Old Photograph Post Office Drumchapel Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the Post Office in Drumchapel in Glasgow, Scotland. Drumchapel, Scottish Gaelic: Druim a' Chapaill, known to locals and residents as The Drum, is part of the city of Glasgow, having been annexed from Dunbartonshire in 1938. It borders Bearsden to the east, in East Dunbartonshire, and Clydebank to the west, in West Dunbartonshire. The area is bordered by Knightswood and Yoker in Glasgow. The name derives from the Gaelic meaning, the ridge of the horse. Drumchapel was part of the parish of New Kilpatrick, becoming devolved in the late 19th century and a church parish in its own right in 1923. As part of the overspill policy of Glasgow Corporation, a huge housing estate was built here in the 1950s to house 34,000 people, it is this estate that is now most associated with Drumchapel, despite there being an area known as Old Drumchapel made up of affluent villas to the south of modern Drumchapel.



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Tour Scotland Video Bagpipes And Drums Stockbridge Pipe Band

Tour Scotland travel video of the bagpipes and drums music of Stockbridge Pipe Band from Edinburgh. Stockbridge is a suburb of Edinburgh, located towards the north of the city, bounded by the New Town and by Comely Bank. The name is Scots stock brig from Anglic stocc brycg, meaning a timber bridge. Originally a small outlying village, it was incorporated into the City of Edinburgh in the 19th century. The current Stock Bridge, built in 1801, is a stone structure spanning the Water of Leith.

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Old Photograph Shops Kilmarnock Road Shawlands Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the Easton, Dennison and Moir shops on Kilmarnock Road in Shawlands, Glasgow, Scotland. Shawlands is a district of Glasgow, located less than 2 miles south of the River Clyde. Neighbouring districts include the areas of Crossmyloof, Langside and Pollokshaws with Shawlands itself overlapping the Glasgow City. Within walking distance of Shawlands is Queens Park, acquired in 1857 and designed by the world renowned Sir Joseph Paxton, also responsible for noted public parks in London, Liverpool, Birkenhead and the grounds of the Spa Buildings at Scarborough, England. The park was dedicated to the memory of Mary, Queen of Scots and not Queen Victoria.





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Old Photograph Cinema Muirend Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the Cinema in Muirend, on the Southside of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Designed by architect William Beresford Inglis it opened on 2nd October 1933. A year after opening it was taken over by Associated British Cinemas who operated for the remainder of its life, apart from the last couple of years when the Cannon Group took over. It was tripled in 1982 and closed in October 2001. Muirend is largely residential in character, although there are many shops/businesses situated along Clarkston Road. These include a Sainsburys supermarket, Newsagents, Hairdressers, Estate Agents, Cafes and many others. Adjacent to the Supermarket until its closure was the Cinema; this local landmark was the last traditional suburban picture house on the Southside. Although the rest of the building was demolished to make way for residential flats, the facade of the Cinema was preserved and has been incorporated into the new development.



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Old Photograph Hot Air Balloons Marine Gardens Portobello Scotland

Old photograph of Hot Air Balloons in the Marine Gardens in Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland. The Marine Gardens was an entertainment complex located in the Portobello area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Opened in 1909 as a pleasure garden and amusement park on the shores of the Firth of Forth, most of its original attractions apart from the ballroom were removed following military use of the site during the First World War. The complex also included a stadium which was used during the interwar period for football, greyhound racing and speedway. The Marine Gardens closed down permanently in 1939 after again being taken over by the military, with the area being redeveloped after the Second World War.



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