Old Photograph Railway Station Glenluce Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland. Glenluce station was a station open in 1862 on the former Port Road that was constructed on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served the town of Glenluce and provided a strategic link between London Euston, England, and the West Coast Main Line via Carlisle Citadel along the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway followed the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Railway to the port at Stranraer for the ferries to Larne Harbour in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.



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Old Photograph Railway Station Glenoglehead Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Glenoglehead located three miles South of Killin, Scotland. When opened on 1 June 1870, the station was the temporary terminus of the Callander and Oban Railway. This situation persisted until 1 August 1873 when the line was extended to Tyndrum. The station closed to passengers on 1 April 1889. Glenoglehead signal box and crossing loop remained in use until the railway's closure in 1965, the actual closure date having been brought forward because of a nearby landslide.



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Old Photograph Ballroom Balmoral Castle Scotland

Old photograph of the Ballroom in Balmoral Castle, Scotland. The Ballroom is still much used by the Royal Family today and is the venue for two big dances during Her Majesty’s stay at Balmoral. These dances are known as the Ghillies Ball and have taken place every year since Queen Victoria’s reign.



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Old Photograph Foveran House Scotland

Old photograph of Foveran House near Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The origin of the place name is from the Gaelic word fuaran indicating a place with a little spring. The hereditary baronetcy of Foveran is held by the Turing family. The cryptographer and computing pioneer Alan Turing (1912–1954) was uncle to the present Baronet.



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Old Photograph Commerce Street Insch Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and shops on Commerce Street in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.



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