Old Photograph London Road Stranraer Scotland

Old photograph of a vintage car and houses on London Road in Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Around 1600, Stranraer had become the market town for western Wigtownshire. At about this time, Stranraer was reached by a military road built from Dumfries to allow easier access to Portpatrick for transportation of people to Ireland for the Plantation of Ulster. Stranraer became a royal burgh in 1617. The first harbour in Stranraer was built in the middle of the 18th century, with further port development in the 1820s. The arrival of the railway from Dumfries in 1861, which closed in 1965), which gave the shortest journey to/from London, England, established Stranraer as the area's main port. In 1862, the line was extended to serve the harbour directly, and a link to Portpatrick was also opened. In 1877, a rail connection north to Girvan and Glasgow was also established. Stranraer remained the main Scottish port for the Irish ferries for the next 150 years or so.



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Old Photograph Lumley Street Grangemouth Scotland

Old photograph of children, shops and buildings on Lumley Street in Grangemouth, South of Stirling, Scotland. The English surname Lumley is a habitational name originating from a place in County Durham and means " woodland clearing by the pool. "


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Old Photograph Newsagent Shop Aberfoyle Scotland

Old photograph of cars, buses, buildings and Newsagent Shop in Aberfoyle, Trossachs, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Glebe Park East Wemyss Fife Scotland

Old photograph of houses on Glebe Park Street in East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. For centuries, the area was driven by coal mining and, in the 19th century, the manufacturing of textiles.




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Old Photographs Broad Street Kirkwall Orkney Islands Scotland

Old photograph of cars, cyclists, shops, buildings and people on Broad Street in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Kirkwall is the largest town and capital of the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The town is first mentioned in Orkneyinga saga in the year 1046 when it is recorded as the residence of Rögnvald Brusason the Earl of Orkney, who was killed by his uncle Thorfinn the Mighty. In 1486, King James III of Scotland elevated Kirkwall to the status of a royal burgh; modern roadsigns still indicate The City and Royal Burgh of Kirkwall. The name Kirkwall comes from the Norse name Kirkjuvagr, meaning Church Bay, which later changed to Kirkvoe, Kirkwaa and Kirkwall. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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