Old Photographs Rosyth Fife Scotland

Old photograph of Rosyth, Fife, Scotland. The area is best known for its large dockyard, formerly the Royal Naval Dockyard Rosyth, construction of which began in 1909. The town was planned as a garden city with accommodation for the construction workers and dockyard workers.





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Old Photograph High Street Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of the High Street, Dundee, Scotland. The High Street existed by at least the 13th century. It gradually grew in importance as the original settlement spread westwards from Seagait. The Tron, Tolbooth and Market Cross were all sited here by the 15th century. It was the town's market place, its earlier names were The Cross, Highgait and Marketgait, then High Street by 1876. At its east end was the site of the town Shambles or slaughterhouse and butchers market in the 16th century. This was removed to the area of the foreshore when the Trades Hall was built in 1776, designed by Samuel Bell, the Town's architect. This gave tradesmen a meeting place under cover in place of their former open air Howff. It had shops on the ground floor with the principal rooms on the first. Demolished in 1878 and leaving exposed the Clydesdale Bank which was originally behind it. The opportunity was taken to widen both Murraygate and Seagate. The Mercat Cross was moved at least twice before its modern reproduction, but still featuring its 1586 carved shaft, which now stands in front of the City Churches.



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Old Photographs Stranraer Dumfries and Galloway Scotland

Old photograph of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Just over the Border from England and less than two hours drive from Glasgow, Stranraer is Scotland's gateway to Ireland.


Old photograph of Stranraer, Scotland.


Old photograph of Stranraer, Scotland.

Old photograph of Stranraer, Scotland.

Old photograph of Stranraer, Scotland.

Old photograph of the harbour Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Helensburgh Scotland

Old photograph of Helensburgh, Scotland. Helensburgh was founded in 1776 when Sir James Colquhoun of Luss built spa baths on the site of Ardencaple Castle, which dated back to about 1600. He then had the seaside resort town constructed to the east of the spa on a formal layout in the style of Edinburgh New Town, and named it after his wife Helen. A ferry service he arranged across the Firth of Clyde to Greenock was successful in attracting residents who could commute from jobs there to attractive homes in the new town. Helensburgh became a favourite place of residence for shipping tycoons and tobacco merchants from Glasgow. At one point the small town had one quarter of Britain's millionaires living there.

Old photograph of Helensburgh, Scotland.

Old photograph of Helensburgh, Scotland.

Old photograph of Helensburgh, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Pipe Band Fort William Scotland

Old photograph of a Pipe Band in Fort William, Scotland. Historically, this area of Lochaber was strongly Clan Cameron country, and there were a number of mainly Cameron settlements in the area, such as Blarmacfoldach. The nearby settlement of Inverlochy was the main settlement in the area before the building of the fort, and was also site of the Battle of Inverlochy.



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