Old Travel Blog Photograph Station Road Ayton Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of tree lined Station Road in Ayton in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. This Scottish town is located on the Eye Water, from which it is said to take its name: Ayton means " Eye town ". It contains the former ancient tollbooth, town hall with a clock tower. Ayton was the location of a coaching inn on the road between London and Edinburgh. On August 12, 1948 the Berwickshire region was hit by a calamitous flood when one third of the annual rainfall fell in just six days. The water flowed off the Lammermuir Hills causing the Eye Water and other rivers of the area to overflow and cause much damage.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Esplanade Dumbarton Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the Esplanade in Dumbarton, Scotland. Dumbarton is 15 miles from Glasgow. An esplanade or promenade is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk. The historical definition of esplanade was a large, open, level area outside fortress or city walls to provide clear fields of fire for the fortress's guns. In modern usage the space allows people to walk for recreational purposes; esplanades are often on sea fronts, and allow walking whatever the state of the tide, without having to walk on the beach. Esplanades became popular in Victorian times when it was fashionable to visit seaside resorts.



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Tour Scotland Travel Video Easter Monday Evening Drive Around The City Centre Of Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland Easter Monday evening travel video of drive around the city centre on visit to the Fair City of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Dropping tour guests off at the movies at 6 Murray Street. Opened in 1933 for a local company, the Playhouse in Perth became the flagship cinema for the Inverness-based Caledonian Associated Cinemas, when that chain was formed in 1935. The Playhouse, like many cinemas of the time, was booked from Glasgow by Alexander B King. The architect was Alex Cattenach Junior., who worked from the Kingussie based practice started by his father, Alex Senior. The Playhouse makes good use of the broad thoroughfare on which it is located in Perth city centre with a bold, unashamedly modern design. Sleet and rain on the journey this evening.

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Tour Scotland Travel Video Easter Monday Morning Drive Narrow Road North Of The Ochil Hills

Tour Scotland travel video of an Easter Monday morning road trip drive up a single track road North of the Ochil Hills on visit to Highland, Perthshire, Scotland. Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and is a holiday in some countries. This day is also called Bright Monday or Renewal Monday. Easter Monday is a bank holiday in the United Kingdom. Temperatures plummeted to below zero overnight, dipping to as low as -7C in some parts of Scotland as snow began to fall once again amid the freezing conditions.

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Old Travel Blog Photograph View From The Top Of Scott Monument Edinburgh Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the view of Edinburgh Castle from the top of the Scott Monument, Edinburgh, Scotland. The Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It is the largest monument to a writer in the world. It stands in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, opposite the Jenners department store on Princes Street and near to Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station, which is named after Scott's Waverley novels.



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