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Old Photographs Town Hall Paisley Scotland

Old photograph of the Town Hall, Paisley, Scotland. Paisley Town Hall, the George A. Clark Town Hall, was funded by Clarks, the owners of the Anchor thread mill. George Aitken Clark, born 1823, died 1873, was a Scottish manufacturer and benefactor. He was the son of John Clark, a thread manufacturer in Paisley, where he was born on 9 August 1823. He was educated at Paisley grammar school, and in 1840 was sent to the firm of Kerr & Company of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. On reaching manhood he returned to Paisley, and entered into partnership with Messrs. Robert and John Ronald, shawlmakers, under the name of Ronald & Clark. In 1851 Clark gave up his partnership to go into with his brother-in-law, Robert Kerr, as a thread manufacturer. To extend the business he went in 1856 to the United States, and to avoid the tariffs the firm in 1864 established a factory at Newark, New Jersey, USA. It was a success, and Clark's O.N.T. spool cotton soon became a recognized American brand. In 1866 the firm amalgamated with the original firm of Clark under the name of Clark & Co., with an anchor as their trademark. Clark died at Newark on 13 February 1873.

Old photograph of the Town Hall, Paisley, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Court House Greenock Scotland

Old photograph of the Court House in Greenock, Scotland. Greenock Court House dates to 1867 and was designed by the successful Edinburgh architectural practice of John Dick Peddie and Charles George Hood Kinnear. The building is a significant example of civic architecture as well as being an important early example of Scots Baronial design for a public building. Built in high quality materials, it has a distinctive and prominent central tower and forms a focal point in one of the main streets in the town.

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Old Photographs Ardrishaig Scotland

Old photograph of Ardrishaig, Scotland.

Old photograph of Ardrishaig, Scotland.

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Old Photographs River Ness Inverness Scotland

Old photograph of the River Ness at Inverness, Scotland.

Old photograph of the River Ness at Inverness, Scotland.

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This latest in the very successful Wheels series presents us with a quite amazing variety of motorized transport of yesteryear against the spectacular backdrop of the area's famous scenery. For a region often portrayed as remote and empty (not to mention somewhat of a motoring challenge) the range of pictured vehicles is a pleasant surprise. From the bustling High Street of Inverness in the 1950s to fire tender no. ST 1349, reported to be the first motorised fire tender in the city; from the ever evolving fleet of Macrae and Dick to MacBrayne's buses and the fourteen-seaters operated from Fort William by MacIntyre's, there has always been a demand for transport around the Highlands. In 1928 this need was also met by the enterprising Highland Motorways, which ran from Glasgow to the Highland capital, at that time a journey of eight hours. Wheels Around Inverness-Shire.

Old Photographs Peebles Borders Scotland

Old photograph of Peebles in the Borders of Scotland. This Scottish town is located at the confluence of the River Tweed and Eddleston Water, locally called the Cuddy. Initially a market town, Peebles played a role in the woollen industry of the Scottish Borders up until the 1960s. The annual local festival is called the Beltane, and involves, as with many Borders festivals, a Common Riding.

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