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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,ferry,trawler,fishing,boats,dusk,evening,drama,service,services,Scotland,Scottish,rural,terminal,Argyll and Bute,west,coast,coastal,lifeline,disruption,unreliable,cancellations,disrupted,reliability,unreliability,Mull,Inner Hebrides,maritime,crisis,ageing,fleet,Coll,Tiree,technical faults,breakdowns,Government,renewal,tourism disruption
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EENHYF - MV Clansman, a Caledonian MacBrayne ferry, lies in Oban harbour at dusk with a vivid orange, blue and purple sunset reflected on calm water and fishing gear silhouetted in the foreground. The image combines west coast Scottish travel beauty with the harder editorial story of lifeline ferry reliability, ageing vessels, disrupted island services and the dependence of island communities on regular sailings for work, healthcare, school, freight, tourism and everyday life. CalMac's own material describes MV Clansman, Fear-cinnidh in Gaelic, as a major vessel in its fleet, while Oban is one of the key ferry ports for routes to Mull, Coll, Tiree, Colonsay and other Hebridean destinations. Official performance reporting and Scottish transport consultation material recognise reliability and resilience as priority issues because disruption has direct impacts on ferry-dependent communities, businesses and visitors. This photograph is useful for news, travel and policy coverage of CalMac, Caledonian MacBrayne, Oban ferry terminal, Scottish island transport, Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services, lifeline ferries, cancelled sailings, technical faults, vessel breakdowns, timetable disruption, replacement ferries, port infrastructure, public service contracts and Scottish Government ferry policy. The beautiful twilight scene creates a strong contrast with concerns about unreliable services, making the picture suitable for features on island depopulation, tourism uncertainty, supply chains, rural resilience, public transport investment, ferry fleet renewal, harbour capacity, weather disruption and the social cost when ferries fail. With the ferry name visible, the harbour setting, fishing boat rigging, still water and dramatic evening sky give strong search value for Oban, Argyll, west coast Scotland, Hebridean travel, ferry disruption, island life, maritime transport, coastal communities, public infrastructure and Scottish travel journalism and remote island resilience too.
CalMac MV Clansman in Oban harbour at dusk, illustrating ferry disruption and lifeline service relia
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,transport,hub,bus,destination,leisure,glass,frontage,modern,architecture,light,twilight,illuminated,shopfront,city,centre,Guild Square,Guild Street,Scotland,UK,Scottish,rail,travel Scotland,interchange,complex,mixed use,development,regeneration,economy,access,concourse,public,urban,nightfall,tourism,gateway,visitor economy,AB11
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EE4MB0 - Union Square shopping centre and Aberdeen railway station entrance at dusk, showing the large glazed frontage, illuminated interior, high roofline and pedestrians moving through the city centre transport and retail area. The image captures the blue hour transition from daylight to evening, with cool sky tones, reflective glass and warm internal lighting giving the building a modern urban feel. Union Square is a major shopping, dining and leisure destination in Aberdeen, located at Guild Square with the central railway and bus stations close by, making it a prominent gateway for shoppers, commuters, tourists and visitors arriving in the Granite City. This documentary exterior photograph can illustrate Scottish retail, city centre regeneration, rail travel, transport interchange design, shopping centre architecture, evening shopping, urban mobility and the relationship between public transport and commercial development. The glass facade and bright internal retail lighting give a clear sense of contemporary mixed-use city architecture, while the people entering and leaving the building add everyday scale and movement. The photograph may be useful for editorial features on Aberdeen city centre, North East Scotland travel, retail property, leisure destinations, transport hubs, public realm planning, rail-linked shopping centres, shopping habits, high street change, hospitality, cinema and restaurant footfall, tourism, local economy and post-work evening activity. The dusk conditions suggest calm weather and a dry paved foreground, with no obvious rain or snow visible, while the deepening blue sky helps place the scene at twilight rather than full night. As an image of a station-linked shopping centre, it also has value for stories about urban connectivity, commuter convenience, regional transport access, retail-led regeneration and the continuing role of city centre destinations in Scotland's changing commercial landscape.
Union Square shopping centre and Aberdeen station entrance at dusk, a major retail and transport hub
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,electric van,company vehicle,commercial van,advertising wrap,net zero,decarbonisation,Join us on the Path to Zero,Path to Zero,Im electric!,On the road to better energy,clean energy,Scotland,Scottish street,United Kingdom,UK,EV,van,net zero transition,energy transition,electrification,EV adoption,fleet electrification,sustainable business,corporate sustainability,ESG,decarbonising transport,climate change,environmental policy,UK energy market,consumer energy,clean transport,green economy,current affairs,documentary,editorial,climate action,emissions reduction
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DYWT2H - A green, fully liveried OVO Energy electric van is parked kerbside on a Scottish street, photographed in clean side profile against a pale stone built urban facade with modern windows. The wrap is dominated by the oversized OVO logo and clear net zero messaging, including Join us on the Path to Zero, On the road to better energy, and I'm electric!, making the vehicle both a working fleet asset and a moving billboard for decarbonisation. The image sits neatly at the junction of everyday streetscape and big policy themes: electrification of transport, corporate sustainability claims, and the practical reality of reducing tailpipe emissions in towns and cities.
As an energy supplier brand, OVO has marketed itself around greener energy and customer engagement, and a branded EV van like this signals fleet electrification as well as electricity's expanding role beyond the home. It also hints at the wider infrastructure behind the slogan: public charging networks, depot charging, smart scheduling, and the shift from petrol and diesel maintenance routines to battery health checks, tyres, and software updates. The bright green livery leans into familiar visual language of clean energy, while the plain, high contrast typography is designed to be readable at speed, in rain, or in low winter light, which suits Scotland's changeable conditions.
