Old Photograph Fishwives Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of fishwives in the Fish Market in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The name Aberdeen comes from the word aber, meaning mouth of the river, Don. Aberdeen was probably founded by the 8th century AD as a fishing settlement. However by the early 12th century Aberdeen had grown into a town. One sign of this came in 1136 when the burgesses, merchants and craftsmen, of Aberdeen were given the right to charge a tithe, a tax of one 10th of all goods, on ships entering or leaving the harbor and by then it was a busy little port. Exports from Aberdeen included salted fish, hides and wool. 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 Bessie Bar Culross Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the Bessie Bar and cottages in Culross, Fife, Scotland. Built in 1776, this building was a former malthouse. Stone steps replaced the original timber handrails in 1776. 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 Dalgairn Crescent Cupar Fife Scotland

Old photograph of cottages on Dalgairn Crescent in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. The town is believed to have grown around the site of Cupar Castle, which was the seat of the sheriff and was owned by the earls of Fife. The area became a centre for judiciary as the county of Fife and as a market town catering for both cattle and sheep. The historic town centre is the junction of Bonnygate and the Crossgate. This is where the town's mercat cross, is located with the original shaft being supported by a unicorn. It dates from 1683. To the east is St Catherine Street, home to the burgh chambers and county buildings, both designed by Robert Hutchison. 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 King George V Steamer Fort William Scotland

Old photograph of the King George V steamer at the pier in Fort William, Scotland. TS King George V was a pioneering Clyde passenger turbine steamer, built in 1926. She was initially mainly used on the Inveraray service but also visited Campbeltown. She became a much loved ship. After 1935, she was based in Oban cruising round Mull, to Iona, Staffa and Fort William. In World War II, she was requisitioned as a troop carrier, initially based at Southampton, England. In 1940, she evacuated troops from Rotterdam, Ostend, Calais, Boulogne and famously, Dunkirk, landing 4300 men at Dover. Returning to the Clyde in 1941 for tendering duties, she carried Prime Minister, Winston Churchill to his battleship en route to the Atlantic Conference. After the war, she resumed MacBrayne cruises on the Clyde in 1946, including the summer Ardrishaig mail service. She was back to Oban in 1947 and each summer until withdrawn in 1974. In her final years she also undertook charters, including one from Glasgow to Bangor in Ireland.



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Old Photograph Coal Merchant Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a coal merchant with horse and cart beside ladies in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



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