PROPERTY: Amazing Broughty Ferry riverfront house has dramatic extension
Updated: January 12 2021, 12.27pm
A once-pedestrian 1980s bungalow – albeit in one of Broughty Ferry’s most spectacular locations – has been transformed with the addition of a magnificent extension. Jack McKeown is wowed by Wester Ogil
Margery Davis smiles as she reaches for the button. “Are you ready for the James Bond trick?” she says.
Electronics whirr quietly and two great panels in the ceiling slide back to reveal a glass dome above.
Wester Ogil is a house that’s full of surprises. Built in 1980, it was later dramatically extended by its previous owner Jean Elvidge – who hasn’t moved far, building a house opposite, Glenogil, which won the Dundee Civic Trust award and the Dundee Institute of Architects’ Best House award.
Scottish Bookshelf – Latest Releases From December
By
Jonathan Melville
Polaris Publishing
The 1986 film Highlander told the story of an immortal Scottish warrior battling other centuries-old fighters through the ages. The immortals can only be killed by severing their heads and they must fight to the last man – “there can be only one” the movie’s tagline famously stated.
With the smouldering Christopher Lambert as the Highlander Connor MacLeod; Sean Connery as his mentor Ramirez and a soundtrack by Queen, it had all the ingredients for a box office smash. It wasn’t an initial success, but has gone on to gain cult status over the decades since. This book by Edinburgh-based journalist Jonathan Melville delves into the film’s rich backstory. He has tracked down an astonishing number of the film’s cast and crew to give an unparalleled account of its creation.
Ford Puma crowned Scottish Car of the Year 2020
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Ford’s Puma crossover has won the Scottish Car of the Year Award for 2020.
The award marks the first time Ford has lifted the trophy in more than a decade and its fourth Scottish Car of the Year title overall.
The original Focus was the event’s inaugural winner in 1998, and the Mondeo and Fiesta won in 2007 and 2008 respectively.
The award is given out annually by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers.
Under normal circumstances the trophy is handed over at an awards ceremony but this year’s event was held virtually due to Covid-19.