Places
36 places found.
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- Stirling, Central Scotland
- Dollar, Central Scotland
- Falkirk, Central Scotland
- Callander, Central Scotland
- Dunblane, Central Scotland
- Alva, Central Scotland
- Alloa, Central Scotland
- Doune, Central Scotland
- Bo'ness, Central Scotland
- Bridge of Allan, Central Scotland
- Clackmannan, Central Scotland
- Denny, Central Scotland
- Glasgow, Strathclyde
- Edinburgh, Lothian
- Melrose, Borders
- Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway
- Oban, Strathclyde
- Dunoon, Strathclyde
- Kelso, Borders
- Jedburgh, Borders
- Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway
- Rothesay, Strathclyde
- Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway
- Gourock, Strathclyde
- Ayr, Strathclyde
- Grangemouth, Central Scotland
- Dundee, Tayside
- Tillicoultry, Central Scotland
- Inveraray, Strathclyde
- Innerleithen, Borders
- Perth, Tayside
- Greenock, Strathclyde
- Elgin, Grampian
- Aberdeen, Grampian
- Kirkcaldy, Fife
- Hawick, Borders
Photos
7,623 photos found. Showing results 1 to 20.
Maps
64 maps found.
Memories
384 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.
25 Years In Beaconsfield.
Born in Wembley, I arrived in the New Town of Beaconsfield in 1957 aged 5. With my younger sister and my parents. I left home at 17 but returned occasionally until 1981 when my parents moved to Scotland. I lived in ...Read more
A memory of Beaconsfield by
Phil Munton
I went to WCGS for boys from 1959 - 66. I never really appreciated the school until just before I left for Reading University - made possible by some brilliant teachers particularly Frank Mitchell and Michael Gainsbury despite my ...Read more
A memory of Wallington by
My Memories Of The Coronation 2nd June 1953
My memories of the Coronation-2nd June 1953 While I was studying at the Bridgend Preparatory and Commercial School two events happened which changed the course of history for Great Britain. In ...Read more
A memory of Aberkenfig in 1953 by
Chisholm Cottage
My great-great-great grandparents lived opposite Wesley Chapel in the late 1800s, behind the trees on the right-hand-side of the 1901 Wesley Chapel photo. During the 1830s, Richard JACK (b1813) and some of his brothers moved to ...Read more
A memory of Hartlepool in 1880 by
Newarthill 1950/60s Tosh And I Part 2
Like everyone else growing up in Newarthill, life wasn’t easy, as times were tough in the 50s and 60s and I suppose in many ways it is today. But back then people really had nothing, but one thing I do ...Read more
A memory of Newarthill by
Wartime In Ickburgh Fields
I was evacuated with my mother to a back to back semi-detached flint cottage situated in a clearing in the pine forests. There was no sanitation or running water or electricity. There was a tiny kitchen with a black ...Read more
A memory of Ickburgh Fields by
Life In Cannich And Fasnakyle
My family and I moved from Elm Park in Essex to Scotland in the last weeks of 1948. My father, Leon A. Lalonde, had accepted a position as Chief Mechanical Engineer with John Cochrane and Sons, a construction ...Read more
A memory of Glen Affric in 1949 by
Halcyon Days
I was at both the old and new Scotland Hill school, left in 72. Mr Shanks was a fearsome character, with some relief when he retired. I use to go to Mrs Huddles house occasionally as she lived in forest end. Kind lady. Mrs ...Read more
A memory of Little Sandhurst by
Graham Kinnear Memories Of Brandon High School From Australia
Brandon High School, Motherwell, Scotland. Reminiscences by Graham Kinnear May 2023. Living in Australia since 1980. I was so fascinated by fun and games and adventures, that ...Read more
A memory of Motherwell by
Southall Memories
My parents, who came to England from India in 1955, when I was 3 months old, moved to Southall in 1959, from Whitton, when I was 4. I remember Southall Broadway at that time-there was actually a saddlery business there! C. ...Read more
A memory of Southall by
Captions
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This small town once played host to one of the significant events in Scotland's history: John Balliol surrendered the realm of Scotland to Edward Longshanks here on 10 July 1296.
This small town once played host to one of the significant events in Scotland's history: John Balliol surrendered the realm of Scotland to Edward Longshanks here on 10 July 1296.
Now owned by the National Trust for Scotland, Brodick Castle, once the seat of the Dukes of Hamilton, dates from the 14th century.
Now owned by the National Trust for Scotland, Brodick Castle, once the seat of the Dukes of Hamilton, dates from the 14th century.
The first effective spinning mill in the west of Scotland was built at Rothesay.
Many historic houses in Scotland were gutted so that their owners could avoid paying rates.
Sir William Keith, Marischal of Scotland, built Dunnottar in the late 14th century.
Scone was where Scotland's kings were crowned.
Iona is the oldest Christian burial ground in Scotland and contains the graves of many kings and chieftains.
In ancient times the Kingdom of Strathclyde, which covered a significant part of south-west Scotland, had its capital at Dumbarton, and Viking raiders continually laid siege to the castle on the Rock.
An ancient royal burgh, Perth was once capital of Scotland.
Scone was where Scotland's kings were crowned.
he first effective spinning mill in the west of Scotland was built at Rothesay.
The following year, Hertford was back in Scotland, burning five market towns, sacking 243 villages, and laying waste to crops.
Only Perth and Aberdeen have the Royal Tressure of Scotland on their arms.
An ancient royal burgh, Perth was once capital of Scotland.
Extensive alterations to the palace were undertaken between 1670 and 1679 by Sir William Bruce, the king's surveyor in Scotland.
A number of scheduled steamer services linked Dublin to England and Scotland.
Glasgow Cathedral survives almost intact and is said to be the most complete in Scotland, having lost only its western towers which were dismantled during the nineteenth century.
By 1876 the Independent Order of Good Templars had 84,000 members in Scotland.
The estate in which the house stands is very beautiful, its heath and forest land described as a 'piece of Scotland south of the Tweed'.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert first came to Scotland in 1842, and took over the lease of Balmoral in 1847.
The island of Iona, near Mull off the west coast of Scotland, is known as the cradle of Scottish Christianity or 'The Mecca of Gael'.
This modest hospital was set up in Scotland Lane as the Leeds Work People's Convalescent Home.
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