Old Travel Blog Photograph Parish Church Carmunnock Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the parish church in Carmunnock within the boundary of Glasgow, Scotland. The white cross outside the building marks the grave of a former minister, Alexander Storrie. The church building was erected in 1767 and underwent extensive repairs in 1838. The west aisle is the burial aisle for the Stuarts of Castlemilk. Gravestones in the churchyard date back to 1744. In early Christian times, St Cadoc used Bannawe, thought to be the site of present day Carmunnock, as a base when converting the surrounding area to Christianity.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Entrance To Rossend Castle Burntisland Fife Scotland

Old travel photograph of the entrance to Rossend Castle, Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. A keep, known as the Tower of Kingorne Wester, was in existence on the site from 1119. It was later referred to as Burntisland Castle, and by 1382 was called Abbot's Hall, as it was the home of the Abbot of Dunfermline. It was rebuilt by Peter Durie of Durie from 1552, and the arms of Abbot George Durie, and the date 1554, appear over the main door. In 1651 it was captured by the soldiers of Oliver Cromwell, and in the later 17th century it was owned by the Wemyss family, who remodelled the top floor. By 1765, it was owned by Murdoch Campbell, a Highlander from the Isle of Skye, who probably gave the building its current name.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Bandstand Beveridge Park Kirkcaldy Fife Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the Bandstand in Beveridge Park in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. The park dates back to 1892, when Provost Michael Beveridge bequeathed 104 acres of Raith Estate to the people of Kirkcaldy. Shepherd and Beveridge Company was formed in 1864, a partnership between James Shepherd who had left Nairn’s floorcloth factory and Michael Beveridge. Their Kirkcaldy Floor cloth Works was severely damaged by fire in 1868 but was rebuilt. Michael Beveridge had worked in insurance in London and was later Provost of Kirkcaldy. From 1873, James Shepherd lived in Rossend Castle.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph St Margaret's Park Edinburgh Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of St Margaret's Park in Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Scotland. The park was laid out by Ebenezer James MacRae, born 18 January 1881, died 15 January 1951, who was a Scottish architect serving as City Architect for Edinburgh for most of his active life. He was the son of Reverend Alexander MacRae of the Free Church of Scotland. To family and friends he was generally known as Ben MacRae. He studied architecture under Archibald MacPherson from 1899 to 1907, remaining good friends until death. He trained at both Heriot Watt College, Edinburgh University and later Edinburgh College of Art. He qualified as an architect in 1914. He served in the Royal Engineers during World War I then returned to Edinburgh as Depute City Architect. In 1925 he was promoted to City Architect, a role he held until retiral in 1946. In 1936, the young William Gordon Dey worked under MacRae undertaking the city survey of the Canongate. He died at the Deaconess Hospital in the Pleasance Edinburgh after a short illness. He was cremated at Warriston Crematorium on 22 January 1951 and his ashes were scattered in the Garden of Remembrance there. A memorial plaque to his memory stands in the south arcade of the crematorium.





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Old Travel Blog Photograph Daniel Stewart's College Edinburgh Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Daniel Stewart's College in Edinburgh, Scotland. Daniel Stewart's Hospital was opened in 1855 by the Merchant Company of Edinburgh. Daniel Stewart, whose wealth came from India and was Macer to the Court of the Exchequer, upon his death in 1814, left a sum of money and instructions that, once it had reached £40,000 it should be used to create a hospital for needy boys within the city. The hospital was located on the current Queensferry Road campus, designed by David Rhind. The hospital was transformed into " Daniel Stewart's College " in 1870. The College has in its possession a medal dated 15 July 1870 presented to a John Stewart. The medal was gifted to the school by a Mrs Rose Connolly of Glasgow whose birthday is coincidentally also on 15 July.



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