Old Photograph Passenger Bus Airdrie Scotland

Old photograph of a Passenger Bus in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. This Scottish town really came to prominence through its weaving industry. Airdrie Weavers Society was founded in 1781 and flax was being grown in sixteen farms in and around the burgh. In the last decade of the eighteenth century, coal mining was in progress and around thirty colliers were employed. Weaving continued to flourish making up a substantial part of the population of over 2,500 around the turn of the 19th century. 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 Tram Rothesay Scotland

Old photographs of a Tram in Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland. During the Victorian era, Rothesay developed as a popular tourist destination. It became hugely popular with visitors from Glasgow.



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Old Photograph Tram To Lochee Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of a Tram in Lochee, Dundee, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Parish Church Cumnock Scotland

Old photograph of the Parish Church in Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Commanding a prominent position in the square of this old market town, the church was designed by Brown & Wardrop and built in 1866 through the patronage of the Marquess of Bute. The Bute family seats remain in the Memorial Chapel. 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 Road To Dunvegan Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of cottages by the road to Dunvegan on the Isle Of Skye, Scotland.



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