Antique vintage photographs & history of all things Scotland.
House contents clearance Stirlingshire: Stronachlachar Strone Stronvar Suie Lodge Hotel Sunnylaw Tamavoid Thornhill Tullich Tyndrum Wrightpark How does our house clearance service work? We usually just require 2-3 days notice, we like to turn up at 9am on the day of our appointment. If you are unable to be present during the house clearance we … Read more…
House contents clearance Inverclyde: Strone Stronvar Suie Lodge Hotel Sunnylaw Tamavoid Thornhill Tullich Tyndrum Wrightpark How does our house clearance service work? We usually just require 2-3 days notice, we like to turn up at 9am on the day of our appointment. If you are unable to be present during the house clearance we can … Read more…
The following antique vintage photographs were acquired during a house clearance & unwanted by the families or owners of the properties cleared. Life in Scotland during the 2nd World War In the Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Clydebank and Dundee areas thousands of civilians were killed and thousands of woman, children and men were made homeless when … Read more…
The following antique vintage photographs were acquired during a house clearance & unwanted by the families or owners of the properties cleared. Scotland farming during World War II facts During the war Britain depended on imports due to farming being in decline. Citizens were encouraged to grow their own vegetables and farmers were made to … Read more…
The following antique vintage photographs were acquired during a house clearance & unwanted by the families or owners of the properties cleared. Motorbike facts/ history Motorbikes are a descendant from the safety bicycle. In 1867 Sylvester Howard Roper invented a two-cylinder velocipede that was steam powered. In the 1860’s a company called Michaux and Company … Read more…
The following antique vintage photograph was acquired during a house clearance & unwanted by the families or owners of the properties cleared. Scottish marriage and weddings facts/ history In Scotland in the 1700’s girls were allowed to wed from the age of 12 and boys the age of 14. There was no law in Scotland … Read more…
The following antique vintage photograph was acquired during a house clearance & unwanted by the families or owners of the properties cleared. Thurso history/ facts Thurso was established by Charles I in 1633. Originally Thurso went by the name of ‘Tarvudobron’ meaning ‘Bull Water’. In 1649 Thurso was under attack by Donald Macalister Mullach, and … Read more…
The following antique vintage photograph was acquired during a house clearance & unwanted by the families or owners of the properties cleared. Scottish Terrier facts/ history The Scottish Terrier Breed originated in the 1700’s in Scotland, the Scottish Terrier breed was fist announced as the Aberdeen Terrier. in the 19th century the fourth Earl of … Read more…
The following antique vintage photograph was acquired during a house clearance & unwanted by the families or owners of the properties cleared. Bothwell castle facts/ history Bothwell castle is a large medieval castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The Bothwell castle was built to be intended to be a large and imposing fort. Bothwell castle is … Read more…
The following antique vintage photograph was acquired during a house clearance & unwanted by the families or owners of the properties cleared. Pedal car facts/ history Pedal cars appeared in the late 1880’s, most of them were modelled from cars on the road at that time. It was shortly after Karl Benz introduced the three … Read more…
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