Old Photograph Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph the Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. A Lord Provost is convenor of the local authority, the civic head and the lord lieutenant of one of the principal cities of Scotland. The role is similar to that of a mayor. Only the cities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow have a Lord Provost; other Scottish local authorities have provosts. A Lord Provost has a higher status than a Lord Mayor in other parts of the United Kingdom. He is ex officio the lord-lieutenant for that city, in accordance with section 1 of the Lieutenancies Act 1997, which allows the city council to choose its own representative for the monarch. The Lord Provosts of Edinburgh and Glasgow enjoy the style of " The Right Honourable " before their names. Permission to use the title is granted to a city by the monarch, under the royal prerogative, acting on the advice of government ministers. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.



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Old Photograph Scotsman Banff Scotland

Old photograph of a Scotsman in Banff, Scotland. Banff is situated on Banff Bay and faces the town of Macduff across the estuary of the River Deveron. Banff is a former royal burgh, and is the traditional county town of Banffshire. The first recorded Sheriff of Banff was Richard de Strathewan in 1264, and in 1372 Royal Burgh status was conferred by King Robert II. By the 15th century Banff was one of three principal towns exporting salmon to the continent of Europe, along with Aberdeen and Montrose. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.



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Old Photograph Golf Course Nairn Scotland

Old photograph of golfers on the golf course in Nairn, Moray, Scotland. Nairn is an ancient fishing port and market town around 16 miles of Inverness. It was the county town of the wider county of Nairn also known as Nairnshire. The town is now best known as a seaside resort, with two golf courses, and award winning beaches. Charlie Chaplin, used to holiday every year in Nairn and stayed at the Newton Hotel. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.



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Old Photograph Glasterlaw Scotland

Old photograph of a cottage, horse and cart and people in Glasterlaw by Friockheim, Angus, Scotland. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.



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Old Photograph Tram New Bridge Musselburgh Scotland

Old photograph of a Tram on the New Bridge in Musselburgh, Scotland. The New Bridge over the River Esk was designed in 1806 by architect Sir John Rennie, with five arches and niched piers over rounded cutwaters. It was greatly widened in 1924 by Blyth & Blyth. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.



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