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Window bracket in of King James Library which is almost in exact alignment with Gregory's Pillar

The history of St Andrews Harbour and Pier starts from the 14th century and is inseparably linked with the coastal town it serves. At first, it was nothing more than the unimproved shores of the Kinness Burn without any built harbour-works. During…

Annual tradition held the night before the May Dip, 2019

Annual tradition held the night before the May Dip, 2019

A FitzRoy barometer with storm glass on the wall of 35 North Street, St Andrews.

The Harbour barometer, which can be found in the wall of 35 North Street, contains an aneroid and a Fitzroy barometer with storm glass, but is missing its thermometer. It was installed after Admiral Robert Fitzroy (acting as the first head of the…

This barometer, which is located on 35 North Street, St Andrews, is one of the many barometers whose installation was provoked and supervised by Admiral Robert Fitzroy. After multiple severe storms in 1859, Fitzroy decided to take action and place…