Old Photograph Beechgrove Terrace Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of a Tram on Beechgrove Terrace in Aberdeen, Scotland. The city's tram system was the most northerly municipal tramway in the United Kingdom. The system was electrified, with trams using the standard trolley poles until 1935 when bow collectors were fitted to take power from the overhead wires. In the late 1930s the city purchased 18 trams from Nottingham Corporation Tramways in England, which closed in 1936. Further second hand trams were later obtained from Manchester. The last new trams for the city were built by R Y Pickering of Wishaw in 1949. The city's last tram operated on 3 May 1958, being replaced by diesel buses.



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Old Photograph Portencross Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Portencross Castle, Scotland. This Scottish castle, also known historically as Portincross Castle, is located in Portencross, on the west coast of Scotland, about two miles from West Kilbride. The site has been fortified since the 13th Century. The present building is thought to date from the 14th Century and later, when the castle was moved from the nearby Auld Hill to its present site overlooking the harbour. Tour Scottish Castles.

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Street View Loch Indaal Lighthouse Islay Scotland

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Street view of Loch Indaal Lighthouse, just outside the village of Port Charlotte, Islay, Scotland. Established in 1869 by engineers David and Thomas Stevenson.

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Old Photograph Port Charlotte Islay Scotland

Old photograph of Port Charlotte, Islay, Scotland. Port Charlotte was named after Lord Frederick Campbell's wife, and it was set up mainly to provide housing facilities for the Lochindaal Whisky Distillery work force. Parts of the former distillery buildings are now in use as Youth Hostel and Wildlife Centre. Others are currently used by a garage nearby. The remaining warehouses are currently owned and used by Bruichladdich distillery to mature their Port Charlotte heavily peated spirit, named in tribute to the village and original distillery. No plans have been formally announced to reopen Port Charlotte Distillery to date. The village is located on the shores of Loch Indaal and is very picturesque with its white painted houses. It is home to the Museum of Islay Life which is located in a former Church building. In October 1813, the American privateer, The True Blooded Yankee, captured six merchant ships lying at Port Charlotte, casting them adrift and setting fire to three.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Silverburn Beach

Tour Scotland photograph of Silverburn Beach, on the Fife Coastal Path, between Leven and Lower Largo, Fife, Scotland. The Fife Coastal Path is a Scottish long distance walking footpath that runs from Kincardine to Newburgh. Places of historic interest along the route include Aberdour Castle, Macduff's Castle near East Wemyss, Wemyss Castle, and Pitmilly, a former estate associated with the Moneypenny family.



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