Old Photograph Stock Exchange Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the Stock Exchange in Glasgow, Scotland. The exchange was founded in 1844. In 1973, it merged with the London Stock Exchange, becoming the hub of its Scottish operations. The current building was erected between 1875 and 1877. It is situated on the corner of Nelson Mandela Place, prior to 1986 known as St George's Place, and Buchanan Street, and was designed by John Burnet in the Venetian Gothic style, believed to have been inspired by the Royal Courts of Justice. In 1906, an extension was added in St George's Place and the entire building was remodelled between 1969 and 1971.



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Old Photograph Inn Cramond Scotland

Old photograph of people outside the Inn in Cramond, Edinburgh, Scotland. There has been a small ferry crossing across the River Almond at Cramond since the middle of 1800. For many people Cramond is associated with The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, where Mr. Lowther has his home and Miss Brodie spends much of her time. Cramond is also where the House of Shaws is located in Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped. Cramond is also mentioned in Ian Rankin's Fleshmarket Close.



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Old Photograph Bridge And Waterfalls Arbirlot Scotland

Old photograph of the bridge and waterfalls on the Elliot Water in Arbirlot located West of Arbroath, Scotland. In the 18th and 19th centuries Arbirlot was principally occupied by handloom weavers and farmers. It once had a meal mill, a slaughterhouse, two schools, a post office, a savings bank, an inn, a parish library as well as a number of shops. The parish is believed to be the original home of Clan Elliot, which was transplanted to the Scottish Borders to defend the newly crowned Robert the Bruce's Scotland from English invaders through an intricate network of peel towers. The Elliots joined the clans of Armstrong, Scott, Douglas, Kerr, Nixon, Hepburn and Maxwell in this effort. The Border Reivers and other titles such a Outlaws of the Marshes are most informative about the Elliots and their exploits after leaving the Arbirlot parish.



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Old Photograph Gannochy Bridge Scotland

Old photograph of Gannochy Bridge by Edzell, Angus, Scotland. This bridge, completed in 1724, spans the South Esk at a height of 65 feet by means of a single arch of 52 ft span at a point where it flows through a deep gorge cut through the local red sandstone. It was a bold effort for its time, built at the expense of James Wood, a local farmer, who employed a mason to build the arch but constructed the parapet walls himself. The bridge carries the B966 public road across the River North Esk to the North of Edzell village. The river here forms the boundary between the parishes of Fettercairn in Kincardineshire, and Edzell in Angus, to the East and West respectively.



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Old Photograph Tulchan Bridge Glenisla Scotland

Old photograph of Tulchan Bridge in Glenisla, Angus, Scotland. Tulchan of Glenisla was once a hunting ground for Scottish kings, and previous lairds include Robin Hurt, a renowned African big game hunter and Lord Inchcape, who designated it a nature reserve because of its unique habitat for alpine flowers. The estate last changed hands in 1994 and is now owned by a trust based in Dundee.



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