Old Photograph The Gloup Deerness Orkney Islands Scotland

Old photograph of The Gloup at Deernesss on the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The Gloup on the east coast of Deerness is a collapsed sea cave or blowhole which is particularly spectacular in an easterly storm.



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Old Photograph Post Office Stromness Orkney Islands Scotland

Old photograph of staff outside the Post Office in Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Before formal postal infrastructure, mail arrived in Stromness via " post boats," which were small open vessels, approximatel. 20 feet long, traveling from Caithness to Longhope. Delivery was irregular and depended heavily on weather and the condition of rough island roads.


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Old Photograph Creagorry Pub Benbecula Scotland

Old photograph of Creagorry Pub and Hotel on Benbecula, Scotland. Benbecula is an island of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Scotland.



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Old Photograph Railway Station Langbank Scotland

Old photograph of a steam train in the railway station in Langbank located nine miles North of Paisley, Scotland. This train station is on the Inverclyde Line, 16 miles west of Glasgow Central. On Mondays to Saturdays there is a half hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Central and westbound hourly to both Gourock and Wemyss Bay. On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction westbound to Gourock.



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Old Photograph Paper Mill Chirnside Scotland

Old photograph of the Paper Mill in Chirnside located seven miles East of Duns in the Borders of Scotland. The Chirnside Bridge Paper Mill, now a large manufacturer, is a survivor from an earlier era. Originally constructed in 1842 and 1857 by David Cousin, who was also responsible for Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh. David was a Scottish architect, landscape architect and planner, closely associated with early cemetery design and many prominent buildings in Edinburgh. He suffered from persistent ill health but lived to an age of 69. From 1841 to 1872 he operated as Edinburgh’s City Superintendent of Works, also known as the City Architect.



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