Old Photograph Ravenswood Drive Shawlands Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of houses on Ravenswood Drive in Shawlands, Glasgow, Scotland. Shawlands is a district of Glasgow, located less than 2 miles south of the River Clyde. Neighbouring districts include the areas of Crossmyloof, Langside and Pollokshaws with Shawlands itself overlapping the Glasgow City. Within walking distance of Shawlands is Queens Park, acquired in 1857 and designed by the world renowned Sir Joseph Paxton, also responsible for noted public parks in London, Liverpool, Birkenhead and the grounds of the Spa Buildings at Scarborough, England. The park was dedicated to the memory of Mary, Queen of Scots and not Queen Victoria.





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Old Photograph Cambridge Drive North Kelvinside Scotland

Old photograph of houses and people on Cambridge Drive in North Kelvinside, Glasgow, Scotland. Kelvinside is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde and is bounded by Broomhill, Dowanhill and Hyndland to the South with Kelvindale and the River Kelvin to the North. It is an affluent area of Glasgow, with large Victorian villas and terraces, similar to Pollokshields on the South Side of Glasgow. As with Morningside, Edinburgh, residents are sometimes said to have a " pan loaf " accent, i.e. an affected one. This often leads to jokes about a " Kelvinsaide " accent.



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Old Photograph St Mary's Drive Kirkcudbright Scotland

Old photograph of St Mary's Drive in Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. In 1453 Kirkcudbright became a Royal burgh, and about a century later the magistrates of the town obtained permission from Mary Queen of Scots, to use part of the convent and nunnery as a parish church. One of its most famous prisoners in the Tolbooth prison was John Paul Jones, hero of the American navy, who was born in nearby Kirkbean.Kirkcudbright has had a long association with the Glasgow art movement, which started when several artists, including the Glasgow Boys and the famed Scottish Colourists, such as Samuel Peploe and Francis Cadell, based themselves in the area over a 30 year period from 1880 to 1910, establishing the Kirkcudbright Artists' Colony. Many of them moved to the town from Glasgow, including Edward Hornel, George Henry and Jessie M. King. 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 Photograph Kenmore Street Aberfeldy Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of people, shops and buildings on Kenmore Street in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland. Aberfeldy lies at the intersection of two A roads, the A826 to Crieff and the A827, which leads east and south towards the main A9 trunk road. Aberfeldy is easily reached from southern locations by taking the A9 to the Ballinluig exit, then the A827 to get to the town. Owing to its location off the A9 trunk road, Aberfeldy is less geared toward tourists than its cousin Pitlochry.



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Tour Scotland Travel Video Solo Female Bagpipes Music Highland Games Blairgowrie Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of a female Scottish Piper playing bagpipes music at the Strathspey, marches and reels Solo piping competition at the Highland Games on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Bogles Field, Essendy Road, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Piping competitions are organised at many Highland Games and Gatherings which attract entrants from many countries and various nationalities keen to win coveted trophies and gold medals and esteem in world of musical excellence. Competitions may include Marches, Strathspeys and Reels, sometimes Jigs, and Pibroch, Piobaireachd or Ceòl Mòr.

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