go on show.

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SC 989943 - Our Lady of the Isles statue, South Uist. Crown Copyright RCAHMS.	DP 015649 - River Clyde, Glasgow: view down river from the centre of the city. Crown Copyright RCAHMS.

A Union for a' that project goes live
8 February 2007
Programme of events to mark the 300th anniversary of the merging of the Scottish and English Parliaments launched

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Leaflet promoting A Union for a' that

300 years of Union to be commemorated
9 November 2006
This press release was issued by the Scottish Government to announce the launch of the 'Union for a' that' project, led by RCAHMS.

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SC 375655 - Parliament Hall in Parliament House, Edinburgh, built in 1630s under the rule of King Charles I and place of the official inauguration ceremony of the new Scottish Parliament on 1st July 1999. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 688911 - Scone Palace, Perthshire was the location of ten decisive parliaments between 1284 and 1401. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 398254 - Scone Palace, Perthshire was the location of ten decisive parliaments between 1284 and 1401. Crown Copyright RCAHMS.
SC 465036 - The Treaty of Union was finalised and signed in a garden pavilion at Moray House, Canongate, Edinburgh. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 721856 - The original Parliament House, Edinburgh, in 1646 which was built to the designs of Sir James Murray in 1630s under the rule of King Charles I. Copyright RCAHMS.

HLF helps find Scotland's lost communities
3 October 2006
This press release was issued by the Heritage Lottery Fund to announce the funding of 'Scotland's Rural Past', a project led by RCAHMS.

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SC 74926 - Farmstead late 18th century in Margdow on the shores of Loch Tayside. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 774911 - Farmstead late 18th century in Margdow on the shores of Loch Tayside. Copyright RCAHMS.	DP 015075 - Colin Mclean, Heritage Lottery Fund Manager for Scotland, Patricia Ferguson, Minister for Culture are shown by Alan Leith, Survey and Graphics RCAHMS how to use a plane table and alidade used for surveying the landscape. Crown Copyright RCAHMS.

COVENTRY TO HOST CELEBRATION OF ARCHITECTURE
10 October 2006
Sir Basil Spence Archive Project comes to Cathedral and three local churches to explore life and work of renowned architect

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SC 972367 - Sketch perspective of Coventry Cathedral from the South East, 1962. The new building is attached by a covered porch to the ruins of the old cathedral. Sir Basil Spence Archive. Copyright RCAHMS.	DP 004288 - Basil Spence's first perspective drawing after winning the competition to design Coventry Cathedral, September 1951. Sir Basil Spence Archive. Copyright RCAHMS.	DP 011513 - Ground floor plan of Coventry Cathedral showing the distinctive zig-zag walls and the circular Chapel of Unity and Chapel of Christ the Servant, August 1954. Sir Basil Spence Archive. Copyright RCAHMS.
DP 010939 - Perspective drawing of Coventry Cathedral from the South West showing an early design for the Chapel of Unity shaped like a crusader's tent, c.1950-51. Sir Basil Spence Archive. Copyright RCAHMS.	DP 011817 - Presentation drawing for St Oswald's, Tile Hill, Coventry. Sir Basil Spence Archive. Copyright RCAHMS.	DP 011808 - Design drawing for the decorative tiling on the campanile at St Oswald's, Tile Hill, Coventry, 1955. Sir Basil Spence Archive. Copyright RCAHMS.
DP 011814 - Design drawings for three new churches in the post-war housing developments of Coventry: St Chad's, Wood End; St Oswald's, Tile Hill; and St John the Divine, Willenhall, 1954. Sir Basil Spence Archive. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 897020 - Perspective drawing of Coventry Cathedral, 1952, showing Spence's concept for the tapestry prior to the commissioning of Graham Sutherland. Sir Basil Spence Archive. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 865991 - Sir Basil Spence lecturing on Coventry Cathedral at the RIBA, London. Sir Basil Spence Archive. Copyright RCAHMS.

'TELFORD IN THE HIGHLANDS' PROJECT LAUNCHES
12 September 2006
Exhibition and school workshops to explore work and legacy of Scottish engineer Thomas Telford during Scotland's Year of Highland Culture 2007

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SC 1021827 - Engraved portrait of Thomas Telford 1757-1834 published in: Atlas to the Life of Thomas Telford - Civil Engineer (1838). Original picture painted by S.Lane, engraved by W. Raddon. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 367708 - Bridge designed by Thomas Telford over the River Conon near the town of Dingwall, Ross-shire. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 1021805 - Aerial view of Thomas Telford's Caledonian Canal, showing Neptune's Staircase, Banavie Swing Bridge and Banavie Railway Swing Bridge in 1985. Crown Copyright RCAHMS.

WHERE WATER MEETS THE LAND
6 September 2006
'Life on the Edge' aerial photography exhibition

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SC 991595 - Inter-island causeway, Benbecula. Crown Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 868913 - Crofting landscape, South Uist. Crown Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 991721 - Quarry, North Uist. Crown Copyright RCAHMS.

