Gretna Green
Gretna Green photos (25 available)
Gretna Green maps (1 available)
Map of Dumfriesshire
Beautifully hand-drawn and coloured, dating from around 1840
See this old map of Dumfriesshire
Gretna Green books (2 available)
- 3 photos on Gretna Green appear in 1 Frith books - View photos of Gretna Green
- Read extracts and see photos from these books on Gretna Green and Dumfriesshire
Gretna Green memories
Read and share memories of Gretna Green and Dumfriesshire inspired by Frith photos
William James Waugh
My memory doesn't go back that far as I was born in 1952 but I have a special reason for seeking anyone who knows this person and would be glad to hear from anyone who can tell me anything about him. His birth certificate says that he was born at The Old Toll Bar , Sarkbridge on 27.01.1932.
Many thanks, Heather Trevorrow.
Contributed by Heather Trevorrow
Dumfriesshire memories
William James Waugh
My memory doesn't go back that far as I was born in 1952 but I have a special reason for seeking anyone who knows this person and would be glad to hear from anyone who can tell me anything about him. His birth certificate says that he was born at The Old Toll Bar , Sarkbridge on 27.01.1932.
Many thanks, Heather Trevorrow.
A memory of Gretna Green contributed by Heather Trevorrow
Mossknowe House -- Teackle Mansion in the US
I live in the State of Maryland in the US and have never been to Scotland, although our family geneology has been traced there. My reason for writing is this house.
In my town of Princess Anne, Maryland, we have a house known as Teackle Mansion, built in 1802 by Littleton Dennis Teackle who toured Scotland in 1799 and was inspired by the architecture to recreate, to the best of his abilities, a Scottish manor house which he encountered. Mossknowe House is the one we (the historical society of Somerset County, Maryland) believe to be the one. I will provide you with a link to the Teackle Mansion in Princess Anne so you can see for ...read more here
A memory of Kirkpatrick Fleming contributed by First Name Last Name
Cross Keys Garage
Seeing these photographs has taken me right back in time. We moved to Canonbie in 1950. My father and uncle owned the Cross Keys Garage seen in the background of this photo next to the hotel. The two bungalows beyond were built for us and my Uncle & Aunt.{Stan & Margaret Cluley} and my mum and dad {Gordon & Iris Flitcroft}
I grew up in this village and have my own memories on my website. www.joanmac.co.uk
The photographs on this sight have evoked more memories and taken me back to a wonderful childhood. The hotel when we moved to the village was still under State Management.
The Fairy Loup was also one of our favourite walks as ...read more here
A memory of Canonbie contributed by Joan McDowall
Extracts From Gretna Green & Dumfriesshire books
Gretna stands on the Scottish/English border, and as a result became popular for runaway marriages of English couples - Lord Hardwicke’s act of 1754 abolished irregular marriages in England, but not in Scotland. Once across the bridge, runaways could marry very quickly in accordance with 18th-century Scots law, which required neither banns nor licence.
An extract from from"Scotland".
Marriages also took place at Gretna Hall and at the Toll Inn and the Sark Toll Bar.
An extract from from"Scotland Photographic Memories".
From 1826 this shop became the most popular place in Gretna for declaratory marriages. After 1856, a residence north of the border of not less than three weeks was required before a marriage could take place.
An extract from from"Scotland Photographic Memories".
Gretna stands on the Scottish/English border, and so it became popular for runaway marriages of English couples following the passage of Lord Hardwicke’s act in 1754. The act abolished irregular marriages in England but not Scotland. Once across the bridge, runaways from England could be married very quickly in accordance with 18th-century Scots law, which required neither banns nor a licence.
An extract from from"Scotland Photographic Memories".