Old Photograph Loch Brora Scotland

Old photograph of a fisherman, boats and boathouse by Loch Brora in Sutherland, Scotland.



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Old Photograph New Inn Hotel Stanley Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of cars outside the New Inn Hotel in Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland. Stanley is a village on the right bank of the River Tay in an area popular for salmon fishing. The village gained its name from Lady Amelia Stanley, the daughter of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby. John Murray, the 4th Duke of Atholl, decided, in the 18th century to harness of the nearby River Tay to power a cotton mill., Richard Arkwright, an inventor of cotton spinning machinery set up a cotton mill in Stanley as well as one at New Lanark. Stanley Mills opened in 1787, and by its 10th year employed 350 people. The village was built to house the workers of the mill. Work on the village began in 1784. It was designed by the Duke of Atholl’s factor James Stobie. By 1799 the village’s population was around 400, and by 1831 it had reached around 2000 residents. 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 Bankwell Road Anstruther Fife Scotland

Old photograph of children and houses on Bankwell Road in Anstruther, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Bankwell Road is located in Anstruther Wester, a part of the town traditionally separated from Anstruther Easter by the Dreel Burn, which historically served as a natural harbor.


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Old Photograph Gateside Fife Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, delivery van, people and shop in Gateside, Fife, Scotland. The River Eden runs through this Scottish village, which flows to the coast at St Andrews and then into the North Sea. The nearest large city is Perth, Perthshire, although Edinburgh is only half an hour away, and Glasgow one hour away. 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 Boquhanran School Scotland

Old photograph of Boquhanran School in Clydebank by Glasgow, Scotland. James Filshie, the Chairman of Old Kilpatrick School Board, opened the doors in 1906 with a gold key especially made for the occasion. The school was a casualty of the Clydebank Blitz in March 1941. It was never rebuilt. 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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