Editorially, the photograph works for stories about the UK energy market, green tariffs, ESG claims, net zero targets, and the slow, visible migration of commercial fleets to electric. It can also illustrate debates about consumer trust in sustainability messaging, the cost of the transition, and whether path to zero campaigns translate into measurable emissions reductions. The street context adds documentary value, placing climate themed branding into ordinary public space rather than a staged press photo. The van's quiet operation and zero exhaust emissions link to local air quality and noise reduction on streets
Green OVO Energy electric van in Scotland, branded ""Join us on the Path to Zero"" promoting cleaner e
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,history,historic,heritage,Scotland,EH2,the,shop,shopping,retail,and,studio,Princes Street,advert,advertisement,1980,salon,services,Scottish,beauty salon,former,closed,old,Jenners Edinburgh,Regis Spa,nail bar Edinburgh,beauty services,manicure,pedicure,cosmetics retail,Princes Street Edinburgh,historic department store,city centre shopping,Scottish retail,fashion and beauty,interior signage,modern retail,documentary photography
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X2CG2C - Interior signage advertising nail bar and beauty services inside Jenners department store on Princes Street in Edinburgh, Scotland. The display promotes manicure and beauty treatments associated with the store's Regis Spa offering and is set against the distinctive interior finishes of one of Scotland's most famous retail landmarks.
Jenners, founded in 1838, has long been regarded as Edinburgh's premier department store and a key feature of Princes Street, the city's principal shopping thoroughfare. Often referred to historically as the Harrods of the North, the store has played a central role in Edinburgh's retail and social life for generations.
Beauty services such as nail bars and spas reflect the evolution of traditional department stores, adapting to changing consumer habits by combining retail with experiential services. The image captures this blend of historic retail heritage and contemporary beauty culture within a city-centre shopping environment.
This photograph is suitable for editorial use illustrating department store interiors, beauty and wellness retail, Edinburgh shopping, changing high street models, luxury retail environments, and the modernisation of historic retail institutions in the UK.
48 Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH2 2YJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,transport,trains,platform,platforms,carriages,unreliable,at,Scotland,UK,Princes St,EH1 1BE,EH1,intercity train,UK rail travel,passenger train,long distance rail,British railways,train at platform,Edinburgh Waverley,railway platform,station interior,modern train,rail transport UK,commuter travel,business travel,public transport,rail operator branding,urban transport,travel infrastructure,UK railway network,Pendo,Pendolino,West Coast Main Line,WCML train
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X2CG2G - This image shows an Avanti West Coast passenger train standing at a platform inside Edinburgh Waverley railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland. The photograph captures the side of the modern intercity train, clearly displaying Avanti West Coast branding, with carriage windows reflecting the historic stone architecture of the station surroundings. Platform markings, tactile paving, and station infrastructure are visible, situating the scene firmly within a busy city-centre transport hub.
Edinburgh Waverley is Scotland's principal mainline railway station and one of the busiest stations in the United Kingdom outside London. Located between the Old Town and New Town, the station sits within a dramatic valley setting and plays a vital role in connecting Scotland's capital with destinations across England. Avanti West Coast operates long-distance services on the West Coast Main Line, linking Edinburgh with Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, and London Euston.
The image reflects contemporary UK rail travel, combining modern rolling stock with historic station architecture. It illustrates themes of intercity transport, public infrastructure, business and leisure travel, and the ongoing importance of rail connectivity between major UK cities. The photograph is suitable for editorial and commercial use relating to transport, travel, railway operations, urban mobility, and the British rail network.
Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station, Waverley Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1BB, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,in,on,a,priced out,mortgage,mortgages,tenant,tenants,tenancy,owners,owning,own,home,homes,inflation,increases,shares,share,homelessness,homeless,problem,issue,issues,development,Scotland,England,Ireland,Wales,Welsh,Scottish,English,UK,British
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXHHFA - Taken on 24 Sep 2023, this photograph shows Home Sharing - in words, Scrabble letters. The location is Great Britain, UK. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains a carefully staged close-up of letter tiles arranged as a readable concept phrase, photographed against a map, keyboard, dictionary page, coins or other context props rather than a plain studio background. The image can be used as a clear editorial, blog or report illustration where a concept needs to be shown visually without using a person, organisation logo or staged office scene. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include Scrabble, words, concept, letters, letter, socialhousing, housing, social housing, UKhousing, Home Sharing, priced out, mortgage, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. Because the subject is clearly labelled or visually distinctive, it can also work well in search-led usage where the buyer needs immediate recognition at small web-preview size. Further SEO-friendly usage could include local services, town-centre change, heritage branding, British social history, public infrastructure, consumer behaviour, community identity and documentary evidence for newsletters, blogs, policy papers and web features.
Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,in,on,a,priced out,mortgage,mortgages,tenant,tenants,tenancy,owners,owning,own,home,homes,inflation,increases,homelessness,homeless,problem,issue,issues,development,Scotland,England,Ireland,Wales,Welsh,Scottish,English,UK,British,increasing,increase,out of control,renters rights,bill
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RXHHFC - Taken on 24 Sep 2023, this photograph shows Housing Costs - in words, Scrabble letters. The location is Great Britain, UK. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains a carefully staged close-up of letter tiles arranged as a readable concept phrase, photographed against a map, keyboard, dictionary page, coins or other context props rather than a plain studio background. The subject connects directly with the continuing housing affordability debate, including rent inflation, mortgage pressure, private renting, social housing demand, homelessness risk and household budgets. The image can be used as a clear editorial, blog or report illustration where a concept needs to be shown visually without using a person, organisation logo or staged office scene. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include Scrabble, words, concept, letters, letter, socialhousing, housing, social housing, UKhousing, Housing Costs, priced out, mortgage, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. It has value for both local and national stories, especially where writers need to connect a named place or object with wider economic, social, environmental or cultural change.
