Old Photograph SS President Eyemouth Scotland

Old photograph of SS President on rocks near Eyemouth, Scotland. This steam powered trawler was wrecked in fog on 29/04/1928, as it neared the end of its journey from Hamburg to Methil in Fife. Steam fishing boats generally had many advantages. They were usually about 20 ft longer than the older sailing vessels so they could carry more nets and catch more fish. This was important, as the market was growing quickly at the beginning of the 20th century. They could travel faster and further and with greater freedom from weather, wind and tide. Because less time was spent travelling to and from the fishing grounds, more time could be spent fishing. The steam boats also gained the highest prices for their fish, as they could return quickly to harbour with their fresh catch. Steam trawlers were introduced at Grimsby and Hull in the 1880s. In 1890 it was estimated that there were 20,000 men on the North Sea. The steam drifter was not used in the herring fishery until 1897. The last sailing fishing trawler was built in 1925 in Grimsby.



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Old Photograph Foulden Tithe Barn Scotland

Old photograph of Foulden Tithe Barn located four miles South East of Chirnside in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. This was a building constructed to store agricultural production tithes given to the Church. Church tithes, or teind, required 10 per cent of all agricultural produce, such as crops or beasts, to be given to the church. These would then be stored in buildings such as Foulden Tithe Barn.



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Old Photograph The Temperance Hotel Helmsdale Scotland

Old photograph of the Temperance Hotel on Dunrobin Street in Helmsdale on the east coast of Sutherland, Scotland. In 1883 the Temperance Hotel was owned by Donald Gair. Mr Gair had a daughter, Margaret, who married Donald Manson in 1900 and settled down in Thurso to raise a family. They had six sons, while Donald, was manager at the Castletown Pavement Works.



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Old Photograph Dalziel High School Motherwell Scotland

Old photograph of Dalziel High School in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. This Scottish town is located South East of Glasgow. Dalziel High School was founded in 1902. James K. Scobbie, Rector from 1957 until 1974, greatly enhanced the school's performance during his tenure.



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Old Photograph Kincardine Bridge Scotland

Old photograph of Kincardine Bridge, a road bridge crossing the Firth of Forth from Falkirk council area to Kincardine, Fife, Scotland. The bridge was constructed between 1932 and 1936, to a design by Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners, Consulting Engineers and Architect, Donald Watson. It was the first road crossing of the River Forth downstream of Stirling, completed nearly thirty years before the Forth Road Bridge, which stands fifteen miles to the south east. The bridge was constructed with a swinging central section which remained in use until 1988, that would allow larger ships to sail upstream to the small port at Alloa.





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