Once famous for its shipyards and factories, Clydebank in West Dunbartonshire has seen significant change to its streets and industries over the past century, not least following the terrible nights of the Clydebank Blitz during the Second World War.
Month: July 2020
Dumfries, Scotland: Old Photos & Films
Dumfries in Scotland is famous for being the place where Robert Burns settled for the last five years of his life, before dying there. But the town’s history also includes Robert the Bruce’s murder of the Red Comyn at Greyfriars Kirk in 1306, and removal of money and shoes by The Young Pretender, Bonnie Prince…
Alloa, Scotland: Old Photos & Films
Alloa has a population of just over 20,000 people, but is the largest town and administrative centre in the Clackmannanshire area of Scotland.
Glasgow, Scotland: Old Photos & Film
Edinburgh In The 1930s: Old Photos & Film
Scotland’s impressive and ancient capital city, Edinburgh, has long captured the eye of filmmakers and photographers. With regular official visits from members of the royal family, fascinated tourists flocking to Edinburgh’s many local attractions, and the city’s Corporation all providing reasons to pick up a camera, this city enjoys a marvellous visual record of the…
Old Dundee Photos & Film
Dundee is famous for its 19th century jute production, which propelled the trading port into Scotland’s fourth largest city. In the same era Great Britain’s first commercial marmalade producer, Dundee-based James Keiller & Son, mass produced Dundee cake, using a widespread Scottish recipe.
Girvan, Ayrshire: Old Photos & Films
Girvan is a seaside town and fishing port situated on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Although the resident population is only about 6,700, the town holds many historic properties and a working harbour which can be easily identified in old photos taken decades ago.