Great Britain, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,harbour,sea,Shore,the,of,Australia,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK,1795-1800,Tower Place,Leith,EH6 7BZ,EH6,Victor Cosack,Victor,Cosack,plaque,governor,1737-1821,Scots,Australian,Council,sculptor,sculpture,son,of a,ship master,HMS Sirius,born,29th August 1737,29/08/1737,commemoration,port,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RHP1AE - John Hunter 1737 - 1821 - read more at https://www.scottish-places.info/people/famousfirst344.html
Statue of John Hunter, Tower Place, Leith
Governor of New South Wales (Australia) between 1795 and 1800. He was born in Leith (City of Edinburgh) the son of a ship-master. He was second-in-command on HMS Sirius to Arthur Phillip who founded the colony of New South Wales in 1788. Hunter is said to have governed the colony with sense, duty and humanity, but he was not liked by the Duke of Portland, who was Secretary of State, and issued an order recalling him to England in 1799. His conduct was later vindicated and he was awarded a generous pension. He was briefly given command of the warship Venerable, but after this ship was wrecked he finished his career at a desk. In 1807, he was promoted to Rear Admiral and, three years later, to Vice-Admiral.
He died in London, where he lies buried in Hackney Old Cemetery.
Tower Place, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH6 7BZ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,harbour,Leith,sea,Shore,the,The Shore,(Foundry),Ltd,limited,Scotland,UK,&,rust,grids,grate,cast,iron,steel,manufacturing,industries,old,historic,heritage,metal,EH,EH1,Scottish,makers,maker,British,foundries,Mackenzie,and,Moncur,14 Albany Street,EH1 3QB
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RHP1AP - Taken on 23 Jul 2023, this photograph shows Heavy cast iron grid embossed with Mackenzie & Moncur (Foundry) Ltd, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1 3QB. The location is 14 Albany St, Edinburgh, EH1 3QB. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains close-up metalwork, embossed lettering, patina, rust and wear that document everyday civic infrastructure. The Mackenzie and Moncur foundry mark is useful for industrial archaeology, Edinburgh street furniture, cast-iron manufacture and the unnoticed infrastructure underfoot in historic cities. The scene can be used for coastal heritage, fishing industry, working harbours, tourism, Scottish waterfront regeneration, maritime identity and the relationship between old ports and modern leisure. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include Foundry, Mackenzie & Moncur, Mackenzie, Moncur, Edinburgh, rusting, rusty, industry, manufacture, casting, harbour, Leith, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. It also has a useful contemporary feel, because it shows how long-standing places, policies, products or institutions are encountered by ordinary people in daily life. Further SEO-friendly usage could include local services, town-centre change, heritage branding, British social history
14 Albany St, Edinburgh, EH1 3QB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,Scotland,OT,Shopping,centre,berthed,dock,tourist,attraction,EH6,port,of,Leith,Lothian,EH6 6JJ,at,moor,moored,up,HM,docks,craft,marine,travel,voyage,ship,harbour,harbourside,dockyard,shopping,prow,ships,Great Britain,British,in,boat,family
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RECE2B - Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia, also known as the Royal Yacht Britannia, is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in service from 1954 until 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893. During her 43-year career, the yacht travelled more than a million nautical miles around the world to more than 600 ports in 135 countries. Now retired from royal service, Britannia is permanently berthed at Ocean Terminal, Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland, where it is a visitor attraction with over 300,000 visits each year.
Construction
HMY Britannia was built at the shipyard of John Brown & Co. Ltd in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire. She was launched by Queen Elizabeth II on 16 April 1953, and commissioned on 11 January 1954. The ship was designed with three masts: a 133-foot (41 m) foremast, a 139-foot (42 m) mainmast, and a 118-foot (36 m) mizzenmast. The top aerial on the foremast and the top 20 feet (6.1 m) of the mainmast were hinged to allow the ship to pass under bridges.
Britannia was designed to be converted into a hospital ship in time of war, although this capability was never used. In the event of nuclear war, it was intended for the Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, to take refuge aboard Britannia off the north-west coast of Scotland
Ocean Terminal, Leith, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH6 6JJ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,Scotland,OT,Ocean terminal,Shopping,centre,stills,Port of Leith,Ian Stirling,Paddy Fletcher,new,distilleries,distilling,system,whiskies,Lind & Lime,EH6,24,Coburg Street,Leith,Edinburgh,Lothian,EH6 6HB,building,architecture,Scottish,Leith Distillery,tours,tour,tastings,bar,bars,pub
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RECE2C - Edinburgh distilleries: Historic moment for £12m Port of Leith Distillery as attraction prepares to open
New Edinburgh distillery promises to be the biggest tourist attraction built in Leith in decades'
An innovative new Edinburgh distillery is marking an historic moment as it prepares to open. Stills have been installed at Port of Leith Distillery the UK's first vertical distillery which has been described as the biggest tourist attraction to be built in Leith for decades. With a projected 25,000 visitors expected in its first year, the distillery is due to open in summer 2023 at the site of an old biscuit factory.
