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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Old Photograph David Ist Street Kinghorn Fife Scotland

Old photograph of children playing on David Ist Street in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. This street is named after King David I, born 1084, died 24 May 1153. He was a 12th century ruler who was Prince of the Cumbrians, Earl of Northampton and Huntingdon and later King of the Scots. The youngest son of Malcolm III of Scotland and Margaret of Wessex, David spent his early years in Scotland but on the death of his parents in 1093 was forced into exile by his uncle and thenceforth king, Donald III of Scotland. He is buried in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife. 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 Cowgate Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of people, horses and carts, shops, tram and buildings on Cowgate Street in Dundee, Scotland. The rise of the textile industries in Dundee brought with it an expansion of supporting industries, notably of the whaling, maritime and shipbuilding industries and extensive development of the waterfront area started in 1815 to cope with increased demand for port capacity. At its height, 200 ships per year were built there, including Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic research vessel, the RRS Discovery. While the city's economy was dominated by the jute industry, it also became known for smaller industries. Most notable among these were James Keiller's and Sons, established in 1795, which pioneered commercial marmalade production and the publishing firm DC Thomson, which was founded in the city in 1905. Dundee was said to be built on the three Js': Jute, Jam and Journalism. 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 Blackness Road Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of a horse and cart, shop, houses and people on Blackness Road in Dundee, Scotland. Blackness is an area of the city of Dundee. Broadly, Blackness is located to the north of the city's West End and is centred on the Blackness Road, where a number of small, local shops are located. The presence of the Scouring Burn, now diverted underground, meant that the area was attractive for industrial development in the late eighteenth/early nineteenth centuries, modern steam powered machinery requiring a substantial water supply.



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