Old Photograph Yacht Clubhouse Gourock Scotland

Old photograph of the Yacht Clubhouse in Gourock, Renfrewshire near Glasgow, Scotland. Royal Gourock Yacht Club was originally known as Gourock Sailing Club when it was founded in 1894. It had its name changed to the Gourock Yacht Club six years later, and in 1908 King Edward VII was pleased to signify his pleasure that the club be known as Royal Gourock Yacht Club.



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Old Photograph Post Office Gladsmuir Scotland

Old photograph of the cottage Post Office in Gladsmuir near Prestonpans to the East of Edinburgh, Scotland. This Scottish village was the site of the Battle of Prestonpans in 1745. 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 High Street Elie East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old photograph of people and houses on the High Street in Elie, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. History 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 Photographs Up Helly Aa Guizers Shetland Scotland

Old photograph of Guizers at Up Helly Aa on the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Up Helly Aa refers to any of a variety of fire festivals held in Shetland, annually in the middle of winter to mark the end of the yule season. The festival involves a procession of up to a thousand guizers in Lerwick and considerably lower numbers in the more rural festivals, formed into squads who march through the town or village in a variety of themed costumes. History 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 Hansom Cab Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of a Hansom Cab in Edinburgh, Scotland. The hansom cab is a kind of horse drawn carriage designed and patented in 1834 by Joseph Hansom, an architect from York. The vehicle was developed and tested by Hansom in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. Originally called the Hansom safety cab, it was designed to combine speed with safety, with a low centre of gravity for safe cornering. Hansom's original design was modified by John Chapman and several others to improve its practicability, but retained Hansom's name. There were up to 7500 hansom cabs in use at the height of their popularity and they quickly spread to other cities such as London, and Glasgow in the United Kingdom, Dublin in Ireland, as well as continental European cities, particularly Paris in France, Berlin in Germany, and St Petersburg in Russia. The cab was introduced to other British Empire cities and to the United States during the late 19th century, being most commonly used in New York.



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