Old Photograph Railway Station Dalguise Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Dalguise, Perthshire, Scotland. Dalguise was opened to traffic on 1 June 1863. In later days, it was served only by the local trains between Perth and Blair Athol. Passenger services were withdrawn on 3 May 1965 and goods services on 27 January 1964. The line through the station remains open.



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Old Photograph Entrance Botanic Gardens Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the entrance to the Botanic Gardens in Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow Botanic Gardens is an Arboretum and public park located in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland. It features several glasshouses, the most notable of which is the Kibble Palace. The gardens were created in 1817, and run by the Royal Botanic Institution of Glasgow, founded by Thomas Hopkirk of Dalbeth, and were intended to supply the University of Glasgow. William Hooker was regius professor of botany at Glasgow University, and contributed to the development of the Botanic Gardens before his appointment to the directorship of Kew Gardens in London. The gardens were originally used for concerts and other events, and in 1891 the gardens were incorporated in to the Parks and Gardens of the City of Glasgow.



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Old Photograph Countess Street Saltcoats Scotland

Old photograph of horse and carriage, town clock and people on Countess Street in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. The name is derived from the town's earliest industry when salt was harvested from the sea water of the Firth of Clyde, carried out in small cottages along the shore. It is part of the Greater Ardrossan or Three Towns conurbation along with Ardrossan and Stevenston.



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Tour Scotland Video Bagpiper Piping Bride To Old Church Scone By Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Bagpiper, Pipe Major Drew Sinclair piping a Scottish Bride to the Old Church before her wedding in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This is an 18th century stone church set in an ancient cemetery. It was moved, stone by stone, from Scone Palace to its present site in 1805.

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Tour Scotland Video Bride Arriving By Rolls Royce Old Church Scone By Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a Scottish Bride arriving by Rolls Royce to the Old Church before her wedding in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Pipe Major Drew Sinclair is playing the bagpipes as she arrives. Rolls-Royce Limited was formed on 15 March 1906, by which time it was apparent that new premises were required for production of cars. After considering sites in Manchester, Coventry, Bradford and Leicester, it built a factory in Derby, England.

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