Old Photograph Buccleuch Street Hawick Scotland

Old photograph of shops, people and buildings on Buccleuch Street in Hawick, Scotland. Tour Scottish Borders.



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Old Photograph Road To Culter Scotland

Old photograph of the road to Coulter, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The Monks of Kelso and the Templars feature in the early history of Coulter, also known as Culter. The village is the likely location of the fictional Midculter from Dorothy Dunnett's 6 book series The Lymond Chronicles. Within that series, Midculter is the home of the Crawford Barons of Culter and of the protagonist, Francis Crawford of Lymond. A possible location for their castle, Midculter Castle, is Coulter Motte.



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Old Photograph Mansion House Tollcross Park Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the mansion house in Tollcross Park in Glasgow, Scotland. This Scottish house was built in 1848 by David Bryce for the Dunlop family. Glasgow Corporation purchased the house and surrounding land in 1896. James Dunlop, was born 1742. He acquired Garnkirk from the representatives of his uncle, the third James Dunlop, and added largely to his landed property by the purchase of estates around the old family place. Along with his father and brother John, of Rosebank, he carried on the family tobacco business in Virginia, USA, until a most severe " monetary crisis " occurred in 1793, and the firm was obliged to succumb. Garnkirk and the other estates were then sold, James Dunlop retaining the superiority and minerals of Carmyle. After the great tobacco house thus came to a close James Dunlop engaged in the business of mining, and, as a coal master, worked the minerals upon Carmyle. He purchased, as already shown, about 1810, the house and part of the lands of Tollcross, and died there in 1816. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Colin Dunlop. Colin, born in Glasgow in 1775. He purchased the Clyde Ironworks, was a keen Whig politician, and one of the great leaders of the Reform party in Glasgow. In 1835, along with James Oswald, he was elected Member of Parliament for the city. He died, unmarried, in 1837, and was succeeded by his nephew, James Dunlop, who is also proprietor of the Clyde Ironworks. 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 Lindsay House Cathcart Scotland

Old photograph of Lindsay House at the north end of the Old Bridge, or Snuff Mill Bridge, in Cathcart, Glasgow, Scotland. This Scottish house was designed by John Baird, and built for David Lindsay in 1863. The tall, narrow baronial building seems out of keeping with the cottages in the area. It was said that the then Earl of Cathcart, whose permission had to be sought for the building, was most displeased when he realised the scale of the building. Above the door is a perfect monogram with all the letters of the name Lindsay intertwined. David Lindsay, born 1817, died 1902, owned the nearby mill, popularly known as the Snuff Mill. The chief products of the mill were paper and cardboard used in bookbinding. The mill closed after Lindsay's death. 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 Cottages Stow Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Stow located seven miles North of Galashiels, Scottish Borders of Scotland. In 1870, James Thin, who was a Scottish bookseller, purchased a plot of land in the village and had a house built which was completed in 1873 and was named Ashlea. Until going into administration in 2002, the James Thin book company was principal academic bookshop in Edinburgh, with its main premises near the University of Edinburgh in Infirmary Street. It also had branches in other cities, including Perth, Perthshire, and Dundee. 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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