Places
36 places found.
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- Dunoon, Strathclyde
- Oban, Strathclyde
- Rothesay, Strathclyde
- Inveraray, Strathclyde
- Helensburgh, Strathclyde
- Campbeltown, Strathclyde
- Lochgilphead, Strathclyde
- Bowmore, Strathclyde
- Bridgend, Strathclyde
- Cove, Strathclyde
- Port Askaig, Strathclyde
- Portnahaven, Strathclyde
- Tobermory, Strathclyde
- Port Charlotte, Strathclyde
- Port Wemyss, Strathclyde
- Pennyghael, Strathclyde
- Port Ellen, Strathclyde
- Kirn, Strathclyde
- Mull, Strathclyde
- Craigmore, Strathclyde
- Iona, Strathclyde
- Luss, Strathclyde
- Loch Lomond, Strathclyde (near Luss)
- Tiree, Strathclyde
- Kilmartin, Strathclyde
- Achnacloich, Strathclyde
- Rosneath, Strathclyde
- Port Appin, Strathclyde
- Port Bannatyne, Strathclyde
- The Argyll Stone, Highlands
- Arrochar, Strathclyde
- Loch Sween, Strathclyde
- Loch Goil, Strathclyde
- Tarbert, Strathclyde (near West Tarbert)
- Staffa, Strathclyde
- Argyll Stone, The, Highlands
Photos
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Memories
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Formative Years In Kirn
My lifetime in Kirn ran from birth in 1948 until I left the area in 1968 to become a policeman in Newcastle upon Tyne. My family lived in Argyll Terrace (No. 8). I worked with George Fraser the grocer for at least seven years ...Read more
A memory of Kirn in 1952 by
From Horse Power To Petrol
In 1945 there was still a lot of horse and carts about. I am aware that Doncaster Corporation had buses and dustbin lorries and other petrol driven vehicles but there was not many private cars about. ...Read more
A memory of Intake in 1945 by
Givons Grove 1859 To 1865
Givons Grove was owned between 1859 and 1865 by my great grand uncle by marriage Duncan Fletcher, He was born in Glen Orchy, Argyll, the son of a farmer. He was sent to Glasgow in to business from where he went to Hong ...Read more
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Grandfathers Grave
As a child my father frequently told me that his father was buried next to John Peel in Caldbeck graveyard. I now live in Australia, but in 1997 I visited Caldbeck hoping to see my grandfather's grave. Unfortunately it was not ...Read more
A memory of Caldbeck in 1997 by
Growing Up In Tranmere
I grew up in Oriel Road in Lower Tranmere. My nan lived across the road from us. When I was 5 (1951) she had a stroke and my mum spent the next 5 years looking after her until she died, when I was about 10. In those days, ...Read more
A memory of Tranmere by
Happy Days
I was just reading 'Formative years in Kirn'. Yes they were good. I used to fish off Kirn pier for cat fish for Mrs Drovandi's cat and in exchange she would give me an ice cube. I remember Reggie Brooks and the boats - We used to live in ...Read more
A memory of Kirn in 1950 by
Harry
If it is the same Harry hargreavs I remember I use to knock about with him and he worked at the slaughter house that was on the Corner just where the mancunan way starts now, thats how ne came to be in the butcher game. .I lived in pine ...Read more
A memory of Salford by
I Started There The Day It Opened
When I passed my 11+ in 1954 our class was sent to either Kettering Grammar School (for boys) or Kettering High School (for girls). That building in Bowling Green Road is now Kettering Borough Council's offices. There ...Read more
A memory of Corby by
I Was Nearly Killed Here!
Greetings from Canada! O how this picture brings back memories. I was raised on nearby Argyll Street in the late 50's and 60's, and the area shown in this picture encompasses virtually all of my childhood... But also within ...Read more
A memory of Corby by
Martins News Agents Bilton Road 1965
Wow, I was looking at the pictures of Bilton Road, and it's good to see the newsagents, Martin's is still there. The Maternity Hospital, I can confirm was on Stockdove Way at the junction of Perivale Lane and Argyle Road, I still remember seeing the signs for it.
A memory of Perivale by
Captions
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St German's was begun by Bishop Symon of Argyll in c1230 as the cathedral church of the Sudreys, built on the site of the old parish church of Kirk German.
The Argyll Hotel continues to attract guests, and the scene today is much as is shown here, except for the fashions and the absence of horses.
In 1899, the 8th Duke of Argyll presented the ruins of the abbey to the Church of Scotland, in the hope that restoration work might be undertaken.
In 1899, the 8th Duke of Argyll presented the ruins of the abbey to the Church of Scotland in the hope that restoration work might be undertaken.
Its hereditary keepers were the Earls of Argyll.
The clan power of Argyll is said to have been destroyed for a generation.
Inverary Castle, the 18th-century home of the Dukes of Argyll, was designed by Roger Morris and Robert Mylne and completed in about 1780.
East and west of the Cross were the Trongate and the Gallowgate, still the principal thoroughfares leading to Argyle Street and the Edinburgh Road respectively.
East and west of the Cross were the Trongate and the Gallowgate, still the principal thoroughfares leading to Argyle Street and the Edinburgh Road respectively.
In 1745 they fought for Prince Charles Edward, though it has been said that the core of this army was made up of clans hoping more to settle old scores with Argyll and the Campbells than worry too much
Another flurry of house-building took place out towards Whitton after local Councillor Wills lost his battle to save the Duke of Argyll's estate.
By contrast, Argyle Street, belonging to a previous generation of building, had no green spaces at all, and the solitary tree that towered over the tenements of Sandyford is believed to have begun
