Old Photograph Original Village Langside Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the original village of Langside, Glasgow, Scotland. The original village of Langside was based around what is now Algie Street, named after Glasgow Merchant Matthew Algie, near the Battlefield Monument. There were two mills nearby on the White Cart, a meal mill and a paper mill which dated back to the 17th century. In the early 19th century most of the inhabitants of the village were weavers although they also cultivated fruits and flowers. In 1568 the area was the site of the Battle of Langside, the last battle fought by the forces of Mary, Queen of Scots, prior to her exile and death in England.





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Old Photograph Queens Drive Crosshill Scotland

Old photograph of houses, shops, church, car and people on Queens Drive in Crosshill, Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located 3 miles south east of Maybole in South Ayrshire. The area was first settled by Irish immigrants who employed themselves in the business of hand loom weaving. They constructed many single storey cottages a few of which may still be found.



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Old Photograph Hopewood House Edzell Scotland

Old photograph of women sitting outside Hopewood House in Edzell, Angus, Scotland. The existing village of Slateford was expanded in the early 19th century by the Earl of Panmure. The new parish church, replacing the one in the old village, was built in 1818 on the village's north boundary, and led to the official renaming of the village as Edzell. In 1861, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visited Edzell, as part of a Royal progress through Angus and Kincardineshire, just weeks before Albert's sudden death. Edzell was not connected to the railway until 1896, and only had a passenger service until 1931, although it reopened experimentally in the summer of 1938. The line closed to freight traffic in 1964.



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Old Photograph Cottage Hospital Hawick Scotland

Old photograph of nurses outside the Cottage Hospital in Hawick, Scotland. Hawick Cottage Hospital was opened on 31st of August 1885 by the 6th Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch. The foundation stone was laid on August 30, 1884 by the Earl of Mar and Kellie, Grand Master Mason of Scotland. The hospital was erected on land donated by the 5th Duke Of Buccleuch, Walter Francis Scott, and was built by public subscriptions. The architect was John McLachlan, born 1843, died 1893. The Cottage Hospital is one of his earlier works, whilst he also designed Coldstream Cottage Hospital, which opened in 1888. In 1924, the Esmond Elliot Memorial Ward was added to the Buccleuch Road building, and was opened on December 3 by the Prince of Wales. later King Edward VIII.


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Old Photograph Railway Station Riccarton Junction Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station at Riccarton Junction in the county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders of Scotland. The settlement of Riccarton, which adjoins the station, consisted, in 1959, of around thirty houses, with at least one member of each household working for British Railways, which had a civil engineers depot near the station. The isolated position of Riccarton and the need to provide for the villagers may have been one reason why the station remained open until the late 1960s, as by this time ordinary public traffic was virtually non existent. The branch line from Riccarton Junction to Kielder and Hexham was closed 15 October 1956. The Waverley Route to Edinburgh was closed on 6 January 1969.


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