St Mary's Canvas Factory
With a respite in the rain and the light levels improving I decided it was time to go out and photograph some of the Nairn industrial heritage that survives in Kirkcaldy. My first port of call (no pun intended) was the St Mary's Canvas Factory that overlooks Kirkcaldy harbour. Part of the building is now just a façade that hides an architectural atrocity which is part of the Adam Smith College Priory Campus. Unfortunately the atrocity is all to visible through the lovely stone arches that once served as window frames for the canvas factory. The Victorians sure knew how to build great looking factories. I'm afraid the same can't be said for today's metal sheds that house what little manufacturing now remains in this country. Well before I digress too much and this post turns into a rant about modern architecture I'll post some images.
I thinking of turning some of these images into linocuts and collagraphs. Tomorrows project maybe?
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| A small remaining fragment of the once substantial Narin dynasty 2013 Photograph: Penny Sinclair © Penny Sinclair |
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| A section of railway line that ran from the harbour to extensive sidings near Den Road 2013 Photograph: Penny Sinclair © Penny Sinclair |
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| St Mary's Canvas Factory 2013 Photograph: Penny Sinclair © Penny Sinclair |
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| St Mary's Canvas Factory 2013 Photograph: Penny Sinclair © Penny Sinclair |
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| Roof supports - St Mary's Canvas Factory 2013 Photograph: Penny Sinclair © Penny Sinclair |
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| Roof supports - St Mary's Canvas Factory 2013 Photograph: Penny Sinclair © Penny Sinclair |
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