Old Photograph North Street Newtyle Scotland

Old photograph of a tea room, houses and people on North Street in Newtyle, Angus, Scotland. The original village of Newtyle was centred around the church and what are now Kirkton Road and Smiddy road. Hatton Castle to the south and Newbigging to the north lie within the parish boundary. It is located 11 miles to the north of Dundee in the south west of Strathmore. The original village of Newtyle was centred on the church and what are now Kirkton Road and Smiddy road. Newtyle was the northern terminus for the first commercial railway in Scotland, the Dundee and Newtyle Railway which opened in 1832.The grid street plan of the central part of the village was laid out shortly after the railway opened and was intended to form the basis for a manufacturing centre which could take advantage of the communications link to Dundee. Rail services to and from Newtyle were in decline for a number of years before the line was closed in the 1960s. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Photographer Gretna Green Scotland

Old photograph of a wedding photographer in Gretna Green, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A Scottish a village in the south of Scotland famous for runaway weddings. It is in Dumfries and Galloway, near the mouth of the River Esk and was historically the first village in Scotland, following the old coaching route from London to Edinburgh. Gretna Green is one of the world's most popular wedding destinations. Since 1929 both parties in Scotland have had to be at least 16 years old, but they still may marry without parental consent.



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Old Photograph Queen Mary's Bridge Newton Stewart Scotland

Old photograph of Queen Mary's Bridge spanning Penkiln Burn by Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Royal Hotel Bridge Of Allan Scotland

Old photograph of the Royal Hotel in Bridge Of Allan near Stirling, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Kittiwakes Shetland Islands Scotland

Old photograph of Kittiwakes on the Shetland Islands, Scotland.



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