Old Photograph St Giles Church Elgin Scotland

Old photograph of St Giles' Church in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. St Giles' Church is one of Elgin's most striking landmarks and is located in the heart of the town centre, in the middle of High Street. The church we see today is not the original on the site, the history of which stretches back to the medieval period. The present building was constructed in the 1820s in an elegant Greek style and it led to a 19th century revival of the High Street and an attempt to modernise the town centre from its medieval layout and appearance. The church is quite a large building and dominates the High Street, rising above the enclosing buildings. There are no grounds to the church as such - the pedestrianised street abutts the church walls and steps.



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Old Photograph Parish Church Uphall West Lothian Scotland

Old photograph of the Parish church and cemetery in Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland. Uphall was historically known as Wester Strathbrock, with its neighbour Broxburn being Easter Strathbrock. Until the second half of the 19th century, both Uphall and Broxburn were small rural communities. The discovery and exploitation of local oil shale triggered massive growth as many people moved to the area to gain employment in the oil shale mines and associated oil works. Surrounding villages expanded rapidly as rows of miners' cottages were erected to accommodate the influx of people, most of whom came, in search of money, from Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland.



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Old Photograph St Orans Church Connel Scotland

Old photograph of St Orans Church in Connel, Argyll, Scotland. Gothic Revival cruciform church of 1888 with lancet and pointed traceried windows, gabled porch and a central tower with corbelled parapet. Beautiful views up Loch Etive from garden.



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Old Photograph Lorne Street Church Campbeltown Scotland

Old photograph of children standing outside Lorne Street church in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland. Built in 1872 to the design of John Burnet, historically called Longrow Church. Classical architecture, influenced by Italian Renaissance style. Its bell tower is a well known landmark. Two stairways lead from the entrance foyer to a horse shoe gallery.



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Old Photograph St Patrick's Church Dumbarton Scotland

Old photograph of St Patrick's Church and memorial spire in Dumbarton, Scotland. Dumbarton is 15 miles from Glasgow. Mass had been celebrated in the Dumbarton area from the 1800s. By 1830 there were 500 Catholics and seeing the need for a church, St Patrick opened its doors; being the first post-Reformation Catholic church in the area. The foundation stone of the new church was laid in 1901 with the formal opening on the 22 March 1903. The foundation stone of the tower was laid on 27 June 1926 by the Archbishop Mackintosh. The new marble side altars, the pulpit the altar rails, the organ, the mortuary chapel, the tower and its carillon of 23 bells had all been completed by the end of 1927.



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