The installation of the two hand-crafted copper stills (a 7,000 litre wash still and a 5,000 litre spirit still) from The Speyside Copper Works in Elgin is the latest milestone for the £12m nine-storey distillery, which will offer tours and tastings, as well as a top floor mezzanine bar with panoramic views of Leith and wider Edinburgh. Owners say the attraction is creating up to 50 long term local jobs, with the capacity to produce one million bottles of whisky a year, through its energy-saving gravitational distilling system.
Ian Stirling, co-founder of Port of Leith Distillery, said: For much of the 19th and 20th century, Leith was the unofficial capital of Scotch Whisky - making it the perfect place to build a new industrial landmark like the Port of Leith Distillery
an honest and modern piece of architecture that reflects our new and innovative approach to production. Installing our stills brings us one step closer to our summer distillery opening and welcoming tens of thousands of visitors from all over the world to come and experience a UK first.
Port of Leith Distillery is the latest long term investment in Leith by co-owners and lifelong friends Ian Stirling and Paddy Fletcher, following the opening of the new Lind & Lime Gin Distillery in May 2022, a brand they launched in 2018 from an industrial unit.
24 Coburg Street, Leith, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH6 6HB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,wrestling,posters,match,matches,fight,fights,all star programme,bouts,sports centre,stadium,Sat,29th Mar,Easter,1975,midget,Jackie Pallo,Giant Haystacks,special,heavyweight,clash,strengthened ring,Irish,Edinburgh,Scotland,EH7 6AE,EH7,Kevin Conneely,big,Bill Clarke,famous,Borg twins,tag team,Tony Borg,Ignatius Borg,the,Borg
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RECE2H - Meadowbank Stadium (officially the Meadowbank Sports Centre) is a multi-purpose sports facility located in the Meadowbank area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Built on the site of the earlier New Meadowbank and Old Meadowbank sports venues, it was originally built to host the 1970 Commonwealth Games. It also hosted the Games in 1986, becoming the first venue to host the Games twice. It is the current home of Scottish League One side Edinburgh City.
The stadium has also regularly hosted football. It was the home ground of Scottish Football League team Meadowbank Thistle between 1974 and 1995, becoming the first all-seated football ground in the UK in the process, it hosted senior non-league football as the home ground of Edinburgh City. League football returned to Meadowbank in 2016 following City's promotion to the Scottish Professional Football League. The Meadowbank complex also hosted Leith Athletic, which played on the Meadowbank 3G artificial pitch adjacent to the main stadium since 2013.
In the early months of 2019 the stadium was demolished and work begun on construction of its replacement. In 2022, following the completion of construction, Edinburgh City returned to Meadowbank.
Meadowbank Stadium was also used for rugby union as the home venue of Edinburgh Rugby between 2002 and 2004.
Meadowbank Sports Centre, London Road, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH7 6AE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,flour mill Leith,food manufacturing Scotland,Milling,industrial milling,plant,grain,processing facility,food,manufacturing,Scotland,Leith docks,industry,ADM Milling Edinburgh EH6,Archer Daniels Midland,flour production,cereal processing,portside industry,industrial architecture,manufacturing plant exterior,supply chain food industry,bulk grain handling,silos and milling buildings,Scottish industry,working waterfront,logistics and storage,urban industrial landscape,documentary photography,urban,industrial,landscape,silos,milling,buildings,factory,EH6 6PQ,EH6
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2REGJBN - The exterior of the ADM Milling facility at Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland. The site forms part of ADM's UK flour-milling operations, processing grain for use in bread, bakery products and other food manufacturing supply chains. Its location close to the docks at Leith reflects the historic importance of port access for bulk grain import, storage and distribution.
ADM Milling operates as a subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland, one of the world's largest agricultural processors and commodity trading companies. The Leith mill represents the continuation of industrial food production in an area long associated with heavy industry, warehousing and maritime trade.
Photographed in daylight, the image documents modern industrial architecture and active food-processing infrastructure within an urban Scottish setting. It is suitable for editorial use relating to food production, agribusiness, industrial supply chains, port economies, and the ongoing role of manufacturing within UK cities.
ADM Milling, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom , EH6 6PQ
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cloisters Bar Edinburgh,Edinburgh pub exterior,CAMRA,craft beer,Edinburgh,cask ale,pubs,pub,Scotland,26 Brougham Street,EH3,Edinburgh West End pub,independent pub Scotland,historic pub building,real ale selection,Scottish breweries,UK microbreweries,hanging flower baskets,red painted windows,evening pub scene,neighbourhood bar,British,pub culture,documentary photography,style,traditional,bar,bars,EH3 9JH,Alastair Russell,Mary Russell,real-ale,independence,local knowledge,brewing,heritage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2REGJ6M - The exterior of Cloisters Bar, a long-established independent public house located on Brougham Street in Edinburgh's West End. The pub occupies a substantial stone building and is easily recognised by its red-painted windows and traditional hanging flower baskets, photographed here in the early evening with customers visible inside.
Cloisters has been independently owned and run for decades, most notably under the long stewardship of Alastair and Mary Russell, who developed its reputation as one of Edinburgh's leading real-ale pubs from the late 20th century onwards. Unlike tied houses operated by large pub companies, Cloisters has remained free of brewery ownership, allowing it to curate a changing and carefully selected range of beers.
The pub is particularly well known for its extensive offering of cask ales and craft beers from across Scotland, alongside guest ales from English and wider UK microbreweries. This emphasis on variety and quality has made Cloisters a regular fixture in real-ale guides and a destination for both local drinkers and visitors seeking traditional pub culture.
Photographed at dusk, the image documents a working city pub rooted in independence, local knowledge and brewing heritage. It illustrates themes of Scottish pub culture, real ale traditions, independent hospitality, and the survival of characterful pubs within Edinburgh's urban fabric.
