Tour Scotland photographs and videos from my tours of Scotland. Photography and videography, both old and new, from beautiful Scotland, Scottish castles, seascapes, rivers, islands, landscapes, standing stones, lochs and glens.
Old photograph of a car and Tram on George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. George Street was named after the Hanoverian King George III; it was intended to be the grandest street, and widest, at 115 feet, in the New Town linking two identical squares: St Andrew, patron saint of Scotland, in the east, with St George, patron saint of England, in the west, although this was renamed Charlotte Square. The visit of King George IV in 1822 prompted a commemorative statue, which can be seen at the junction with Hanover Street.
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Old photograph of people and houses in Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1682 the area was known as Nisbet's Parks after the owner, The Nisbet of Dean. He sold it to Archibald Murray in 1733 who renamed the estate and built Murrayfield House. The Campbells of Succoth became owners of Murrayfield estate in 1866 giving their name to several streets. Their seat at the time was in Garscube Dunbartonshire giving rise to Garscube Terace. Campbell Avenue was developed in 1906 from the tree lined west drive to Murrayfield House. Lennel, Cumlodden and Crarae Avenues were built around 1930 and named after this family's other Scottish properties. William Nisbet of Dean born 1570 was the son of Henry Nisbet of Dean, Provost of Edinburgh in 1597 and 1598, and his wife Jonet Bannatyne or Bellenden. His father died in 1608 and William inherited Dean House in western Edinburgh, extending it greatly. William married firstly Jonet Williamson and secondly Katherine Dick daughter of William Dick of Braid. He was older brother to Patrick Nisbet, Lord Eastbank who was created 1st Baronet of Dean, a baronet of Nova Scotia, in 1669. William was twice Provost of Edinburgh, he pre-dated the use of the term Lord Provost. In 1616 he succeeded Sir John Arnot. During his first term of office, in 1617, he would certainly have met and hosted King James VI, in his role as leader of the capital city, on this the King's only return to Edinburgh after the Union of the Crowns. William died in 1630.
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Old photograph of a Tram, people and houses on Glasgow Road, Paisley, Scotland. The Industrial Revolution based on the textile industry turned Paisley from a small market town to an important industrial town in the late 18th century. Its location attracted English mill owners; immigrants from Ayrshire and the Highlands poured in to a town that offered paying jobs to women and children. By the middle of the19th century weaving had become the town's principal industry. The Paisley weavers' most famous product were the shawls, which bore the Paisley Pattern made fashionable after being worn by a young Queen Victoria. The American Civil War of 1861 to 1865 cut off cotton supplies to the textile mills of Paisley. The mills in 1861 had a stock of cotton in reserve, but by 1862 there was large scale shortages and closures.
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Old photograph of a horse and carriage, people, shops and houses on East High Street, Methil,Fife, Scotland. Methil is an eastern coastal town in Scotland. It was part of the former Burgh of Buckhaven and Methil. It lies within a continuous urban area described as Levenmouth. Methil Docks was particularly significant during World War II for the movement of coal and other resources. The power station and docks were at that time serviced by railway companies.
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