Old Travel Blog Photograph Royal Navy Ship By Lerwick Shetland Islands Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of a Royal Navy ship by Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. The Royal Naval Reserve were the first Shetlanders to be called up and ordered to report to their headquarters in Lerwick on 2nd August 1914. This was the first time in the history of the R.N.R that men had been called up, emphasising the gravity of the international situation. Hundreds of men poured into Lerwick from nearly every district in Shetland. The first settlement to be known as Lerwick was founded in the 17th century as a herring and white fish seaport to trade with the Dutch fishing fleet. When Lerwick became more prosperous through sea trade and the fishing industry during the 19th century, the town expanded in 1891 to the west of Hillhead, thereby including the former civil parishes of Gulberwick und Quarff, as well as the islands parish of Burra. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Of 1910 Flood In Largs Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the 1910 flood in Largs in Ayrshire, Scotland. From its beginnings as a small village around its kirk, Largs evolved into a busy and popular seaside resort in the nineteenth century. Large hotels appeared and the pier was constructed in 1834. It was not until 1895, however, that the railway made the connection to Largs, sealing the town's popularity. The town is served by the railway line from Glasgow to North Ayrshire. Largs is the birthplace of the actors Daniela Nardini and John Sessions, the footballer Lou Macari and the golfer Sam Torrance. Though not born in Largs, musician and songwriter Graham Lyle of Gallagher and Lyle was brought up there and still returns to visit his holiday home.



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Old Photographs Haddington Scotland

Old photographs of Haddington, Scotland. It is approximately twenty miles east of Edinburgh. The town, like the rest of the Lothian region, was ceded by King Edgar of England and became part of Scotland in the tenth century. Haddington received burghal status, one of the earliest to do so, during the reign of King David I, giving it trading rights which encouraged its growth into a market town. In the middle of the town is the Town House, built in 1748 according to a plan by William Adam.


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Old Travel Blog Photograph Highland Cows Loch Leven Highlands Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Highland Cows by Loch Leven, a sea loch, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. Loch Leven extends 8 3⁄4 miles, varying in width between 220 yards and just over 1 mile. It opens onto Camus a' Chois at North Ballachulish, part of Loch Linnhe at its western end. There are nine small islands, some rocky and covered with heather and some just smooth green grass, near the western end of the loch. The village of Glencoe, Scottish Gaelic: A' Charnaich, lies on its southern shore. The burial place of the MacDonald clan of Glencoe lies on an island, Eilean Munde, St.Munda's or St Munn's or Saint Fintan Munnu's Island, opposite the village. The island burial place was also shared by the Camerons of Callart, on the north shore of the loch, the Stewarts of Ballachulish and Appin and other local families.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Rosemount Viaduct Union Terrace Gardens Aberdeen Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Rosemount Viaduct and Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen, Scotland. The sunken gardens opened to the public in 1879. William Boulton born in 1821, practised as an engineer and was burgh surveyor in Aberdeen. He was in Aberdeen before 1871 and had retired by 1901, though he remained in Aberdeen. He died in 1906. was involved with the following buildings or structures; Denburn Viaduct, the pumping station of Aberdeen Water Works in Peterculter, Rosemount Viaduct, Wellington Suspension Bridge over River Dee and Union Terrace Gardens.



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