Cloisters Bar, 26 Brougham Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom , EH3 9JH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,Northern Ireland,NI,Limavady,Ireland,urban warning sign,on,fence,fencing,no ball games,council housing,social housing estate,British housing estate,estate regulations,children playing banned,public space restriction,municipal sign,UK urban environment,estate management,antisocial behaviour policy,community rules,1970s signage style,classic British sign,metal warning sign,brick wall background,housing policy concept,public order sign,everyday Britain,public,space,spaces,estates,schemes,regulation,Scotland,Wales,England
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RBN9EC - This image shows a traditional No Ball Games sign, commonly found on UK council and social housing estates, mounted against a dark brick wall. Such signs have been widely used by local authorities and housing providers to regulate play and reduce noise, damage, or nuisance in shared residential spaces.
The phrase No Ball Games has become a cultural shorthand in Britain, often referenced in discussions about urban childhood, public space, social housing management, and community control. While originally intended as a practical estate-management measure, the signage is now frequently used symbolically in media and policy commentary about youth provision, play spaces, and social behaviour.
The image is well suited to editorial and conceptual use covering social housing, council estates, urban life, local government policy, childhood and play, community rules, and British social history, as well as nostalgic or critical perspectives on post-war housing design and regulation.
Council housing estate, England, United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,150g,150,grams,expensive,rip,off,UK,England,Scotland,Charles,III,tins,monarchy,airport,duty,free,duty-free,English,all,butter,all-butter,150grams,really,tourist,souvenir,souvenirs,King Charles III,of,biscuits,Royal Deeside,Shortbread Tin,special-edition,collectors,heirloom,potential,gift,store
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Manchester Airport, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,regular,childrens,children,kid,kids,annual,75,years,anniversary,edition,book,strip,cartoon,cartoons,publisher,& co,ltd,icon,iconic,childhood,British,Scotland,Dundee,Scottish,famous,Lord Snooty,Bash Street Kids,colour,misbehaving,characters,anarchic,humour,funny,David Couper Thomson,DD1,annuals,Xmas
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NCX0NB - The Beano (formerly The Beano Comic, also known as Beano) is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson. Its first issue was published on 30 July 1938,[1] and it became the world's longest-running comic issued weekly in 2018, publishing its 4000th issue in August 2019.[2] Popular and well-known comic strips and characters include Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx, The Bash Street Kids, Roger the Dodger, Billy Whizz, Lord Snooty and His Pals, Ivy the Terrible, General Jumbo, Jonah, and Biffo the Bear.
The Beano was planned as a pioneering children's magazine that contained mostly comic strips, in the style of American newspaper gag-a-days, as opposed to the more text story based Story papers that were immensely popular before the Second World War. In the present, its legacy is its misbehaving characters, escapist tales and anarchic humour with an audience of all ages. Beano is a multimedia franchise with spin-off books and Christmas annuals, a website, theme park rides, games, cartoon adaptations, and a production company.
Dundee (Meadowside). 2 Albert Square Dundee, Scotland, DD1 1DD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,English,Scotland,Wales,Scottish,Welsh,stamp,stamps,1st class,letters,mail,Britisk,replace,replacement,regular,competition,post,delivery,and,delivered,on,franked,letter,with,barcoded,British,1st class stamp,code,technology,walksort,mailsort,postage,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M904Y9 - In February Royal Mail introduced barcodes to stamps. These will include regular everyday' Definitive stamps the ones with the profile of HM The Queen, as well as Christmas stamps.
Each barcode is unique and an integral part of the stamp, so when using these new stamps you must keep the barcode attached otherwise they are invalid.
Stamps without a barcode can be used until 31 Jan 2023 and will continue to be sold until stocks are exhausted. Barcoded and non-barcoded stamps can be used together on one item if required.
Royal Mail are encouraging customers to use up their non-barcoded stamps before 31 Jan 2023. Where this is not possible, non-barcoded stamps can exchanged using Royal Mail's 'Swap Out' scheme.
Please note, stamps cannot be exchanged in Post Office branches
Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 2SJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KRXPFT -
28 Hanover St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH2 2DS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M366T7 - Traditional festive-themed gift store stocking decorations, carved German figures and nutcrackers.
The Nutcracker Christmas Shop, High St, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1TB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M366X1 - It takes its name from the residence of Andrew Durie, Abbot, 1526.
It was later occupied by Lord Strichen in the mid- 1700s and is now incorporated into The Radisson Blu Hotel.
Melrose Close, Royal Mile, Edinburgh old town, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1TH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M366YN -
40 Cockburn St , Scott Brothers, Edinburgh, Lothian , Scotland, UK, EH1 1NY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M367AG -
73 Cockburn St, Edinburgh, Lothians, Scotland, UK, EH1 1BU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M367ET -
Stevenlaws Close, Royal Mile, Edinburgh old town, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 1TB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M368KB - The annual Edinburgh Hogmanay celebration was originally an informal street party focused on the Tron Kirk in the Old Town's High Street. Since 1993, it has been officially organised with the focus moved to Princes Street. In 1996, over 300,000 people attended, leading to ticketing of the main street party in later years up to a limit of 100,000 tickets. Hogmanay now covers four days of processions, concerts and fireworks, with the street party beginning on Hogmanay. Alternative tickets are available for entrance into the Princes Street Gardens concert and Cèilidh, where well-known artists perform and ticket holders can participate in traditional Scottish cèilidh dancing. The event attracts thousands of people from all over the world
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M36995 - Edinburgh Playhouse is a theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland. With 3,059 seats it is the second largest theatre in the United Kingdom after the Hammersmith Apollo. The theatre is owned by Ambassador Theatre Group.
