Old Photograph Hikers Waiting For Ferry At Ballachulish Scotland

Old photograph of hikers waiting for the ferry at Ballachulish, Lochaber, Scotland. As there was no road to the head of Loch Leven until 1927, the Ballachulish Ferry, established in 1733, and those at Invercoe, Callert and Caolas na Con were essential. The Ballachulish ferry closed in December 1975 when the Ballachulish Bridge finally opened.



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Old Photograph Boy Scout Camp Piitlochry Highland Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Boy Scout camp near Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Boroughmuir High School Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of Boroughmuir High School in Edinburgh, Scotland. This Scottish high school was founded in 1904, the building was designed by John Alexander Carfrae.



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Old Photograph Lifeboat Day Mallaig Scotland

Old photograph of Lifeboat Day at the harbour in Mallaig, Lochaber, Scotland. Established in January 1948, the lifeboat station serves the perilous waters of the Inner Hebrides, including the Sound of Sleat and the Small Isles


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Old Photograph James Gillespie's High School Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of the James Gillespie's High School in Marchmont, Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1803 as a result of the legacy of James Gillespie, an Edinburgh tobacco merchant, a school for 65 students and one master was opened in Bruntsfield Place and administered by the Merchant Company of Edinburgh. In 1870 the school moved into a larger building where the Royal Blind Asylum now stands at Gillespie Crescent. As the school developed, girls were admitted as well as boys and the number of students exceeded 1,000.



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