Old Photograph London Missionary Society Pitlochry Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of the London Missionary Society in Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. The London Missionary Society was a non-denominational missionary society formed in England in 1795 by evangelical Anglicans and Nonconformists, largely Congregationalist in outlook, with missions in the islands of the South Pacific and Africa.



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Old Photograph Bridge And Railway Viaduct Linlithgow Scotland

Old photograph of the bridge and railway viaduct in Linlithgow, Scotland. The bridge, completed in 1960, replaced one of 1660, built by Alexander, Earl of Linlithgow. The railway viaduct was built in 1841, by John Miller.



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Old Photographs High Street Dunbar Scotland

Old photograph of cars, shops, houses and people on the High Street in Dunbar in East Lothian, Scotland. This Scottish town became successively a baronial burgh and royal burgh in 1370 and grew slowly under the shadow of a great Castle of the earls. Scotland and England contended often for possession of the castle and town. The castle was impregnable and withstood many sieges; the town was burnt, frequently. The castle had been deliberately ruined in 1568 but the town flourished as an agricultural centre and fishing port despite tempestuous times in the 17th and early 18th centuries. Major battles were fought nearby in 1296 and 1650. The second Battle of Dunbar in 1650 was fought during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms between a Scottish Covenanter army and English Parliamentarians led by Oliver Cromwell. The Scots were routed, leading to the overthrow of the monarchy and the occupation of Scotland. A permanent military presence was established in the town with the completion of Castle Park Barracks in 1855. Dunbar later gained a reputation as a seaside holiday and golfing resort in the 19th century.



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Old Photograph HMS Royal Oak Forth Bridge Scotland

Old photograph of HMS Royal Oak under the Forth Railway Bridge near North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland. HMS Royal Oak was one of five Revenge class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Launched in 1914 and completed in 1916, Royal Oak first saw combat at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Grand Fleet. In peacetime, she served in the Atlantic, Home and Mediterranean fleets, more than once coming under accidental attack. The ship drew worldwide attention in 1928 when her senior officers were controversially court martialed. Attempts to modernise Royal Oak throughout her 25 year career could not fix her fundamental lack of speed, and by the start of the Second World War, she was no longer suited to front-line duty. On 14 October 1939, Royal Oak was anchored at Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland, when she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-47. Of Royal Oak '​s complement of 1,234 men and boys, 833 were killed that night or died later of their wounds.



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Old Photograph Anderston Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of shops, buildings and people on Bishop Street in Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland. Anderston is on the north bank of the River Clyde and forms the south western edge of the city centre. It was an independent burgh of barony from 1824 until it was incorporated into the City of Glasgow in 1846. The land on which the present day district of Anderston stands was once known as the Bishops Forest. These lands, situated to the west of medieval Glasgow, were granted to the Bishop of Glasgow by King James II of Scotland in 1450. By 1791, the population of the village of Anderston was around 4,000. By the late 18th century, Anderston was a thriving community, with its population employed mostly in weaving and related industries such as bleaching, dyeing and printing. Other industries were also thriving by this period, such as the Delftfield Pottery (established in 1751, the Anderston Brewery in 1762, and the Verreville Glassworks in 1776. The areas first church, the Anderston Relief Church in Heddle Place, was erected in 1770. In the early 19th century, Henry Houldsworth, a cotton mill owner, bought the lands of Cranstonhill and a villa which stood there. The estate would later give way to reservoirs, bleachworks and then tenement housing. In 1824, when Anderston's population stood at around 10,000, the town was made a Burgh of Barony. During the rest of the 19th century, the area continued to grow, and new industries developed, such as shipbuilding, iron founding, tool manufacturing, and engineering. The close proximity to the docks on the River Clyde meant that Anderston also became an ideal place for the establishment of whisky bonds, grain stores and timber yards. This period also saw the establishment of the famous Cranstonhill and Bilsland Bakeries.



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