The theatre opened on 12 August 1929 as a super-cinema, and was modelled on the Roxy Cinema in New York. It was designed by the specialist cinema architect John Fairweather, most famous for his Green's Playhouse cinema in Glasgow. The original colour scheme was described on opening as follows:
Tones of ivory and stone predominate on the walls, and the roof is decorated with bands of pale green leaves intersected with gold at intervals. The seats in the different parts of the house have been upholstered to harmonise with the general scheme of the decoration. The organ fronts are in Venetian style, and the clock settings, which are square, are neat and attractive.
The building was originally listed Category B in 1974, and this was upgraded by Historic Scotland to Category A in 2008
In recent years, The Playhouse has played host to a wide variety of artists and shows.
It also caters to the youth of the surrounding area who are involved in stage experience projects and youth musicals projects in which children as young as 10, and young adults as old as 21, can take part in shows on the world-famous stage.
It is used as a venue for both the Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe each August
The building is said to be haunted by a ghost called Albert, a man in a grey coat who appears on level six accompanied by a chill in the air. He is variously said to have been either a stagehand who was killed in an accident or a night-watchman who committed suicide
18-22 Greenside Pl, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH1 3AA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M369GH - Edinburgh Trams is a tramway in Edinburgh, Scotland, operated by Edinburgh Trams Ltd. It is a 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) line between St Andrew Square in the New Town and Edinburgh Airport, with 15 stops.
Construction began in June 2008, and after encountering delays it opened on 31 May 2014. The scheme had an initial estimated cost of £375 million in 2003, but by May 2008, when contracts were signed, the cost had risen to £521 million. The final cost after delays was £776 million.
After running for two years, the scheme had achieved pre-tax profitability (excluding maintenance and infrastructure costs) and exceeded the original ridership targets. It has run at an operating loss since 2018 (e.g. −£9.4 million in 2018). On 14 March 2019, Edinburgh Council voted to approve the extension of the existing line from York Place to Newhaven. The extended line is due to be operational by early 2023
St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH2 2YB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KRXPY2 -
Waverley railway station, Edinburgh city centre, Scotland, UK, EH1 3EG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K6C9E1 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K56CWT - GDPR to be scrapped in favour of UK data privacy regime
The UK will scrap the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union's data privacy regime, and replace it with an alternative system in the UK, the digital and culture secretary Michelle Donelan has told the Conservative Party conference.
Donelan said the proposed new system, details of which have not yet been revealed, will be simpler and clearer for businesses to navigate.
No longer will our businesses be shackled by lots of unnecessary red tape, said Donelan. We will be replacing GDPR with our own business and consumer-friendly British data protection system.
Our plan will protect consumer privacy and keep their data safe, whilst retaining our data adequacy so businesses can trade freely.
The GDPR, which aims to enhance individuals' rights to their own personal data, took effect across the UK, the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA) in May 2018. It applies to all businesses that process data held by anyone in these regions, regardless of where the business is based.
The Data Reform Bill introduced in the summer is on hold while ministers review their approach. Nadine Norris, the former digital and culture secretary, said in June that measures in the bill would increase financial penalties for those pestering people with nuisance calls and minimise the number of cookie pop-ups people see on the internet.
Donelan's speech in Birmingham came after the prime minister announced the exemption of tens of thousands of employers from reporting obligations such as gender pay gap reporting as part of a sweeping package of reforms to cut red tape.
Small and medium-sized businesses with fewer than 250 employees are currently exempt from regulatory requirements such as gender pay gap and executive pay ratio reporting.
The government yesterday increased this threshold to 500 employees for all new regulations under development and said that it would apply this to retained EU law
Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
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Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K56CYX -
Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K56D1R - GDPR to be scrapped in favour of UK data privacy regime
The UK will scrap the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union's data privacy regime, and replace it with an alternative system in the UK, the digital and culture secretary Michelle Donelan has told the Conservative Party conference.
Donelan said the proposed new system, details of which have not yet been revealed, will be simpler and clearer for businesses to navigate.
No longer will our businesses be shackled by lots of unnecessary red tape, said Donelan. We will be replacing GDPR with our own business and consumer-friendly British data protection system.
Our plan will protect consumer privacy and keep their data safe, whilst retaining our data adequacy so businesses can trade freely.
The GDPR, which aims to enhance individuals' rights to their own personal data, took effect across the UK, the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA) in May 2018. It applies to all businesses that process data held by anyone in these regions, regardless of where the business is based.
The Data Reform Bill introduced in the summer is on hold while ministers review their approach. Nadine Norris, the former digital and culture secretary, said in June that measures in the bill would increase financial penalties for those pestering people with nuisance calls and minimise the number of cookie pop-ups people see on the internet.
Donelan's speech in Birmingham came after the prime minister announced the exemption of tens of thousands of employers from reporting obligations such as gender pay gap reporting as part of a sweeping package of reforms to cut red tape.
Small and medium-sized businesses with fewer than 250 employees are currently exempt from regulatory requirements such as gender pay gap and executive pay ratio reporting.
The government yesterday increased this threshold to 500 employees for all new regulations under development and said that it would apply this to retained EU law
Westmonster, London, England, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2TJP - The Advanced Passenger Train (APT) was a tilting high speed train developed by British Rail during the 1970s and early 1980s, for use on the West Coast Main Line (WCML). The WCML contained many curves, and the APT pioneered the concept of active tilting to address these, a feature that has since been copied on designs around the world. The experimental APT-E achieved a new British railway speed record on 10 August 1975 when it reached 152.3 miles per hour (245.1 km/h), only to be bested by the service prototype APT-P at 162.2 miles per hour (261.0 km/h) in December 1979, a record that stood until September 2006.
