Old Photograph St David's Harbour Dalgety Bay Fife Scotland

Old photograph of St David's Harbour in Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland. Dalgety Bay is a coastal town on the North shore of the Firth of Forth. It began as the village of Dalgety, which was built on the site of the 12th century St Bridget's Kirk. The land surrounding the town was part of the estate owned by the Earls of Moray who built Donibristle House as their residence. Towards the end of the 18th century, the village was removed by order of the Earls of Moray. During the First World War Morton Gray Stuart, 17th Earl of Moray donated a portion of his land to the Crown, which built an airfield there in 1917 as a base for the Royal Naval Air Service. The town also sent 30 men to war in the First World War, with only 8 returning unharmed. The Royal Naval Air Service improved and expanded the aerodrome during the Second World War as HMS Merlin, an aircraft repair yard, and constructed an extensive aircraft maintenance facility there.



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Old Photographs Post Office Dunoon Scotland

Old photograph of people outside the Post Office in Dunoon, Scotland.



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Old Photograph East Links Golf Course Leven Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the East Links golf course in Leven, Fife, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Baltic of Glasgow Steam Train Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the Baltic of Glasgow Steam Train locomotive in Glasgow, Scotland. The Glasgow and South Western Railway was formed in 1850 as a result of the amalgamation of Glasgow, Paisley Kilmarnock and Ayr and Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railways. It served the South Clyde Coast routes and South to Ayrshire, Dumfries, Carlisle and Stranraer. It also ran service to St. Pancras, London, England, in conjunction with the Midland Railway via the Settle and Carlisle line. The HQ was at St Enoch station in Glasgow. 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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Old Photograph Sir John Cope House Port Seton Scotland

Old photograph of the Sir John Cope house in Port Seton, Scotland. Sir John Cope, born 1690, died 1760, was the general commanding the government forces at the Battle of Prestonpans on 21 September 1745 in Scotland. He was educated at Westminster School in England and from there joined the British Army. He rose quickly, and was appointed a Knight of the Bath for his performance in battle in Germany during the War of the Austrian Succession. In his role as Commander in Chief in Scotland, Cope was in command of the government forces at the Battle of Prestonpans and was defeated by the Jacobite army of Charles Edward Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie. His men broke and ran as the result of a highland charge. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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