Old Photograph Rodger Street Cellardyke East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old photograph of houses and church on Rodger Street in Cellardyke in the East Neuk Fife, Scotland. I was raised in this old Scottish fishing village on the East coast. The surname Rodger has a history dating as far back as the Anglo Saxon tribes of Britain. It was a name for a fame spear or one who was a skilled soldier. The surname Rodger was originally a Germanic personal name derived from the elements hrod, or " renown " combined with geri, or " spear; " thus the name suggested " prowess with a spear ." The surname Rodger may have derived from the Old French word Rogier. After the Norman Conquest, the Old English naming system gradually dissolved. Old English names became less common and were replaced by popular continental European names. The earliest surnames in England were found shortly after the Norman Conquest and are of Norman French rather than native English origins.



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Old Photograph Double Decker Passenger Bus Bus Depot Parkhead Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of a Double Decker Passenger Bus in the Bus Depot in Parkhead, Glasgow, Scotland. Parkhead is a district in the East End of Glasgow. Its name comes from a small weaving hamlet at the meeting place of the Great Eastern Road, now the Gallowgate and Tollcross Road, and Westmuir Street. Duke Street and Springfield Road also meet there, to form a turreted Edwardian five way junction at Parkhead Cross. Glasgow's Eastern Necropolis was laid out in 1847 beside the Gallowgate. Parkhead is best known as the home of Celtic Football Club, Celtic Park, which opened in 1892 after the club moved across the road from their old ground which they had been playing on for their first three years. In January 2016 Parkhead Depot closed and services and drivers were transferred to the new Caledonia Depot on Cathcart Road.





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Old Photograph Double Decker Passenger Bus Rutherglen Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of a Double Decker Passenger Bus in Rutherglen, Glasgow, Scotland. Comedian Robbie Coltrane was born in Rutherglen. Midge Ure of the band Ultravox went to Rutherglen Academy in Rutherglen. Actress and comedian Janet Brown, known for her impressions of Margaret Thatcher, was born and bred in Rutherglen. Footballer Archie Baird, Aberdeen player and World War II Prisoner Of War, was born in Rutherglen and also played for local side Glencairn. His sister, journalist Mamie Baird, married TV broadcaster Magnus Magnusson and their family home was in the town and was where children Jon Magnusson, and TV news presenter Sally Magnusson grew up. Rutherglen was the birthplace of Archie Jackson, the Australian cricketer. Another reputable cricket player who grew up in Australia, Thomas Leather was also born in the town prior to emigrating, as was American basketball champion John Moir.



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Old Photograph Double Decker Passenger Bus Shettleston Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of a Double Decker Passenger Bus in Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland. Shettleston is located between the neighbouring districts of Parkhead to the West, and Baillieston to the East, and is about 2 and a half miles from the city centre. It incorporates the sub districts of Greenfield and Sandyhills. The area is well served by public transport. Famous natives of the area include Cliff Hanley, the lyricist of Scotland's anthem Scotland the Brave, world renowned plastic surgeon, Dr. Ian Jackson, and Charles Wilson, former editor of The Times, Junior Campbell, musician with 1960s band The Marmalade, all of whom attended the local school Eastbank Academy. Comedian Janey Godley wrote about her upbringing in Shettleston in her autobiography Handstands in the Dark, published in 2005. Sports journalist and football commentator Archie MacPherson and musician Tony Donaldson were brought up in Shettleston. Harvard Financial historian Prof. Niall Ferguson has a family connection to Shettleston in that his grandparents lived there.



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Old Photograph Double Decker Passenger Buses Bus Depot Larkfield Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of Double Decker Passenger Buses in the Bus Depot in Larkfield, Glasgow, Scotland. Larkfield depot closed on 18 October 2014 with all staff, buses and services moving to a new purpose built depot on the site of the former Gushetfaulds railfreight terminal on nearby Cathcart Road.



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