Old Photograph Jerviston Road Motherwell Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses on Jerviston Road in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. This Scottish town is located South East of Glasgow. By the start of the 19th century Motherwell was a small hamlet, a farming community of some 600 people living adjacently to the 16th century laird’s manor, Jerviston house. The hamlet remained reasonably small, reaching 1,700 people by 1841, and centred on the crossroads between the main road following the Clyde, and the road connecting Edinburgh with Hamilton and the west. Motherwell’s fortunes changed dramatically in the second half of the 19th century. With the coming of the railway in 1848, came industry and money. By 1881 David Colville had opened both an iron and steel works; Motherwell had a new piped water supply; had been granted burgh status and had its population swelled to 13,800 people.



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Old Photograph MacBraynes Passenger Bus Kyle Of Lochalash Scotland

Old photograph of a MacBraynes passenger bus in Kyle of Lochalsh, across from Isle of Skye, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Main Street Largs Scotland

Old photograph of shops, buildings and people, including the Peter Watson grocer shop on the Main Street in Largs in Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Dennis Eadie Scotland

Old photograph of Dennis Eadie, born on January 14, 1869 in Glasgow, Scotland. was a British stage actor who also appeared in three films during the silent era. Eadie was a leading actor of the British theatre, appearing in plays by Edward Knoblauch and Louis N. Parker. In 1916 he became the first man to play the British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli in a feature film. He died on June 10, 1928 in England.

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Old Photographs Gypsy Palace Kirk Yetholm Scotland

Old photograph of the Gypsy Palace in Kirk Yetholm, Scottish Borders, Scotland. Queen Esther Faa Blythe, perhaps the most famous Gypsy monarch of all, took up residence in the Gypsy Palace on November 16th 1861. After Queen Esther’s death in 1883, the Gypsy Palace was renovated by the local wool manufacturer and owner of much of the village, Peter Govanlock. Queen Esther’s son, Charles Faa Blythe continued to live in the Palace though 15 years were to pass before his coronation as the new Gypsy King. The coronation took place on May 30th 1898 and was a huge event with over 10,000 people descending on Kirk Yetholm. King Charles II, as he was known, continued to live in the Gypsy Palace until his death just four years later.



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