Old Photograph The Soap Factory Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of the fire at the Soap Factory in Aberdeen, Scotland. Ogston & Tennant Ltd, soap and candle manufacturers, was formed in 1898 from two companies joining A. Ogston and Sons and Charles Tennant and Company. At the time of the merger Ogstons already owned both a factory and warehouses in Loch Street, Aberdeen. On 9 March 1910 the company won damages against the Glasgow Daily Record for defamation. This was in connection with another libel, by the Daily Mail against Lever Brothers. It totalled £9,000 and the news was reported around the world. On 28 June 1910 they suffered a great fire which engulfed and destroyed the factory. Reports mention machinery crashing through the floors. Damage totalled £80,000. In 1911 the company agreed to an " association " with Lever Brothers and after the second world war, they became part of the company until they ceased trading in the 1970s.



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Old Photograph Eaglesfield Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and a Double Decker bus in Eaglesfield near Annan in south east Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. This Scottish village is located not far from the English Border. Eaglesfield is of ancient origin, and Blacket Tower is the former seat of an old Borders family. There is some debate about the origin of the first element of the name which may derive from the Celtic word for a church, eglwys in modern Welsh, or eaglais in modern Scottish Gaelic. Many of the buildings in the town are of recent construction, from the 19th and 20th centuries. The town is a good example of a linear settlement, as most of it is in and around a single road.



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Old Photograph McLeod and Sons Shipyard Alloa Scotland

Old photograph of a boat launching in McLeod and Sons Shipyard in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. During the Second World War, the shipyard converted and refitted about 300 vessels and also overhauled tank landing craft, many of which took part in the D-Day landings in June 1944. The port of Alloa had declined by the 1950s and McLeod & Sons shipyard closed in 1972.



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Old Photograph Cardonald Parish Church Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of Cardonald Parish Church on Paisley Road West in Glasgow, Scotland. Early English Gothic of Ballochmyle red sandstone designed by P MacGregor Chalmers, between 1888 and 1889. Nave and aisles gothic church with complex roof forms. Side aisle, also by Chalmers, added 1899.



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Old Photograph Parish Church Old Kilpatrick Scotland

Old photograph of the parish church in Old Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. This Scottish church was built in 1812, although it is believed the original building was erected in the 12th century.





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