ARCHITECTURE COMES TO LIFE IN CAITHNESS
27 September 2006
Thurso High School to host Sir Basil Spence Archive workshop for pupils on the architecture and history of their building

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SC 1031119 - General view of Thurso High School shortly after completion by Basil Spence and Partners, 1958. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 1031361 - View of the Central Courtyard at Thurso High School shortly after completion by Basil Spence and Partners, 1958. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 977366 - Interior view of the upper landing at Thurso High School shortly after completion by Basil Spence and Partners, 1958. Copyright RCAHMS.

ARCHITECTURE COMES TO LIFE IN KILSYTH
18th September 2006
Kilsyth Academy to host Sir Basil Spence Archive workshop for pupils on the architecture and history of their building

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SC 972365 - Basil Spence's 1948 presentation perspective of Kilsyth Academy by Rowand Anderson & Paul & Partners and Basil Spence and Partners, 1954. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 944144 - Kilsyth Academy in 1990. Crown Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 1032963 - Aerial view of Kilsyth including Kilsyth Academy, 1990. Crown Copyright RCAHMS.

ARCHITECTURE COMES TO LIFE IN EAST KILBRIDE
11 September 2006
Duncanrig High School to host Sir Basil Spence Archive workshop for pupils on the architecture and history of their building

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SC 977390 - General view of Duncanrig Secondary School shortly after completion by Basil Spence and Partners, 1956. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 977391 - Main entrance to Duncanrig Secondary School (with mural by William Crosbie) shortly after completion by Basil Spence and Partners, 1956. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 1031311 - Interior view of the assembly hall and stage at Duncanrig Secondary School shortly after completion by Basil Spence and Partners. 1956. Copyright RCAHMS.

KNIGHTSBRIDGE BARRACKS: ICON OR EYESORE?
24 July 2006
Project to create lasting record of Army life in Sir Basil Spence's "dramatically modern and uncompromising" London barracks building

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DP 004585 - Full cavalry dress rehearsal at Hyde Park, London, with the tower of Hyde Park Cavalry Barracks in the background. Photograph by John Dangerfield, c.1970. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 1024309 - View of Other Ranks Mess Block at Hyde Park Cavalry Barracks. Photograph by Richard Einzig. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 1024316 - Interior view of officer's mess at Hyde Park Cavalry Barracks. Photograph by Richard Einzig. Copyright RCAHMS.

GORBALS COME INTO FOCUS AT CITIZENS EVENT
21 June 2006

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HISTORY OF HIGH RISE LIVING
24 May 2006

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SC 358382 - Perspective of Hutchesontown C Development, Gorbals, Glasgow by Sir Basil Spence Glover & Ferguson, 1958, from the Spence Glover & Ferguson Collection. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 438977 - View from ground level of hanging balconies at Hutchesontown C Development, Gorbals, Glasgow, shortly after completion by Sir Basil Glover & Ferguson, 1965, photographed by Henk Snoek, from the Spence Glover & Ferguson Collection. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 681261 - View of Hutchesontown C Development, Gorbals, Glasgow under construction, 1963. Copyright RCAHMS.

MEMORY OF SIR BASIL SPENCE FLYING HIGH AT GLASGOW AIRPORT WORKSHOP
8 May 2006

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SC 988201 - The interior of the terminal at Glasgow Airport designed by Sir Basil Spence. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 988278 - Facade of Glasgow Airport designed by Sir Basil Spence and opened in 1966. Copyright RCAHMS.	DP 005812 - Sketch of alternative non-executed design of Glasgow Airport by Sir Basil Spence. Copyright RCAHMS.

EDINBURGH YOUTHS DELVE INTO CITY'S TREASURES
16 March 2006

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SC 1008947 - General view of Canongate Housing (flanking Canongate Manse) shortly after completion by Sir Basil Spence Glover & Ferguson, 1969, photographed by Henk Snoek, from the Spence Glover & Ferguson Collection. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 684956 - General view of the Canongate Housing shortly after completion by Sir Basil Spence Glover & Ferguson, 1969, photographed by Henk Snoek, from the Spence Glover & Ferguson Collection. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 792276 - Presentation drawing showing proposed design for the Canongate Housing, c.1966, by Sir Basil Spence Glover & Ferguson, from the Sir Basil Spence Archive. Copyright RCAHMS.

DESIGN OF THE TIMES
2 November 2005
Scottish Widows HQ to host first public workshop on architecture

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SC 977449 - The Scottish Widows offices on Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh designed by Sir Basil Spence opened in 1976. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 977439 - The Scottish Widows offices in Edinburgh designed by Sir Basil Spence from the air. Copyright RCAHMS.	SC 977452 - The entrance way to Scottish Widows offices on Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh designed by Sir Basil Spence. Copyright RCAHMS.