Old Photographs The Lodberries Lerwick Shetland Islands Scotland

Old photograph of The Lodberries in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. The lodberries, houses with their own piers, projecting out into the harbour were constructed to meet the needs of the prosperous expanding fishing and commercial trade period of the latter half of the 18th century and first half of the 19th century. Harbour improvements in the final quarter century of the 1800s ended their commercial usefulness.

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Old Photograph First Herring Queen Shetland Islands Scotland

Old photograph of Miss Christina Peck, the First Herring Queen on the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Christina Peck from Fraserburgh, employed at Edward Gordon's Station, attendants are Cissie Sharkey from Donegal, Ireland, employed at A.J. & Q. Corner's station and Isabella Wilson from Gamrie, employed at I. & J. Dunbar's station. The child is Morag Dunbar, she is the daughter of John Dunbar, fish curer. In robes is James A. Smith, Provost.



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Old Photograph Church Weisdale Scotland

Old photograph of the church in Weisdale, Shetland Islands, Scotland. Built as a Free Church in 1863, allocated to the United Free Church in 1908 and finally the Church of Scotland in 1929. Weisdale was the scene of a series of evictions of crofters in favour of large scale sheep farming in the 19th century. Approximately three hundred and eighteen crofters were evicted from the Weisdale valley in what is described as the clearances.



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Old Photograph Fire James Watson Whisky Bond Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of the fire at the James Watson Whisky Bond on the corner of Trades Lane and Seagate in Dundee, Scotland. An employee of James Watson and Company was passing the building on the evening of 19 July 1906 when he noticed smoke emerging from its roof. The building was soon ablaze and large vats of whisky caught fire and exploded, leading to flaming alcohol raining down on surrounding streets and buildings. The fire quickly spread to other buildings. The premises of another whisky merchant in nearby Candle Lane were also destroyed. So bad was the inferno that firefighters had to be called from Edinburgh to help fight it. The fire, which burned for 12 hours, has been described as the most destructive fire in the history of Dundee. The fire was described by an eyewitness as sending " rivers of burning whisky " through the city.



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Old Photograph Thatched Cottages Lomond Road Freuchie Fife Scotland

Old photograph of thatched cottages on Lomond Road in Freuchie, Fife, Scotland. Freuchie was once used by the Royal family as a place of banishment from the Court when it was in nearby Falkland Palace. The Scots saying " awa tae Freuchie an eat mice " was thought to come from this time.





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