Old Photograph Wishing Bridge Kings Cross Island Of Arran Scotland

Old photograph of the Wishing Bridge by at Kings Cross near Whiting Bay on the Island of Arran, Scotland. The bridge was part of an old track to Whiting Bay that forded the Kings Cross Burn before the current main road was established. Like many " wishing bridges," it is steeped in the tradition of making a wish while crossing. Nearby trails often mention sightings of goblins or sprites, adding to the mystical atmosphere of the area


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Old Photograph Garscadden House Drumchapel Scotland

Old photograph of Garscadden House in Drumchapel in Glasgow, Scotland. The Fleming family owned Garscadden Estate, in the 14th century, after which it fell heir to Sir Robert Erskine, and then to the Galbraiths in the 15th century. It was in 1664 that Archibald Colquhoun of Camstradden, near Luss by Loch Lomond, became it’s latest owner. In 1938 Garscadden House was acquired by Glasgow Corporation and evacuees were sent there during the Second World War. It was destroyed by fire in 1959.



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Old Photograph Darnley Houses Scotstoun Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the Darnley houses in Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland. During the medieval period Scotstoun Estate belonged to the Montgomerie family who, having owned the estate for 200 years, sold it in 1634 to John Hutchison, Notary and Town Clerk of Glasgow. John Hutchison’s daughter married Archibald Stewart and their son sold it in 1691 to William Walkinshaw. The estate changed hands on a number of occasions before it was finally bought by the Oswald family in 1751.



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Old Photograph Glencairn Drive Pollokshields Scotland

Old photograph of a delivery truck, shops, and buildings on Glencairn Drive in Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland. Pollokshields was created from the mid 19th century onwards by the Maxwell family of whom the best known is Sir John Stirling Maxwell, a founder member of the National Trust for Scotland and of the Forestry Commission, and President of the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts.





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Old Photograph Battlefield East Parish Church Mount Florida Scotland

Old photograph of Battlefield East Parish Church in Mount Florida, Glasgow, Scotland. The first church on this site was by John Honeyman 1865 in Early English style. It became the hall in 1912 when the adjacent red sandstone church by John Galt was opened as Battlefield East Parish Church. Spacious, yet warm and intimate interior with galleries supported on cast-iron columns. Fine woodwork, especially the gallery fronts and wagon roof. Light plaster walls set off many fine stained glass including windows by Abbey Studios 1937, Sadie McLellan 1972 and Susan Laidler 1980. Pipe organ of 1912 by Ingram of Edinburgh. Attractive garden. The church became Clincarthill Parish Church on the union with Mount Florida Church in 2010.





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