Old Photograph Church Orphans Home Bridge Of Weir Scotland

Old photograph of the interior of the church at the Orphans Home in Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire near Glasgow, Scotland. The village here was founded as the Orphan Homes of Scotland in 1876 by Glasgow shoemaker and philanthropist William Quarrier on the site of the former Nittingshill Farm. Quarrier had a vision of a community allowing the young people in his care to thrive, set in a countryside environment and housed in a number of grand residences under a house-mother and father. This vision was realised by a number of donations from Quarrier and his friends. As a devout Christian, Quarrier also wished to pass on these values to the children in his charge. As such, he commissioned the building of the grand Mount Zion Church, known informally as the Children's Cathedral; his values are also reflected in the naming of streets in the village, such as Faith Avenue, Hope Avenue, Love Avenue, Praise Avenue and Peace Avenue.



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Old Photograph Baledgarno Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Baledgarno, Perthshire, Scotland. An 18th century planned Scottish village in the Braes of the Carse, on the Rossie Priory Estate of Lord Kinnaird, one mile to the north of Inchture and 8 miles West of Dundee.



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Old Photograph Town Square Dunning Scotland

Old photograph of shops, people, houses, cottages and horse and cart in Town Square in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland. Dunning is in Strathearn, the valley of the River Earn, north of the Ochil Hills. It is just south of the A9, between Auchterarder and Perth.



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Old Photograph Tron Square Dunning Scotland

Old photograph of shops, people, houses, cottages and car in Tron Square in Dunnning, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Thorn Tree Dunning Scotland

Old photograph of the Thorn Tree in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland. The original tree was a wild hawthorn from Dunning Den, planted in April 1716 to mark the burning of the village on a cold Saturday evening in January 1716 by the Jacobites, only a few months earlier.



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