Our Golden Retriever tour guides, Arthur and Walter, smile as they pose in front of the Mercat Cross in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Happy International Day of Happiness! ☺️
Congratulations to Finland for being the happiest country on earth for the record ninth year in a row! ❤️🇫🇮🎉
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~ Walter & Arthur 🦮🐾🦮🐾💙🏴
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It was designed by Edith Burnet Hughes, the neice of John James Burnet. Born in Edinburgh in 1888, she established her own architectural firm in Glasgow in 1920, and was one of the first female architects in Britain to do so.
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The Mercat Cross, marking the original centre of Glasgow. While it's built in a 17th Century style, it was only erected in 1929 to replace the original which was removed in 1659.
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"Unexpected consequences when Kings hunt" is the theme of a new blog on our website by John Amoore, with brilliant images!
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Mercat Cross and the Glasgow Tolbooth Steeple.
The Tolbooth provided the backdrop to many of the city`s dramas and it was here that witches, thieves and murderers were summarily dealt with, by hanging if necessary.
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