Old Photograph Dundrennan Road Langside Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of children on Dundrennan Road in Langside, Glasgow, Scotland. Langside, Scottish Gaelic: An Leathad Fada, meaning the Long Hill, is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde, and lies east of Shawlands, south of Queens Park, west of Cathcart and north of Newlands. The district is residential and primarily middle class, and has become an increasingly fashionable address in recent years. Housing stock is mainly of the Victorian tenement type, along with some townhouses of the same period. In 1568 the area was the site of the Battle of Langside, the last battle fought by the forces of Mary, Queen of Scots, prior to her exile and death in England. The original village of Langside was based around what is now Algie Street, named after Glasgow Merchant Matthew Algie, near the Battlefield Monument. There were two mills nearby on the White Cart, a meal mill and a paper mill which dated back to the 17th century. In the early 19th century most of the inhabitants of the village were weavers although they also cultivated fruits and flowers.





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Old Photograph Balgay Bridge Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of people below Balgay Bridge in Dundee, Scotland. The footbridge carries a footpath across a park access drive, and provides a link to the Western Necropolis from Balgay Park. The bridge was designed by George Hird of the Burgh Engineer’s Department and the tender of the Macdonald Company of £500 for its erection was accepted in April 1872.



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Old Photograph Benedictine Convent School Dumfries Scotland

Old photograph of the Benedictine Convent School in Dumfries, Scotland. This building was erected in 1881 for Nuns of the Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament the convent sits at top of the Corbelly Hill overlooking the town centre of Dumfries. During its history it has also served as a girls school, a temporary court for Dumfries, while Dumfries court house was being renovated, and was also used as the setting for the 2002 film " The Magdalene Sisters."



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Old Photograph Steam Train Kyle Of Lochalsh Scotland

Old photograph of a steam train outside Kyle of Lochalsh across from Isle of Skye, Scotland. The railway line was built in two phases: the Dingwall and Skye Railway opened in August 1870, and the final 10-mile "Kyle Extension" to Kyle of Lochalsh opened on November 2, 1897.


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Old Photograph Road To South Queensferrry Scotland

Old photograph of the road to South Queensferry near Edinburgh, Scotland.



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