Old Travel Blog Photograph James Gale Memorial Milngavie Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the James Gale Memorial in Milngavie, a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. An Art Nouveau style monument erected in 1904 outside the Milngavie water treatment works in honour of J M Gale, the Glasgow Corporation Water Works engineer. The memorial comprises a bronze plaque and drinking fountain with basin, the former bearing the words, " In Memory of James M Gale, engineer to the Glasgow Corporation Water Department 1859 to 1902. " The memorial was erected by the employees as a token of respect and esteem in 1904.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Hairpin Bend On The Road To Aberfoyle Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of vintage vehicles on the hairpin bend on the road to Aberfoyle, Trossachs, Scotland. Aberfoyle has connections to many historical figures such as Rob Roy and Mary, Queen of Scots. Robert Roy MacGregor was born at the head of nearby Loch Katrine, and his well known cattle stealing exploits took him all around the area surrounding Aberfoyle. It is recorded, for example, that in 1691, the MacGregors raided every barn in the village of Kippen and stole all the villagers livestock.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Walking Path River Annan Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the walking path by the River Annan at Annan near Dumfries, Scotland. The River Annan, Abhainn Anann in Gaelic, rises at Annanhead Hill and flows through the Devil's Beef Tub, Moffat and Lockerbie, reaching the sea at Annan, Dumfries and Galloway. It is one of the region's foremost fishing rivers. Annan stands on the River Annan from which it is named. It was at Annan in December 1332 that supporters of Robert The Bruce overwhelmed Balliol's forces to bring about the end of the first invasion of Scotland in the Second War of Scottish Independence. The Balliols and the Douglases were also more or less closely associated with Annan. During his retreat from Derby, Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed at an Inn on the High Street. Annan served as a maritime town whose shipyards built many clippers and other boats. Lieutenant-Colonel George Johnston, born in Annan on 19 March 1764, died 5 January 1823, was briefly Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales, Australia after leading the rebellion later known as the Rum Rebellion.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Duke Of Wellington Statue Falkirk Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the Duke Of Wellington Statue on Newmarket Street in Falkirk, Scotland. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, born 1 May 1769, died 14 September 1852, was an Anglo Irish soldier and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th century Britain. His defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 put him in the first rank of Britain's military heroes. After the end of his active military career, Wellington returned to politics. He was twice British prime minister as part of the Tory party: from 1828 to 1830, and for a little less than a month in 1834. He oversaw the passage of the Catholic Relief Act 1829, but opposed the Reform Act 1832. He continued as one of the leading figures in the House of Lords until his retirement and remained Commander-in-Chief of the British Army until his death.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Road To Strathpeffer Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the road to Strathpeffer, Scotland. In the Victorian era Strathpeffer was popular as a spa resort, owing to the discovery of sulphurous springs in the 18th century. The pump room in the middle of the village dates from 1819. Soon after that, a hospital and a hotel were also built. The Strathpeffer Pavilion dates from 1880, and was built to provide a venue for entertainment of the visitors. The railway station closed in February 1946. The Clach an Tiompain, in English, the Sounding Stone or The Eagle Stone is a small Class I Pictish stone located near the northern entrance of Strathpeffer. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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