Old Photograph Railway Station Lower Largo East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station, houses and cottage in Lower Largo, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. An ancient fishing village, Lower Largo is famous as the 1676 birthplace of Alexander Selkirk, who provided inspiration for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. The arrival of the railway in 1856 brought many tourists to Lower Largo's sandy beach. The railway line through Lower Largo was closed in the 1960s as part of the programme of cuts overseen by Dr. Richard Beeching.



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Old Photograph West Parish Church Scotstoun Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of West Parish Church in Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland. This Scottish church was originally located on the corner of Queen Victoria Drive and Dumbarton Road. It was built in 1902, with additional halls built in 1928 to designs by architect John Stewart.



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Old Photograph Mosesfield House Scotland

Old photograph of Mosesfield House in Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland. Built in 1838, Mosesfield was the site where engineer George Johnston built Scotland's first motor car in 1895. He went on to form the Mo-Car Syndicate Ltd with Sir William Arrol, which became Arrol-Johnston. The house became a museum in 1904, which closed in 1952, and was converted to an elderly gentleman's club.



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Old Photograph Bathing Pool Stronsay Orkney Islands Scotland

Old photograph of people by the bathing pool on the coast by Stronsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Deriving from Old Norse Strjónsey, " island of good harvest " or " star island " , it was settled by Vikings in the 8th and 9th centuries. It has a long history of Pictish Christian influence, indicated by ruins on neighbouring Papa Stronsay.


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Old Photograph Harbour Kettletoft Orkney Islands Scotalnd

Old photograph of fishermen building a fishing boat at the harbour in Kettletoft, Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland. The village of Kettletoft served as the main port on the island during the herring boom in the late 19th century and early 20th centuries.

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