Old Photograph John Ruskin Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of John Ruskin in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. John Ruskin, born 8 February 1819, died 10 January 1900, was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, also an art patron, draughtsman, water colourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist. 10 Rose Terrace in Perth is where Ruskin spent boyhood holidays with Scottish relatives. Effie Gray was born on May 7th 1828 at Bowerswell House in Perth. Her father, though not rich was of comfortable means and was able to buy Bowerswell House as a home for his wife, himself and their fifteen children. He had bought the house from John James Ruskin, father of John Ruskin the famous art critic. It was because of the connection between the two families that Effie was to meet and later to marry John Ruskin.



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Old Photograph Golf Hotel Aberlady Scotland

Old photograph of horses, carriages and people outside the Golf Hotel in Aberlady located five miles northwest of Haddington, Scotland. The building was originally a private dwelling house constructed in 1638. It was converted into a bed and breakfast/boarding house in the 1950s and then into a hotel in 1970, incorporating the former schoolhouse next door.


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Old Photograph Reform Lane Lerwick Shetland Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, houses and people in Reform Lane in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Albert Street Kirkwall Orkney Islands Scotland

Old photograph of a Bank, shops, cars, houses and people on Albert Street in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Albert Street is part of the original, narrow layout of old Kirkwall, which connects to Bridge Street and leads towards St Magnus Cathedral, the Bishop's and Earl's Palaces.


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Old Photograph Football Team Orkney Islands Scotland

Old photograph of a football team on the Orkney Islands, Scotland.



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