Old Photographs Fisher Folk Broughty Ferry Scotland

Old photograph of fisher folk on the coast at Broughty Ferry by Dundee, Scotland. Formerly a prosperous fishing and whaling village, in the 19th century Broughty Ferry became a haven for wealthy jute barons, who built their luxury villas in the suburb. As a result, Broughty Ferry was referred to at the time as the " richest square mile in Europe. " Hugh Malcolm was born in Broughty Ferry on 2 May 1917, and educated at Craigflower Preparatory School near Dunfermline and Glenalmond College in Perthshire. He entered the Royal Air Force College Cranwell on 9 January 1936. In January 1938, Malcolm joined 26, Army Co-operation, squadron at Catterick. In May 1939, he suffered a serious head injury in a Westland Lysander crash. By the end of 1941 he had risen to the rank of squadron leader and joined No 18 Squadron as a flight commander, flying the Bristol Blenheim and based in Suffolk, England. Malcolm was a 25 year old Wing Commander commanding 18 Squadron, Royal Air Force when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 4 December, he led a thirteen strong attack on an enemy fighter airfield near Chougui, Tunisia. On reaching the target, however, and starting the attack, the squadron was intercepted by an overwhelming force of enemy fighters from I and II. Gruppen JG 53, and 11 Staffel, JG 2. One by one, all his bombers were shot down, until he himself was shot down in flames. Malcolm's aircraft crashed in flames some 15 miles west of the target. An infantry officer and two other men who arrived at the scene of the crash minutes later retrieved the body of navigator Pilot Officer James Robb. Malcolm, with Robb and gunner Pilot Officer James Grant DFC, were buried in the Beja War Cemetery in a collective grave. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross on 27 April 1943. His was the first Royal Air Force Victoria Cross to be won in North Africa.

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Old Photograph Lindores Loch Scotland

Old photograph of a mother with two boys by Lindores Loch near Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. The old Abdie Parish Church ruins are close to the north shoreline. The ruins of Inchrye House, a grand Victorian Gothic house to which estate the loch once belonged, lay to the East. The rail line between Perth and Ladybank is located on the west shoreline. The loch was an important source of water for powering mills in the Lindores valley, where up to 13 mills of various types operated from the Middle Ages up to the 20th century. The Loch has for many years been used as a fishery and is well known for its abundant fish life. A curling pond is situated on the Northern shoreline and is nominally used by the Abdie Curling Club and Abdie ladies Curling Club.



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Old Photograph Glasgow Corporation Waterworks Loch Katrine Scotland

Old photograph of Glasgow Corporation Waterworks by Loch Katrine, Trossachs, Scotland. The growth of Glasgow and the subsequent need for unpolluted water for human consumption and for a guaranteed source for industrial needs saw the decision to build an aqueduct to provide water to the city. Loch Katrine was chosen to be the source of the supply. An intake was constructed by 1855 at Royal Cottage allowing a controlled water supply to flow from Loch Katrine into the aqueduct system. The system was inaugurated by Queen Victoria on 14th October 1859. By 1883 an additional supply from Loch Katrine was needed due to the increased consumption of water by the city. An additional aqueduct was constructed resulting in the need for a second intake which was completed in 1885. The new aqueduct 23.5 miles in length was officially opened on 21st June 1901.



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Old Photograph War Memorial Lasswade Scotland

Old photograph of the War Memorial in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland.

World War I Roll of Honour

David Anderson
James Anderson
James Bisset
James Bowman
James Cairns
Arch. Cunningham
Timothy Dempsey
Andrew Elder
John Hutchison
John Johnstone
John King
Charles Knowles
John Darg Laing
Henry Lumsden
David Mallin
John McFadyen
James McGhee
George Masterton
William Masterton
William Murdoch
George Proudfoot
John Purves
John S. Rae
David Robertson
William Scott
Robert Smith
Charles Stewart

World War 2 Roll of Honour

Joseph Cousins
Robert Dundas
Ronald Forrester
Henry Graham
Charles Michael
Neil N.M. Morris
George McQueen
Andrew Scott
MacKenzie Sharpe

The distance from Lasswade to Glasgow and Paisley is 50 miles



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Old Photographs King Street Kilmarnock Scotland

Old photograph of cars, shops and people on King Street in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.



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