Old Photograph Granton Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of a Tram in Granton in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1909, Leith Corporation ran trams from Leith to Granton. They were joined in 1923 by trams from the Edinburgh Corporation, resulting at one time in seven tram routes to the area: four from Leith via Lower Granton Road, three via Granton Road. Trams to Granton were withdrawn in stages, from 1952 to 1956, and replaced by buses.



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Old Photograph Muirhead Of Liff Scotland

Old photograph of houses and a passenger bus on Coupar Angus road in Muirhead Of Liff near Dundee, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Manse Street Aberdour Fife Scotland

Old photograph of houses and people on Manse Street in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. The street is characterized by traditional two story vernacular houses. Later in the 19th century, larger, more affluent houses were added as the area developed towards the shore.


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Old Photograph West End City Centre Paisley Scotland

Old photograph of shops, buildings, and people on the West End of the city centre in Paisley by Glasgow, Scotland. The Industrial Revolution based on the textile industry turned Paisley from a small market town to an important industrial town in the late 18th century. Its location attracted English mill owners; immigrants from Ayrshire and the Highlands poured in to a town that offered paying jobs to women and children. By the middle of the 19th century weaving had become the town's principal industry. The Paisley weavers' most famous product were the shawls, which bore the Paisley Pattern made fashionable after being worn by a young Queen Victoria. The American Civil War of 1861 to 1865 cut off cotton supplies to the textile mills of Paisley. The mills in 1861 had a stock of cotton in reserve, but by 1862 there was large scale shortages and closures. I hope these might be of interest to folks with Scottish Ancestry or Roots in Scotland.



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Old Photograph Beach Aberdour Scotland

Old photograph of people walking by the beach in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland.

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