Old Photographs Lanimer Queen And Maids Lanark Scotland

Old photograph of the Lanimer Queen and Maids in Lanark, Scotland. The Lanimer celebrations are based on King David I, born 1124, died 1153, granting Lanark the status of Royal Burgh during his reign. A condition of the charter stated that the merchants of the town must inspect their March or boundary stones each year. Lanark claims to have carried out this duty every year since then, and the Land Marches became transformed over time into the annual Lanimer celebrations. Every June the town of Lanark in Scotland holds its Lanimer celebrations. The festivities reach a high point on the Thursday of Lanimer week, when the town's schoolchildren parade in fancy dress with decorated vehicles, pipe bands, and a Lanimer Queen and her Court, who have been elected from local children.



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Old Photograph Newarthill Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and people in Newarthill located three miles North of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Situated on rich tracts of coal and other minerals, the original settlement of Newarthill occurred in the early to mid nineteenth century.



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Old Photograph Children Tea Party Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a Childrens Tea Party in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Entertainers Millport Scotland

Old photograph of entertainers by the beach in Millport on the island of Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde, in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Tourism is an important aspect of the economy. Due to its small size, the island and its town are often linked in the minds of visitors and residents and Great Cumbrae is often referred to as Millport. The island offers spectacular views across to The Isle of Arran as well as of its smaller neighbour which lies barely a kilometre away, called Little Cumbrae. The Cumbraes are referred to as the Kumreyiar in the Norse Saga of Haakon Haakonarson.



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Old Photograph Laigh Kirk Kilmarnock Scotland

Old photograph of Laigh Kirk in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. The current church, the third on the site, was built in 1802. The first church was built in the 17th century and was replaced in 1750. On Sunday 18 October 1801, the congregation was unusually large, as churches in neighbouring parishes were vacant, and many had flocked to the Laigh to hear " Great McKinlay ", the preacher. As the minister was about to enter the church, a small piece of plaster fell from the ceiling. A cry went up that the building was falling down, panic ensued and the congregation started to rush outside. Those upstairs became tightly jammed together, many fell, crushing and suffocating those poor souls underneath them. Some were crushed against the inward opening doors at the foot of the stairs. Some desperate people threw themselves from the gallery into body of the kirk, others leapt from windows into the graveyard. 29 people were killed in the stampede and another died soon after. The church was quickly torn down and the current, more spacious church was built the following year.



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