Old Photograph Submarines Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of Royal Navy submarines in Victoria Dock in Dundee, Scotland. Construction of Victoria dock was begun in 1833 by the Dundee Harbour engineer, James Leslie, born 1801, died 1889, to a design by Thomas Telford, born 1757, died 1834. However, it was not completed until 1875. It was when finished one of the largest enclosed docks in Scotland.



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Old Photograph Fishwives Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of fishwives in Dundee, Scotland. Fishwives from East Coast fishing villages in Fife and Angus used take the fish that the men had caught while line fishing, and the sell them inland, to larger towns like Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen, and other towns.



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Old Photograph Cupar Road Newport-on-Tay Fife Scotland

Old photograph of people, car, shops and church on Cupar Road in Newport-on-Tay in Fife, across from Dundee, Scotland. The town was established near the endpoint of one part of a ferry route on the Firth of Tay that itself was started in the 12th century. In 1715 a new pier and inn were built, the work being funded by the Guilds of Dundee which resulted in the settlement being called originally being called New Dundee. Thomas Telford built a new harbour in the 1820s, and the town expanded and grew into a commuter suburb of Dundee as the prosperous jute manufacturers, industrialists and the middle and upper working class of Dundee established fashionable residences in Newport.



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Old Photograph War Memorial Kirkcaldy Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the War Memorial in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. This memorial and gardens was the gift of linoleum manufacturer John Nairn, in memory of his son who was killed on the Western Front. Erected in 1923, the memorial was formally unveiled by Admiral Lord Wester Wemyss on 27th June 1925.



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Old Photograph Younger Hall St Andrews Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the Younger Hall in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. This building was designed by British architect, Paul Waterhouse, born 29th of October 1861, died 19th of December 1924. He was the son and business partner of Alfred Waterhouse, an architect who designed many well-known buildings in England and had been President of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Paul was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, obtaining his MA in 1887. He joined his father's practice and became a partner in 1891, taking over the practice in 1905 and continuing his father's commitment to working on large business and public buildings. His own simpler and more classical style was demonstrated in his work for St Andrew's University in Scotland, the University Union, St Regulus Club and the Younger Hall.



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