Old Photograph Burns Street Tarbolton Scotland

Old photograph of a Pub, cottages and houses on Burns Street in Tarbolton in South Ayrshire, Scotland. This Scottish village is home to the Bachelors' Club, a frequent haunt of Robert Burns. On 11 November 1780 a debating club was founded by young men from Tarbolton parish, inspired by one that was established in Ayr, by Robert Burns, Gilbert Burns, Hugh Reid, Alexander Brown, Thomas Wright, William M'Gavin and Walter Mitchell. Robert Burns was unanimously elected president for the first meeting, held in the property of John Richard, used as an ale house. David Sillar, who lived nearby, was added to the list of founders in May 1781, followed by Matthew Paterson, James Paterson, and John Orr in 1782. The Club continued in operation for some years after Burns left the district.



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Old Photograph Bank Auchtermuchty Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the Bank of Scotland in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. Historically, the town was a hub for weaving, bleaching, and distilling, with the Stratheden Distillery operating there until the 1920s.


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Old Photograph Shaw Street Blairgowrie Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and people on Shaw Street in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. A short residential street with historical ties to the town's industrial and medical past. It is located near the River Ericht, which was once the heart of Blairgowrie's textile industry.


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Old Photograph Gordon Street Huntly Scotland

Old photograph of shops, cars, people and town clock on Gordon Street in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Huntly is the historic home of the Gordon Highlanders regiment which traditionally recruited throughout the North East of Scotland. William Milne, born 1785, died 1822, was born at Kennethmont near Huntly. He was the second British Protestant missionary to China, following Robert Morrison. He was the founding headmaster of the first Anglo-Chinese school, Ying Wa College, in 1818 at Malacca. This school was subsequently moved to Hong Kong by James Legge in 1843 and still exists. John Perie, born 1831, died 1874, a recipient of the Victoria Cross, was born in Huntly.



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Old Photographs High Street Perth Scotland

Old photograph of shops, people, buildings and cars on the High Street in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



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