Old Photograph Strathbungo Scotland

Old photograph of shops, trams, houses and people in Strathbungo, Glasgow, Scotland. Strathbungo grew up as a small village built along the Pollokshaws Road, one of the main arteries leading southwards from the centre of Glasgow, adjoined by the Camphill Estate, now part of Queens Park. The village never achieved burgh status and was annexed to Glasgow in 1891. Strathbungo lay just inside Govan parish, on its boundary with Cathcart parish, and at one time the line of Allison Street and Nithsdale Street formed the boundary or 'march' between the counties of Lanark and Renfrew. Strathbungo developed as a crofters and miners village in the early 18th century. By the end of the 19th century, over 35 families were living in the village and weaving had become the principal occupation. In 1859 development of a residential suburb to the south west of Strathbungo began, when numbers 1 to 10 Moray Place were built to the design of Alexander Thomson. The other terraces, named, as was Moray Place, after the protagonists in the Battle of Langside fought nearby, Regent Park Square, Queen Square and Princes Square, later renamed Marywood Square, formed a private estate, exclusive enough to have gates. This part of Strathbungo was designated a conservation area in 1973. In the 1890s Charles Rennie Mackintosh lived at 27 Regent Park Square. By the 1870s tenement buildings had started to appear, and with annexation to Glasgow in 1891 building proceeded apace.





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Old Photograph Wellington Church Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of Wellington Church in Glasgow, Scotland. This building is located on University Avenue, Glasgow, opposite the University of Glasgow. The building was designed by the architect Thomas Lennox Watson and built between 1883 and 1884 for the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland, which joined with the Free Church of Scotland to become the United Free Church of Scotland in 1900. The exterior of church is notable for its magnificent neoclassical portico, complete with a colonnade of Corinthian columns in the style of an ancient Greek temple. This neoclassical architecture was much favoured by United Presbyterian Church, in contrast to the Gothic Revival favoured by most other churches in the Victorian era. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Springfield Road Dalmarnock Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of shops, buildings and people on Springfield Road in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, Scotland. This a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde. It is bounded by the Clyde to the south and east, Parkhead to the north, and Bridgeton at Dunn Street to the north west. There is a bridge over the River Clyde on Dalmarnock Road called Dalmarnock Bridge. The first bridge in the area was a wooden one erected in 1821 to connect Rutherglen and Dalmarnock. It was replaced by a new timber bridge in 1841 and in 1891 by the current Dalmarnock Bridge, designed by Glasgow consulting engineers, Crouch and Hogg. There has also been two railway bridges in Dalmarnock crossing the River Clyde. The first bridge was built in 1861, but was soon replaced in 1897 by a wider bridge to accommodate the Dalmarnock branch line. Both bridges were designed by George Graham. The area was once heavily industrialised. Sir William Arrol and Company. had its extensive engineering works at Dunn Street and Baltic Street from 1873. From its beginnings in boiler making, the firm later became renowned for its achievements in the field of Structural engineering. Amongst the many bridges constructed throughout Britain were the Forth Railway Bridge and Forth Road Bridge, the Humber Bridge and the Tower Bridge in London, England. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Argyle Arcade Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of people inside the Argyle Arcade in Glasgow, Scotland. Originally known as Westergait, Argyle Street led west from Trongate to the city's West Port, the western gate out of the city's walls. It was renamed in honour of the Duke of Argyll, some time after the removal of the West Port in 1751, as a result of the expansion of the city westward. Argyle Street is now a major thoroughfare in the city centre of Glasgow. With Buchanan Street and Sauchiehall Street, Argyle Street is one of the main shopping streets in the city centre. It begins in the south eastern corner of the city centre, at the Trongate, where it is pedestrianized as far as Queen Street. This section forms the major shopping section of the road, including the St. Enoch Centre and the Argyll Arcade, a Victorian arcade principally containing jewelers. It passes underneath Glasgow Central Station before becoming a major thoroughfare connecting the M8 motorway and the Clydeside Expressway, and the A814 road at Anderston. The route then joins St. Vincent Street where it heads out towards the West End of the city. It connects with Sauchiehall Street at Kelvingrove Art Gallery, and the road itself ends just beyond the Kelvin Hall on a bridge over the River Kelvin, where it becomes Dumbarton Road. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Golf Course Tain Scotland

Old photograph of golfers on the golf course in Tain, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. This traditional Scottish Highland links course was designed by Old Tom Morris from St Andrews, Fife. The course is located 9 miles south of Dornoch and 34 miles north of Inverness.



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