Old Photograph East Linton Scotland

Old photograph of East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland. Civil engineer John Rennie (1761 - 1821) was born here. He died at his home in London while working on the London Bridge project, a bridge he designed. The work was completed by his sons, George and Sir John Rennie.

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Old Photograph Stevenston Scotland

Old photograph of Stevenston, North Ayrshire, Scotland. This Scottish town is named after Stephan Loccard or Lockhart, whose father obtained a grant of land from Richard de Morville, Lord Cunninghame and Constable of Scotland, around 1170. The town is first mentioned in a charter of 1240. The town was the birthplace in 1768 of Miss Lesley Baillie. Robert Burns met her in 1792 and described her to a friend as " the most beautiful, most elegant woman in the world ". She inspired one or two of his love poems, in which she is described as Bonnie Lesley. A memorial now stands in her memory and is situated between Sinclair Street and Glencairn Street.



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Old Photographs Arbroath Scotland

Old photograph of Arbroath, Scotland. Arbroath is located on the North Sea coast, around 16 miles Eest North East of Dundee and 45 miles South South West of Aberdeen. Arbroath's history as a town begins in the High Middle Ages with the founding of Arbroath Abbey in 1178. Arbroath grew considerably during the Industrial Revolution owing to the expansion of firstly the flax and secondly the jute industries and the engineering sector. A new harbour was built in 1839 and by the 20th century, Arbroath had become one of the larger fishing ports in Scotland.



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Old Photograph Scottish Island Spinner

Old photograph of an elderly lady with her spinning wheel, on South Uist, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Wigtown Scotland

Old photograph of cottage, houses and people in Wigtown, Scotland. Wigtown gives its name to the county of Wigtownshire. Wigtown was made a royal burgh in 1469 although a settlement here existed long before this. The burgh is mentioned in an indenture of 1292, and the fact that the sheriffdom was in existence at the time of the Largs campaign of 1263 suggests that the burgh may also have been recognised as such during the reign of Alexander III.

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