Old Photograph Craigieburn House Moffat Scotland

Old photograph of Craigieburn House near Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Craigieburn and Duncrief woods are said to have been favorite haunts of the poet Robert Burns. One of his poems mentions them :- " Sweet fa's the eve on Craigieburn " the main reason, no doubt, being Jean Lorimer, the " Chloris " who inspired eleven of the poet's lyrics.



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Old Photograph Cottage Hospital Moffat Scotland

Old photograph of the Cottage Hospital on the Selkik Road in Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The small cottage hospital at Moffat was originally opened on 9 October 1906 and was designed by Edward Maidman, of Edinburgh. However, the extensive alterations undertaken in 1983‑4 have completely obscured the earlier work. In 1928 a maternity wing was added to the rear of the hospital financed by Sir William Younger in memory of his wife. It was carried out by the local architect Evan Tweedie.



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Old Photograph Galloway Street Dumfries Scotland

Old photograph of shops, people and buildings on Galloway Street in Dumfries, Scotland.



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Old Photographs English Street Dumfries Scotland

Old photograph of shops, people and buildings on English Street in Dumfries, Scotland. Dumfries was the home town of Robert Burns from 1791 until his death in 1796. The poet is now buried in St. Michael’s Churchyard in the Burns Mausoleum. Burns was born in Ayrshire and spent many years there before moving to Dumfriesshire. A number of well known people were educated at Dumfries Academy, among them Henry Duncan, founder of the world's first commercial savings bank, Sir James Anderson, who captained the SS Great Eastern on the Transatlantic telegraph cable laying voyages in 1865 and 1866, James Matthew Barrie, author of Peter Pan, and musician John Law Hume of the Titanic orchestra.

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Old Photograph Main Street Aberchirder Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, houses and children on the Main Street in Aberchirder, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Aberchirder was originally a small Royal Burgh but the main town was founded in 1764. Kinnairdy Castle, belonging to the Crichton family is two miles to the south west, where the River Deveron joins the Auchintoul Burn.



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