Old Photograph Auchoirk Scotland

Old photograph of cottages at Auchoirk near Tighnabruaich, Kyles of Bute, Argyll, Scotland. Tighnabruaich, Scottish Gaelic: Taigh na Bruaich, is a village on the Cowal peninsula, on the western arm of the Kyles of Bute in Argyll and Bute. A pier was possibly built in the 1830s by the Castle Steamship Company, a forerunner of MacBrayne. Its was a stopping place for paddle steamers and Clyde puffers. The wooden pier was rebuilt in 1885 by the Tighnabruaich Estate who owned it from 1840 until 1950. George Olding owned it until 1965 when it became the responsibility of the local council. Passenger services on and around the Clyde were developed after the PS Comet was introduced into service in 1812 and tourism developed with the introduction of cruises through the Kyles around Bute, to Arran and along Loch Fyne. 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 Primary School Leith Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of the Primary School in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. This Scottish school was built in 1875. It was enlarged in 1894 and again in 1903.



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Old Photograph Bridge Over Forth And Clyde Canal Cadder Scotland

Old photograph of cottages by the bridge over the Forth and Clyde Canal at Cadder in Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, Scotland. In antiquity, Cadder was the site of a Roman fort on the route of the Antonine Wall. Cadder House was a property held by the Stirling family for generations. Cadder is located five miles north of Glasgow city centre. 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 Steamer King Edward Inveraray Scotland

Old photograph of the passenger turbine steamer King Edward at the pier in Inveraray, Scotland. King Edward was an excursion steamer built at Dumbarton for service down the River Clyde to the Firth of Clyde and associated sea lochs on the west coast of Scotland, as far as Campbeltown. 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 Grosvenor Hotel Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of a car outside the Grosvenor Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland.



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