Old Photograph Deanfield House Hawick Scotland

Old photograph of Deanfield House near Hawick, Scottish Borders, Scotland. Deanfield House was formerly the site of Langlands boathouse, which existed well into the ali-adamsnineteenth century, on the north bank of the Teviot. It allowed members of the Langlands Estate the luxury of quick travel across the river on small boats known as ‘cobles’, which lend their name to the Coble Cauld. Plans had been issued to build a mansion house here in 1850, although it wasn’t until 1879 that Deanfield House was erected to a design by architect John Guthrie. Charles John Wilson, of Wilson & Glenny’s Mill, was the original occupant.



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Old Photograph Gellyburn Road Murthly Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of houses on Gellyburn Road in Murthly, Perthshire, Scotland. Murthly is a village in Perth and Kinross. It is located on the south bank of the River Tay, South East of Dunkeld, and North of Perth. Perth District Asylum, later known as Murthly Hospital, was opened in the village on 1 April 1864 for ' pauper lunatics '. It was the second district asylum to be built in Scotland under the terms of the 1857 Lunacy Act. It closed in 1984 and was later demolished. A stone circle is located within the village, in the former grounds of the hospital. The village formerly had a railway station on the Perth and Dunkeld Railway.





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Old Photograph Skeldon Blanket Mills Scotland

Old photograph of Skeldon Blanket Mills by Dalrymple, East Ayrshire, Scotland. Two and a half miles down the River Doon from Kerse Mill was Nether Skeldon Mill. There were two estates of Skeldon, Nether and over Skeldon. The latter was renamed Hollybush and the other was simply called Skeldon. This mill was held by a branch of the Craufurds of Kerse and was on the Barony of Lochmartnaham. The mill had a breast paddle wheel of about 14 horse power. David Templeton was tenant of the mill in 1851. The mill was situated in a bend of the Rive Doon between Hollybush and Skeldon, and was operated as an oatmeal mill until 1868 when the water power and mill were taken over by William T. Hammond, a nephew of James Templeton, carpet manufacturer, Ayr, who erected a woollen mill on the site for the manufacture of blankets.



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Old Photograph Cottage Hospital Coldstream Scotland

Old photograph of the, now closed, Cottage Hospital in Coldstream, Scottish Borders, Scotland. Built in 1888 the hospital was set up due mainly to the benefactions of the Earl of Hume. It was designed by John McLachlan, who had earlier designed the cottage hospital at Hawick, and converted Viewfield house in Selkirk into a hospital. It was officially opened on 29 December 1888, and then comprised four wards, two each side of the central entrance. To the left were general wards with three beds each, one of them also having a child’s cot, while to the right were the Glen Douglas wards, with three and two beds for fever cases. These last were the gift of Mr and Mrs Cunningham of Glen Douglas. Adjoining the fever wards were the wash-house, offices and a nurses’ room. Bedrooms for the matron and a nurse were provided upstairs. A second storey was added in 1912 to provide nurses bedrooms.



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Old Photograph Parish Church Duns Scotland

Old photograph of the Parish Church and cemetery in Duns in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. Duns Parish Church stands in the heart of Berwickshire’s county town. The first record of a church in Duns dates to 1116. Most of the present building dates from 1880, replacing the previous church which burnt down the year before, although the spire is of the previous church, built in 1790. Designed by Wardrop & Reid, the 1880 church is a T-plan building with added porches and a hall. The 1790 tower has classical details and is topped with an octagonal stone spire. This Scottish town was created a Burgh of Barony in 1490 by King James IV for John and George Hume of Ayton, and the townsfolk were given the right to hold a market every Wednesday, and to hold a week long annual fair between Pentecost and Trinity Sunday. Duns suffered badly in cross border raiding and feuding, and was burned to the ground three times within 14 years, in 1544, 1545 and 1558 during the war of the Rough Wooing.



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