Old Photographs Nitshill Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of a pub and houses in Nitshill, Glasgow, Scotland. Nitshill is a district on the south side of Glasgow. It is South of Crookston, and South West of Silverburn and Pollok. Nitshill was originally a coal mining village. The Nitshill Colliery was the scene of one of Scotland's worst mining disasters, on 15 March 1851 in which 61 men and boys died. The village grew to accommodate people relocated during the Glasgow slum clearances in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Old Photograph Lhanbryde Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Lhanbryde located four miles East of Elgin, Moray, Scotland. The origin of the name " Lhanbryde " is thought to be Pictish, meaning the " Church Place of St Bride ". Why the name has emerged in modern times in its very Welsh form is unclear. The village name was recorded as Lamanbride in 1215; Lambride at the end of the 14th century; Lambry in 1600; and Longbride in 1750. Little remains of the church after which Lhanbryde is named. A churchyard stands above the north side of the main road in the centre of the village, but by 1796 the church that stood here, itself probably only the last in a series on the site, was in a state of ruin and was demolished.

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Old Photograph MV Darthula Loch Etive Scotland

Old photograph of MV Darthula on Loch Etive near Oban, Scotland. Darthula II motor boat was built in 1939 by Dickie at Tarbert of Loch Fyne for Alexander Black of Taynuilt for use on Loch Etive between Achnacloich to Lochetivehead. She had the capacity to carry 100 passengers. Darthula was used by the Admiralty in World War 2, returning to Loch Etive service in 1946. She was sold to J.H.Lynn of Dalmally, who continued running her on the same route.



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Old Photographs Market Square Melrose Scotland

Old photograph of shops, buses, cars, people and buildings in Market Square in Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland. Melrose is a small town and civil Parish in the Scottish Borders and former county town of Roxburghshire. The town is the location of historic Melrose Abbey, re-founded for the Cistercian order by King David I in the early 12th century, one of the most beautiful monastic ruins in Great Britain. It is the site of the burial of the heart of Scottish king Robert the Bruce. Melrose is the birthplace of Rugby Sevens and also has a rugby union team. King Arthur is supposedly buried in the Eildon Hills, which overlook the town.

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Old Photograph Binscarth House Finstown Orkney Islands Scotland

Old photograph of Binscarth House, Finstown, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Binscarth in the Canadian province of Manitoba was originally formed around a stock farm established by the Scottish Ontario and Manitoba Land Company. It was named after the Company founder's ancestral home in the Orkney Islands.



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