Entries by Banff Preservation and Heritage Society
The Witness of Banff
The Witness of Banff Nowadays the harbour in Banff is full of small pleasure craft but in days gone by there were much larger ships. One of these was the Witness of Banff. In 1852 this vessel set sail from Banff to Melbourne – a daunting journey for a ship that could fit into Banff […]
Thomas Edward (1814-86) and the Museum of Banff
Thomas Edward spent all his adult life in Banff, and his story, the Life of a Scotch Naturalist, is the only bestseller ever to have been set in and around Banff. When the author told Edward of his plans to write it, Tam tried to dissuade him. “Not a copy,” he said, “would be bought […]