Development of the service prototypes dragged on, and by the late 1970s the design had been under construction for a decade and the trains were still not ready for service. The election of Margaret Thatcher brought matters to a head and she alluded to funding cuts for the project. Facing the possibility of cancellation, BR management decided to put the prototypes into service, with the first runs along the London-Glasgow route taking place in December 1981. The result was a media circus when every problem large or small received front-page coverage and the entire project derided as an example of BR's incompetence. The trains were withdrawn from service again by the end of the month, to the great amusement of the press.
In spite of the APT's troubled history, the design was highly influential and directly inspired other high speed trains such as the Pendolino. The considerable work on electrification that was carried out hand-in-hand with APT was put to good use with newer non-tilting designs like the British Rail Class 91. The APT's tilt system was returned to the WCML on the British Rail Class 390, based on the Fiat Ferroviaria tilting train design and built by Alstom.
Crewe Heritage Centre, Vernon Way,Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1 2DB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0PRNF - The Timex Corporation established itself as a major employer in Dundee after World War II due to generous incentives by local government.It set up at two campuses in the city: one at Milton and another at Camperdown. These two facilities were divided along gender lines and speciality. The Milton plant was 60 per cent male and predominantly produced tools and components. Camperdown however was 80 per cent female and did the assembly work. In 1966, Timex was the third largest single employer in Dundee, and the single largest employer of women. It peaked at 6,000 total workers in 1974, which made it one of the city's largest employers and gave it a unique place in the culture of Dundee.
Dundee's other large employer of women in the mid to late 20th century was the jute industry. However, Timex's assembly line paid significantly better, making it a more attractive option for many young women. Additionally, as jute manufacturing contracted in the city in the 1950s and 1960s, Timex absorbed much of the skilled workforce. These jobs offered better pay and conditions
for the men they doubled their earnings
The 1993 Dundee Timex strike was a major industrial dispute which took place in Dundee, Scotland, in 1993. The dispute, which was notable for its level of picket-line violence and the involvement of women, ended with the closure of the Timex plant in the city after 47 years. It's considered by historians to be the last of the large industrial disputes of late 20th century Britain.
In early January 1993, there were proposed layoffs at the factory. A ballot for strike action came out at 92% in favour, while requests for negotiation and arbitration were ignored. On 29 January, the workers came out. They offered to return to work on 17 February
however, they were told that there would be a cut of 10% across the board, which was refused. On 28 August 1993, the factory shut, following six months of industrial unrest.
Harrison Rd, Dundee, Scotland, UK, DD2 3SN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JREC56 - 1. A Real Pay Rise.
2. Slash Energy Bills.
3. End Food Poverty.
4. Decent Homes for All.
5. Tax the Rich.
Enough is Enough is a campaign to fight the cost of living crisis.
We were founded by trade unions and community organisations determined to push back against the misery forced on millions by rising bills, low wages, food poverty, shoddy housing and a society run only for a wealthy elite.
We can't rely on the establishment to solve our problems. It's up to us in every workplace and every community.
UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP8T9A - Why is the shortage of HRT products particularly prominent?
Some HRT products, particularly gels, are in short supply. The causes are complex and multifactorial, according to the British Menopause Society, Faculty of Sexual Reproductive Healthcare, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).7 In a joint statement they say, HRT supply has not always been reliable in recent years, with multiple factors including manufacturing capacity, understanding current and future demand, and disruption of global supply chains all contributing.
The organisations also point to a sea change in the public conversation around menopause. Increased awareness of the menopause and HRT has been called the Davina effect after a Channel 4 documentary presented by Davina McCall in May 2021.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) says demand for HRT has risen 38% in the past seven years, as access has been extended.
England, UK
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Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3T32B -
Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2CBET91 - Sterling banknotes are the banknotes in circulation in the United Kingdom and its related territories, denominated in pounds sterling (symbol: £
ISO 4217 currency code GBP [Great Britain pound]).
Sterling banknotes are official currency in the United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and Tristan da Cunha in St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. One pound is equivalent to 100 pence. Three British Overseas Territories also have currencies called pounds which are at par with the pound sterling.
The Bank of England has a monopoly of banknote issuance in England and Wales but, for historic reasons, three banks in Scotland and four banks in Northern Ireland are permitted to issue their own currency but the law requires that the issuing banks hold a sum of Bank of England banknotes (or gold) equivalent to the total value of notes issued. Versions of the pound sterling issued by Crown dependencies and other areas are regulated only by local governments and not the Bank of England.
Great Britain, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AR8C2W - NLV Pole Star is a lighthouse tender operated by the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB), the body responsible for the operation of lighthouses and marine navigation aids around the coasts of Scotland and the Isle of Man.
Pole Star was completed in 2000 by Ferguson Shipbuilders on the River Clyde. She is the fourth NLB vessel to carry the name and replaced the 37-year-old NLV Fingal. In memory of this vessel, Pole Star has a workboat onboard named Fingal.
Pole Star was joined by a new vessel, NLV Pharos in March 2007, which replaced the previous vessel of the same name. Although the headquarters of the NLB is in Edinburgh, both vessels can be serviced by a workbase in Oban on the west coast.
