Old Photograph Entertainers Carnoustie Scotland

Old photograph of entertainers in Carnoustie, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Balmaha Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, and small fishing boats by Balmaha on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond, Scotland. This Scottish village is a popular tourist destination for picnickers and day trippers from Glasgow as well as walkers on the West Highland Way. Boat trips leave from Balmaha for the town of Balloch and the village of Luss as well as nearby Inchcailloch Island. The name Balmaha derives from the Gaelic Bealach Mo-Cha, meaning the pass of Saint Mo-Cha. The pass referred to is now named The Pass of Balmaha, a narrow route between hills at the north end of the village, carrying the road north along Loch Lomond. The saint referred to is Kentigerna, patron saint of the parish who was culted especially on the nearby island of Inchcailloch, meaning Island of Nuns. She is also commemorated in a well in the hills above the village, St Maha's Well.



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Old Photographs Carsphairn Scotland

Old photograph of a shepherd and sheep on the road through Carsphairn in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Carsphairn was made an independent parish around 1627, prior to which it had been a part of the Parish of Dalry, and was created a Free Burgh in 1672 under a charter requested by Robert Grierson of Lag. Industry is mainly rural, but, historically, a significant mining industry existed, particularly of lead, following the discovery of significant quantities in 1837. By the mid 1850s the mine was producing 1000 tons annually. Mining continued in the area, with peak production between 1906 and 1914. Following the end of the First World War, the industry collapsed and by 1928 all lead mining operations had ceased.



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Old Photograph Byres Road Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of a Tram, horse and cart, shops, people and buildings on Byres Road in Hillhead, Glasgow, Scotland. Stretching from Great Western Road at the Botanic Gardens in the north to Dumbarton Road at Partick Cross in the south, the road originally ran through a relatively rural area called the Byres of Partick, also known as Bishop's Byres. The oldest pub in the area is the 17th century Curler's, originally sited beside a pond used for curling and, legend has it, given a seven day licence by King Charles II. During the period when Hillhead and Partick were independent burghs, Byres Road was known by its original name of Victoria Street. By the time Hillhead was annexed by Glasgow on 1 November 1891, there were four different Victoria Streets in the expanded Glasgow area. All these streets were subsequently renamed with Victoria Street, Hillhead, becoming Byres Road. The burgh of Hillhead was created on 14 May 1869 and the Burgh Chambers were established in Victoria Street in 1873.



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Old Photographs West Port Street Selkirk Scotland

Old photograph of shops, cars, carts, people and buildings on the West Port Street in Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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