Old Photograph Glenbreck Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Glenbreck, Tweedsmuir in the Scottish Borders, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Talla Waterworks Scotland

Old photograph of the opening of Talla Waterworks, Tweedsmuir in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. Developed under the name of the New Water Supply by the Edinburgh and District Water Trust, the Talla Scheme was adopted on 11 October 1894. It comprised a storage reservoir, a service reservoir and filter, main and branch aqueducts, and a railway from Broughton Station to Talla. The authorising Act received the Royal Assent on 30 May 1895. This reservoir was formed by damming the Talla Water, a tributary of the River Tweed.



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Old Photograph Library Hamilton Scotland

Old photograph of the library in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. This is the fifth largest Scottish town, excluding cities, after Paisley, East Kilbride, Livingston and Cumbernauld. The building, although appearing to be one, was actually built in stages over a 21 year period. The library section of the complex was opened by Andrew Carnegie in 1907. The adjacent town house offices were opened by King George V in 1914 and finally the town hall completed the building in 1928.





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Old Photograph Prince Of Wales Unveiling Scottish War Memorial Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of the Prince of Wales unveiling the Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. Proposals for a Scottish National War Memorial were put forward in 1917, during the First World War, by John Stewart Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl in Highland Perthshire, and Captain George Swinton of Kimmerghame. Sir Robert Lorimer, one of the architects involved in the Imperial War Graves Commission, was appointed in 1919, but opposition to a large scale monument arose from the Cockburn Association and others concerned with the castle's heritage. A more modest scheme to remodel the North Barrack Block was finally agreed in 1923, and the memorial was formally opened on 14 July 1927 by the Prince of Wales. After the Second World War 50,000 names were added to the rolls of honour. Names continue to be added from successive conflicts, however the memorial itself has been left unchanged.



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Old Photograph German Air Attack Forth Railway Bridge Scotland

Old photograph of German air attack of the Forth Railway Bridge near North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland. Six weeks into World War II, on 16 October 1939, the first air attack over Britain took place, above the Firth of Forth. Supermarine Spitfires of 603 Squadron City of Edinburgh were quickly scrambled from Turnhouse Aerodrome, as was 602 City of Glasgow Squadron based at Drem in East Lothian. They shot down two Heinkels into the Forth and a bomber off the May Island. The crew of a local fishing boat picked up two German survivors. These were the first enemy aircraft of the war to be brought down over Britain.



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