Old Photograph Bridge Currie Scotland

Old photograph of the early 19th century semi circular arched bridge in Currie located South West of the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. There are a few mentions of this area in mediaeval and early modern documents, but there has been a Christian community in this area for more than 1,000 years. In 1018, the archdeacons of Lothian set up their headquarters in the area. John Bartholomew's Civic and Ecclesiastical maps of the 13th century do not show Currie, but the Index of Charters 1309 to 1413 records Currie as being favourite hunting grounds for the Lords and Knights of Edinburgh Castle.



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Old Photograph Whisky Distillery Langholm Scotland

Old photograph of the whisky distillery by the River Esk in Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The Glentarras Distillery went out of production before the the First World War and the Langholm Distillery followed suit in 1917.



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Old Photograph Post Office Friockheim Scotland

Old photograph of a car outside the Post Office in Friockheim, Angus, Scotland. The birth of the village took place soon after 1814 when Thomas Gardyne of Middleton succeeded his brother as the laird of the lands of Friock and feued them to Mr John Andson, of Arbroath, who built a flax spinning mill and as proprietor-in-feu attracted many textile workers to come and settle on easy terms in what was at first known as Friock feus.





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Old Photograph Tram Depot Kirkcaldy Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the Tram Depot in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. Kirkcaldy Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Kirkcaldy between 1903 and 1931. The Tramway had two main routes, a lower one extending into Dysart, and the upper one connecting with the Wemyss and District Tramways Company line. Both routes were linked by connections on Whytescauseway and St Clair Street. Services were closed on 15 May 1931. Some of the tramcars remained in service with the Wemyss and District Tramways Company until this closed in 1932.



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Old Photograph Kirkton Burntisland Fife Scotland

Old photograph of Kirkton, Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. The Kirkton area included The Grange Whisky Distillery which started as a brewery in 1767. Six years later, the brewery was converted to a distillery and for almost all its 130 years of operation, it was linked to the Young family of Grange and Colinswell. The distillery was rebuilt in 1806 and in 1813 was licensed to William Young and Co. Distilling at Grange was closed down for the duration of World War I. Production resumed after the war, but ceased totally around 1927.



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