Old Photograph High Street Cowdenbeath Fife Scotland

Old photograph of shops, Trams, buildings and people on the High Street in Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland. Before 1850, Cowdenbeath was just a collection of farms within the parish of Beath. By 1850, the flourishing coal pits of Kelty, Lochgelly, Donibristle, Fordell and Hill of Beath surrounded the hamlet of Cowdenbeath. Within the greater area, which later became the Burgh of Cowdenbeath, there was little mining activity. Gibson, of Hill of Beath and the Symes, of Cartmore, had opened small pits in the vicinity of Jubilee Park at the southern border of the Burgh, and other small pits appear to have been worked in the vicinity of Union Street.



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Old Photograph Bank Street Galashiels Scotland

Old photograph of shops, buildings and people on Bank Street in Galashiels, Borders Scotland. Rbert Burns wrote two poems about Galashiels, " Sae Fair Her Hair " and " Braw Lads ". The latter is sung by the some of the townsfolk each year at the Braw Lads Gathering. Sir Walter Scott built his home, Abbotsford, just across the River Tweed from Galashiels. The Sir Walter Scott Way, a long distance walking path from Moffat to Cockburnspath passes through Galashiels.



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Old Photograph Kirkcowan Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses in Kirkcowan located six miles from Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. William Gordon, had charters of parts of the barony of Craichlaw, in the parish of Kirkcowan and county of Wigtown. He married Janet Baillie, and was ancestor of the Gordons of Craighlaw. The principal industry has always been agriculture, although in the 19th century two woollen mills were erected on the River Tarf nearby. Thomas Hugh was born in Kirkcowan in 1869, the eldest son of John Milroy.. He was a Scottish physiologist and organic chemist. He died in North Berwick on 20 March 1950. He did not marry and had no children. 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 High Street Annan Scotland

Old photograph of shops, people, vehicles and buildings on the High Street in Annan, near Dumfries, Scotland. Annan stands on the River Annan from which it is named. It was at Annan in December 1332 that supporters of Robert The Bruce overwhelmed Balliol's forces to bring about the end of the first invasion of Scotland in the Second War of Scottish Independence. The Balliols and the Douglases were also more or less closely associated with Annan. During his retreat from Derby, Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed at an Inn on the High Street. Annan served as a maritime town whose shipyards built many clippers and other boats. Lieutenant-Colonel George Johnston, born in Annan on 19 March 1764, died 5 January 1823, was briefly Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales, Australia after leading the rebellion later known as the Rum Rebellion. 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 Gates Rosyth Dockyard Fife Scotland

Old photograph of workers cycling out of the gates of the dockyard in Rosyth, Fife, Scotland. It was established in 1909 as the Royal Naval Dockyard Rosyth, played a key role in ship repair in both world wars, and later became a crucial site for the refit and decommissioning of nuclear submarines. Rosyth Dockyard is a large naval dockyard on the Firth of Forth owned by Babcock Marine, which formerly undertook refitting of Royal Navy surface vessels and submarines. 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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