July 23rd Photograph Dunfermline Abbey Scotland

July 23rd photograph of Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland. The Abbey, whose foundation goes back to 1072, was built by King David I of Scotland in honour of his mother the saintly Queen Margaret.


July 23rd photograph of Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland. King Robert I, The Bruce, is commemorated at Dunfermline Abbey with the words "King Robert the Bruce" carved round the central tower. This was built in the early 19th century after the original tower fell in a violent storm. During restoration work, human remains considered to be those of King Robert the Bruce were found and reburied in a position later occupied by the pulpit.

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July 23rd Photograph Abbots House Dunfermline Scotland 02

July 23rd photograph of the Abbots House, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The oldest building in Dunfermline, West Fife, situated in the Maygate at the centre of the burgh. Although it was built on the line of the old abbey wall, it was never the home of an Abbot of Dunfermline. Constructed in the 16th century after the Reformation, it was probably built for Robert Pitcairn, Commendator (lay administrator) of the old Abbey estates.

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July 23rd Photograph Forth Railway Bridge Scotland

July 23rd photograph of Forth Railway Bridge from South Queensferry, Scotland.

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The Forth Bridge has long been recognised as one of the finest examples of Victorian engineering on the planet and has achieved an iconic status as one of the great feats of western civilisation since its official opening in 1890. Lavishly illustrated throughout with stunning archive images, Elspeth Wills uncovers the human story behind 'the engineering marvel': the story of the Briggers. It is a story that has never been told before, of ordinary men working on an extraordinary structure in an often hostile and dangerous environment. Recognised throughout the world as an enduring icon of Scotland, the Forth Bridge is more than just a testament to the genius of Victorian engineering, it is a monument to all those who worked to realise its vision and to the scores of lives that were lost in the process. In this groundbreaking new work, Elspeth Wills gives a voice to the forgotten heroes who helped to make the ambition of the Bridge a reality. The Briggers: The Story of the Men Who Built the Forth Bridge.

Old Photograph Scottish Carpenter Wick Scotland

Old photograph of a Scottish carpenter in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. Wick's history stretches back, at least, to the era of Norwegian rule in Caithness, which ended, conclusively, in 1266's Treaty of Perth. The name Wick appears to be from a Norse word, vík, meaning bay, also the word viking. The Castle of Old Wick is situated approximately 2 kilometres south east of the town on the North Sea coast.



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Old Photograph Harbour Wick Caithness Scotland

Old photograph of fishing boats returning to the harbour at Wick, Caithness, Scotland. Thomas Telford, engineering genius, Thomas Stevenson, father of Robert Louis, who lived in Harbour Terrace, and local man James Bremner, whose distinctive " Round House " overlooks the Inner Basin, and whose memorial stands above the Old Lifeboat shed, were all eminent civil engineers who built the harbour,



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