Old Photographs King's Arms Hotel Kyleakin Isle of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of the King's Arms Hotel in Kyleakin, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland.





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Old Photograph Longrow Street Campbeltown Scotland

Old photograph of shops, buildings and people on Longrow Street in Campbeltown, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Main Street Drummore Scotland

Old photograph of cars, cottages and houses on Main Street in Drummore, Wigtownshire, Scotland. This Scottish village is located where the Kildonan Burn runs out to the sea, a few miles north of the Mull of Galloway. It is the most southerly in Scotland, and further south than the English cities of Durham and Carlisle.



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Old Photograph Lovat Arms Hotel Fort Augustus Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and the Lovat Arms Hotel in Fort Augustus, Highland, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Market Cross Rutherglen Scotland

Old photograph of the Market Cross in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Rutherglen is a suburb of Glasgow. Unveiled in 1926 in memory of former Provost of Rutherglen John Fleming. This modern cross now stands on, or close to, the site of the original 12th century market cross. John was born in Rutherglen in 1833, he, after receiving his early education at Rutherglen and Glasgow, studied arts and Law at the University of Glasgow, and was admitted a member of the General Council in 1865. He began practical life in the law office of Messrs. W. A. & J. Graham, and was admitted as a member of the Faculty of Procurators in 1867. Two years later he was assumed a partner of the firm of Montgomerie & Flemings. Conservative in politics, he acted for many years as agent for that party in the Kilmarnock District of Burghs. He also acted for some time as agent in Glasgow for South Ayrshire. From 1879 till 1882 he was Provost of Rutherglen, which his great grandfather had been before him. Under his rule many improvements were effected in the ancient burgh, including the formation of a new cemetery, the modernising of streets, and the improvement of Rutherglen Green; and on his leaving Rutherglen in 1896 he was presented with a public address by the burgesses. Among other public offices he had been a Governor of the Glasgow and the West of Scotland Technical College, a Governor of Baillie's Institution, and a Governor and Honorary Secretary of the Victoria Infirmary. His favourite recreations werer angling and walking, and he travelled to most of the countries of Europe. In 1870 Mr. Fleming married Isabella Wark, eldest daughter of Mr. John Pinkerton of Hogganfield, and had a family of five sons.



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