Old Photographs High Street Carnoustie Scotland

Old photograph of shops, houses and people on the High Street in Carnoustie, Scotland. The town is at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the North Sea coast in Angus. This Episcopalian church lies east to west in a busy residential area near Carnoustie town centre. It stands within well maintained grounds with a small graveyard. The church consists of a nave, chancel, entrance porch and round tower. It was built with coursed sandstone blocks of different sizes and has fine ashlar surrounds and corner stones. The roof and spire are slated, with large slates used on the nave and chancel roofs. Alexander Smith was born in Carnoustie, Scotland, on 28 January 1874, the son of John D. Smith and Joann Smith née Robinson. He was a Scottish American professional golfer who played in the late 19th and early 20th century. He was a member of a famous Scottish golfing family. His brother Willie won the U.S. Open in 1899, and Alex won it in both 1906 and 1910. Like many British professionals of his era he spent much of his adult life working as a club professional in the United States.Smith died on 21 April 1930 at a sanatorium in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.


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Old Photograph Park Avenue Carnoustie Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and people on Park Avenue in Carnoustie, Scotland. Park Avenue serves as a residential area and a short walk from the championship course, sandy beaches, and local amenities.


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Old Photograph Mary Street Lauriston Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, Tram and horse and cart on Mary Street in Lauriston located two miles East of Falkirk, Scotland. The course of the Antonine Roman Wall runs through this Scottish village. Located on the main street is Hawthorn Cottage, a nineteenth century stone dwelling that was once owned by Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and creator of the Nobel Prizes after his death. Nobel lived there while managing an explosives factory near the nearby villages of Redding and Westquarter.



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Old Photograph Portland Street Troon Scotland

Old photograph of shops, houses, and people on Portland Street in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. Charles Kerr Marr was born in Troon in 1855. A coal contractor by trade, Marr amassed a fortune whilst in London, England, during the 1st World War. Following his death, a substantial amount of this wealth was left to a Trust whose task it was to bring about the advancement of education in Troon. He died on the 15th of February, 1919



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Old Photograph Abbey Street Paisley Scotland

Old photograph of Abbey Street in Paisley, by Glasgow, Scotland. Historically, Paisley was notable as the religious home of the Stewart family who descended from Walter FitzAlan, the first High Steward of Scotland and founder of Paisley Abbey, eventually becoming the Scottish and British Royal Family. The Stewarts once resided at a castle in nearby Renfrew. All six of the High Stewards are buried in the Abbey, as is Marjorie Bruce – the eldest daughter of Robert I of Scotland (Robert the Bruce) – who married the 6th High Steward, thus founding the Stewart dynasty. The first Stewart King of Scotland and son of Marjorie Bruce and Walter Stewart, Robert II, is believed to have been born in the Abbey. His son Robert III is buried there. Ronald Reagan's maternal great great grandparents, Claude Wilson and Margaret Downey, were married at Paisley High Church on 23 May 1807.



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