Old Photograph Crofter Carding Wool Scotland

Old photograph of a Crofter carding wool in a cottage on the Shetland Islands, Scotland. For carding, the wool was put between two flat boards with wire teeth which were scraped together. It was tiring work and the women’s wrists and arms would often ache. In the days before the spinning wheel was introduced, a spindle and whorl were used; merely a rod thrust into a disc of wood. The task was laborious, but being repetitive was often combined with other chores, like the herding of cattle or sheep.



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Old Photograph Vintage Car Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of a vintage car in Aberdeen, Scotland. In the 19th Century new streets were built in Aberdeen. Union Street was built after 1801 and Union Bridge was built in 1805. They were named after an Act of Union 1801, which united Britain and Ireland. King Street was built after 1804. Bon Accord Square was laid out in 1823. The facade in Union Street was built in 1830. St Andrew's Episcopal cathedral was built in 1817. The Music Hall was built in 1820. North Church was built in 1830.



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Old Photograph Tall Ship Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of a Tall Ship in Glasgow, Scotland. Prince's Dock was originally known as Cessnock Dock and built 1893 to 1897 for the Clyde Navigation Trust. The Trust, established by Act of Parliament in 1858, brought city fathers, shipbuilders, merchants and industrialists together to develop and manage the river and its trade. The formal opening of Prince's Dock was performed by the Duchess of York on 10 September 1895.



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Old Photograph Aberchirder Scotland

Old photograph of houses, water fountain, cottages and children in Aberchirder, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Aberchirder was originally a small Royal Burgh but the main town was founded in 1764. Kinnairdy Castle, belonging to the Crichton family is two miles to the south west, where the River Deveron joins the Auchintoul Burn. The fountain in the town square at Aberchirder was presented in 1897 by William Auchinachie to mark Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee



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Old Photograph Muirtown Inverness Scotland

Old photograph of Muirtown, Inverness, Scotland. An expansion of the Caledonian Canal close to its north eastern termination, the Muirtown Basin lies between Clachnaharry and Muirtown a mile north west of Inverness city centre. Planned in the early 19th century as a second harbour for the city by the canal's engineer Thomas Telford, it could not cope with the size of ships which were soon in use and thus never fulfilled its potential. It now serves as a marina. Immediately to the south of the basin are the Muirtown Locks, a flight of four locks on the Caledonian Canal at Muirtown, a mile west north west of Inverness city centre. The Muirtown Swing Bridge crosses the canal immediately to the north.



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