Old Photograph Kincardine O'Neil Scotland

Old photograph of crofters cottages in Kincardine O'Neil located between Banchory and Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Since ancient times there was a crossing of the Dee River at Kincardine O'Neil. Locations of the Dee crossings along with alignment of ancient trackways formed a major impetus for location of early castles and settlements. In the vicinity of Kincardine O'Neil the Middle Ages trackways to the south had a particular influence on development in and around Kincardine O'Neil and Aboyne Castle. In the 19th century, the Deeside Railway bypassed the village, impeding the expansion of the settlement, unlike towns nearby. By 1895 the population of Kincardine O'Neil exceeded 200. Most of the present buildings were built in the 19th century.



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Old Photograph Rothienorman Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Rothienorman, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Rothienorman was on the Inveramsey to MacDuff Branch Railway which opened in 1857 and closed to passengers in 1951.




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Old Photograph Sorisdale Scotland

Old photograph of crofters cottages in Sorisdale on the Isle of Coll which is West of Isle Of Mull, Scotland. In the 1840s, the area supported a substantial population, with the nearby coast utilized for collecting peat for fuel. Like much of Coll, Sorisdale was affected by the Highland Clearances in the 1830s and 1840s, leading to the abandonment of many dwellings.




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Old Photograph Bellahouston Academy Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of Bellahouston Academy in Glasgow, Scotland. This Scottish school first opened in 1876 as a private school, run by Alexander Sim. It was taken over by the Govan School Board in 1885, and has been a state school ever since. The site of the Academy was donated by the Misses Steven of Bellahouston whose generosity also provided the clocktower, and the building was designed by a Bath Street architect, Robert Balde. The school was built to provide education for the children of the local area who would otherwise have had to travel to central Glasgow to the fashionable schools; not an easy journey as there was little public transport until the introduction of the tram in 1879.



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Old Photograph Rosskeen Parish Church Scotland

Old photograph of Rosskeen Parish Church by Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. This Scottish church was bulit in 1900. Prior to that there was a Free Church building on the same site which had been started in 1844 after the minister at Old Rosskeen left the Church of Scotland during the disruption of 1843, taking almost all of his congregation with him.



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