Old Photograph Horse and Cart Forfar Scotland

Old photograph of a horse and cart in Forfar, Scotland. Forfar was home to a very successful textile industry during and after the Industrial Revolution. In the late 18th century the firm of William and John Don & Company was founded in the town. The firm originally bought and sold webs of linen which were woven in local cottages, although it also operated a small weaving shed. In 1865 the firm merged with A J Buist, a Dundee based firm, and began construction of St James Works in Forfar. The partnership also operated mills in Dundee and later built Station Works in Forfar, which contained some 300 looms. Workers housing was also built by the firm in Forfar.



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Old Photograph Musselburgh Scotland

Old photograph of a Tram, people and shops in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. Located on the coast of the Firth of Forth, six miles east of Edinburgh city centre. Musselburgh was first settled by the Romans in the years following their invasion of Scotland in AD 80. They built a fort a little inland from the mouth of the River Esk, at Inveresk. The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh was fought south of Musselburgh.



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Old Photograph Peat Gatherers Stornoway Scotland

Old photograph of Peat Gatherers near Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Traditionally, peat has been an important natural fuel source for most households throughout the rural communities of The Isle of Harris and The Isle of Lewis, indeed throughout the Western Isles. Lewis has a Presbyterian tradition and a rich history. It was once part of the Norse Kingdom of Mann and the Isles. Today, life is very different from elsewhere in Scotland, with Sabbath observance, the Gaelic language and peat cutting retaining more importance than elsewhere. Lewis has a rich cultural heritage as can be seen from its myths and legends as well as the local literary and musical traditions.



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Old Photographs Thatched Cottages Taynuilt Scotland

Old photograph of thatched cottages and people in Taynuilt, Scotland. What is claimed to have been the first monument to be erected in Britain to commemorate the death of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar stands at Taynuilt in Argyll and Bute, with an inscription dated 1805 on its base, a reminder of the wide popularity of Nelson and of the many Scots crew and captains at the battle.



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Old Photograph Tarbert Pier Loch Lomond Scotland

Old photograph of the pier in Tarbert, Loch Lomond, Scotland. Traditionally on the northern fringes of the historic County of Dunbarton, Tarbert stands on an isthmus where Loch Long and Loch Lomond come close. The village of Arrochar stands at the head of Loch Long, at the other side of the isthmus. Arrochar and Tarbet railway station, on the West Highland Line, stands between the two villages.


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