Old Photograph King Street Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of King Street, Glasgow, Scotland. Civic control of Glasgow's eighteenth-century street formation meant that the irregular contours of the medieval town gradually gave way to more planned and prestigious development. A striking early example was King Street, created during the 1720s to serve as a market centre for the city. Meat, fish and dairy produce were the main commodities on offer, together with fruit and vegetables in nearby Candleriggs.



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Old Photographs Barr Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Barr Castle in East Ayrshire, Scotland. This Scottish castle was constructed in the early 16th century by the Glen family, on the death of Alexander Glen in 1629, it passed into the hands of the Hamiltons of Ferguslie at the end of the 16th century who retained the castle until it was sold and abandoned for a new mansion in the late 18th century. Margaret Hamilton, eldest daughter of Allan Hamilton of Ferguslie, married John Wallace, second son of William Wallace of Elderslie. Barr Castle is now owned by Fergus MacDowall of Garthland, Chief of the Clan MacDowall and as such regarded as the clan seat.

Old photograph of Barr Castle in East Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Crofter Cutting Peats Scotland

Old photograph of a crofter cutting Peats on the Shetland Islands, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Lix Toll House Scotland

Old photograph of Lix Toll House by Killin, Scotland. This tollhouse is situated on the North side of the A85 public road immediately West of its junction with the A827 road. Many tollhouses were built by turnpike trusts in England, Wales and Scotland during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Those built in the early 19th century often had a distinctive bay front to give the pikeman a clear view of the road and to provide a display area for the tollboard. In 1840, according to the Turnpike Returns in Parliamentary Papers, there were over 5,000 tollhouses operating in England. These were sold off in the 1880s when the turnpikes were closed. Many were demolished but several hundred have survived as domestic houses, with distinctive features of the old tollhouse still visible.



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Old Photographs Muirkirk Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses in Muirkirk in East Ayrshire, Scotland. This Scottish village is located on the north bank of the River Ayr, between Cumnock and Glenbuck. It was developed around its church, which was built in 1631, and was a fertile recruiting ground for the Covenanter movement.



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