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20/09/2017
To mark Doodle Day on 22nd September we have put together a gallery of sketches and doodles that appear in the Historic Environment Scotland archive. From architects who sketched out rough ideas, to people who doodled in the borders of photograph albums or drew on the walls of buildings, here are just of a selection of the things that can be found in our collections.





SC 807841
Preliminary sketch of bull's head for Bilsland Crest. St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh.
© Courtesy of HES (Records of Lorimer and Matthew, architects, Edinburgh, Scotland)

SC 879172
Page from sketchbook showing design for sun clock installation. Scanned image of E 42033.
© Courtesy of HES (Papers of John L Paterson, architect, Edinburgh, Scotland)

SC 883764
Interior sketch of the Dollan Baths, East Kilbride.
© Courtesy of HES (Records of Alexander Buchanan Campbell and Partners, architects, Glasgow, Scotland)

SC 944755
Scanned Image. Interior. Incorporation House, Dalbeattie. Detail of 1940's period pencil graffiti.
© RCAHMS





SC 956940
Copy of sketches for British Pavilion at Expo '67.
© Copyright: Sir Basil Spence Archive. Courtesy of HES.

DP 004788
Sketch and label to plan entitled 'Leslie Thomson, architect, Frame to support Holyrood pattern small mirror'. Scale 1:1.
© Courtesy of HES (Whytock and Reid Collection)

DP 005104
Sketch details of office furniture at British Embassy, Rome, part of the Sir Basil Spence Collection
© Copyright: Sir Basil Spence Archive. Courtesy of HES.

DP 015253
Interior. Pencil graffiti drawing of woman 'Dinah' on wall of Incoporation House, Dalbeattie
© Crown Copyright: HES





DP 015281
Interior. Penclil graffiti on wall of Incoproration House, Dalbeattie of man and fishing trawler by workers in the Royal Navy Armaments Factory. Pre 1945.
© Crown Copyright: HES

DP 032745
Ink sketch showing general view of Valleyfield New Garden, Fife. Insc. "View of Valleyfield New Garden" 'MEMORABILIA, JOn. SIME EDINr. 1840'
© Courtesy of HES (The Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh Collection. Papers of Rev. John Sime.)

SC 1105694
Digital copy of sketch of carved buttress at Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin. Insc: 'Grotesque carved niche on buttress West side of door, South elevation, Roslin'.
© RCAHMS

DP 050276
Page 125. Sketch view of Iron barred window. N. side of Foresters House, Preston. Sketch view of Cross of Preston. FERGUSON SKETCH BOOK NO 10
© RCAHMS





DP 090415
Detail of the 'Doodle Wall' graffiti space within Foulis Building, Glasgow School of Art
© Crown Copyright: HES

DP 096008
Album page with signatures, a drawing of two birds and three photographs, including one of 'A Henderson' and a teaparty in unidentified garden. From photograph album 68: the Isabel Asher Album
© Courtesy of HES

DP 105401
Interior. View of landing on main supporters' staircase within Richard Donald stand, showing graffiti by local cartoonist. Pittodrie Park Stadium, Aberdeen
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1357493
Pencil sketch of ship at sea, Caithness, by John Nicolson
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)





DP 190608
Sketch of cartoon birds. From St Andrews Sketch Book
© Courtesy of HES (St Andrews Sketchbook)

DP 190622
Sketches of a bird and a man on a pony. From St Andrews Sketchbook
© Courtesy of HES (St Andrews Sketchbook)



SC 807841
Preliminary sketch of bull's head for Bilsland Crest. St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh.
© Courtesy of HES (Records of Lorimer and Matthew, architects, Edinburgh, Scotland)

SC 879172
Page from sketchbook showing design for sun clock installation. Scanned image of E 42033.
© Courtesy of HES (Papers of John L Paterson, architect, Edinburgh, Scotland)

SC 883764
Interior sketch of the Dollan Baths, East Kilbride.
© Courtesy of HES (Records of Alexander Buchanan Campbell and Partners, architects, Glasgow, Scotland)

SC 944755
Scanned Image. Interior. Incorporation House, Dalbeattie. Detail of 1940's period pencil graffiti.
© RCAHMS

SC 956940
Copy of sketches for British Pavilion at Expo '67.
© Copyright: Sir Basil Spence Archive. Courtesy of HES.

DP 004788
Sketch and label to plan entitled 'Leslie Thomson, architect, Frame to support Holyrood pattern small mirror'. Scale 1:1.
© Courtesy of HES (Whytock and Reid Collection)

DP 005104
Sketch details of office furniture at British Embassy, Rome, part of the Sir Basil Spence Collection
© Copyright: Sir Basil Spence Archive. Courtesy of HES.

DP 015253
Interior. Pencil graffiti drawing of woman 'Dinah' on wall of Incoporation House, Dalbeattie
© Crown Copyright: HES

DP 015281
Interior. Penclil graffiti on wall of Incoproration House, Dalbeattie of man and fishing trawler by workers in the Royal Navy Armaments Factory. Pre 1945.
© Crown Copyright: HES

DP 032745
Ink sketch showing general view of Valleyfield New Garden, Fife. Insc. "View of Valleyfield New Garden" 'MEMORABILIA, JOn. SIME EDINr. 1840'
© Courtesy of HES (The Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh Collection. Papers of Rev. John Sime.)

SC 1105694
Digital copy of sketch of carved buttress at Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin. Insc: 'Grotesque carved niche on buttress West side of door, South elevation, Roslin'.
© RCAHMS

DP 050276
Page 125. Sketch view of Iron barred window. N. side of Foresters House, Preston. Sketch view of Cross of Preston. FERGUSON SKETCH BOOK NO 10
© RCAHMS

DP 090415
Detail of the 'Doodle Wall' graffiti space within Foulis Building, Glasgow School of Art
© Crown Copyright: HES

DP 096008
Album page with signatures, a drawing of two birds and three photographs, including one of 'A Henderson' and a teaparty in unidentified garden. From photograph album 68: the Isabel Asher Album
© Courtesy of HES

DP 105401
Interior. View of landing on main supporters' staircase within Richard Donald stand, showing graffiti by local cartoonist. Pittodrie Park Stadium, Aberdeen
© Crown Copyright: HES

SC 1357493
Pencil sketch of ship at sea, Caithness, by John Nicolson
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)

DP 190608
Sketch of cartoon birds. From St Andrews Sketch Book
© Courtesy of HES (St Andrews Sketchbook)

DP 190622
Sketches of a bird and a man on a pony. From St Andrews Sketchbook
© Courtesy of HES (St Andrews Sketchbook)