From March 2008, Sean Rathbone has been Master of the Pole Star
Custom House Quay Ferry Terminal, Greenock , Inverclyde, West of Scotland, Scotland, UK, PA15 1EQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AR6YJE - The Greenock Arts Guild's Beacon Arts Centre (replacing the former Arts Guild Theatre) opened in 2013 in a new building at Greenock's Custom House Quay. It provides a 500 seat theatre that hosts a regular programme of plays, concerts, musical events, comedians and other events and a Studio Theatre, as well as a multifunction Gallery Suite providing rehearsal and meeting rooms which combine for event or performance space, and a café / bistro, both with views over the Clyde.
Greenock hosted the National Mòd in 1904 and 1925
Custom House Quay, Greenock, Inverclyde,
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AR6YJN - The Greenock Arts Guild's Beacon Arts Centre (replacing the former Arts Guild Theatre) opened in 2013 in a new building at Greenock's Custom House Quay. It provides a 500 seat theatre that hosts a regular programme of plays, concerts, musical events, comedians and other events and a Studio Theatre, as well as a multifunction Gallery Suite providing rehearsal and meeting rooms which combine for event or performance space, and a café / bistro, both with views over the Clyde.
Greenock hosted the National Mòd in 1904 and 1925
Custom House Quay, Greenock, Inverclyde,
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AR75KJ - Beacon (19th Century), Clock Tower (19th Century), Drinking Fountain (19th Century)
Site Name Greenock, Custom House Quay, Clock Tower
Classification Beacon (19th Century), Clock Tower (19th Century), Drinking Fountain (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Greenock Harbour
Harbour Light
Steamboat Quay
Greenock 1
Canmore ID 199871
Site Number NS27NE 154
NGR NS 28330 76237
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/199871
The Beacon clock tower at Customhouse Quay in Greenock, designed by William Clark, marine artist. It has a weather vane, a fog bell, a fog light and clock. The lower section is interesting and contains an amazing amount of detail.
The drinking fountain has a beautiful lion's head and crest with the words God Speed - very apt considering many there would be going on a journey, as well as being part of Greenock's own motto. There was also a letter box.
The Beacon itself was made at Rankin & Blackmore's Eagle Foundry in Greenock (Baker Street). More info at http://thegreenockian.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-beacon-clock-tower-and-so-much-more.html
Custom House Quay, Greenock,Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADE43G - John Galt ( 2 May 1779 11 April 1839) was a Scottish novelist, entrepreneur, and political and social commentator. Galt has been called the first political novelist in the English language, due to being the first novelist to deal with issues of the Industrial Revolution.
Galt was the first superintendent of the Canada Company (1826-1829). The company had been formed to populate a part of what is now Southern Ontario (then known as Upper Canada) in the first half of the 19th century
it was later called the most important single attempt at settlement in Canadian history.
In 1829, Galt was recalled to Great Britain for mismanagement of the Canada Company (particularly incompetent bookkeeping), and was later jailed for failing to pay his son's tuition. Galt's Autobiography, published in London in 1833, includes a discussion of his life and work in Upper Canada
In Greenock, John Galt is commemorated by the John Galt memorial fountain on the Esplanade, and by a plaque at the old cemetery where he is buried. Sheltered housing (for seniors) built next to the cemetery in 1988, on the site of the old Greenock Royal Infirmary, is named John Galt House in his honour
Inverkip Street Cemetery, 1 Bruce St, Greenock,Inverclyde, scotland, UK, PA15 4LL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ADE464 - Kenny Hunter was born in Edinburgh 1962 and studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1983 - 1987. After graduating in sculpture, Kenny has gone on to practice in both the field of public and gallery based art becoming one of the UK's foremost artists with works in collections all over the world, including Paris, New York and Hamburg. These are his thoughts on Citizen Firefighter.
Citizen Firefighter was conceived primarily to celebrate the fire service. But it is also an attempt, through a recognition of their work, to reclaim the political and civic space associated with the historical form of the public statue. While maintaining the clear, formal language of the past, the content and narrative of this new work differs in many ways from the historical tradition, and it is precisely through this rupture between Citizen Firefighter and what is generally understood to be the impact of historical works that we can begin to assess what kind of relationship now exists between citizen and resident, between statue and sculpture. The space opened up in this way creates the possibility of a dialogue of historical and sociological change.
Through the work's symbolism, Citizen Firefighter appears to rekindle the onlooker's reflexes when faced with a nineteenth-century public monument. It differs, however, by both the neutrality of its stance and by the prominence given to the breathing apparatus, which has a democratising effect on human identity. The generic or quotidian aspect of the figure is further accentuated by a reductive treatment of form, in which all naturalist or realist traits have been suppressed. Subtraction peels away pathos, creating enough critical distance to enable the viewer to consider the complex charge inherent in the way the subject is presented. In this way the meaning of the monument itself is left partially open, thus creating a space that can be reinvested by the onlooker
99 Gordon St, Glasgow,Scotland, G1 3SF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAEJ3J - In the times before you could buy a ruler in your local stationers or a tape measure in a hardware store, people estimated the length of objects from the lengths of parts of their body. For example:
(i) An inch is roughly the length of the end of your thumb (i.e. from the joint to its end)
(ii) A foot is what you would expect, i.e. the length of a foot, originally the length of the Kings foot.
(iii) A yard was a Bowmans pull (i.e. from your breastbone to your hand).
Such rules of thumb are adequate if all that is required is a rough estimate of the length of an object, but you can imagine the arguments that would ensue if you were buying or selling cloth for example. If you are selling cloth you would make the most profit if you used someone with short arms as your measure, however if you are a tailor buying cloth, you would prefer someone with long arms! To ensure fair trading, standards of measurements were provided in public places in towns and cities throughout the UK.
The chain is the unit of measure used by surveyors, as recently as 50 years ago a young apprentice surveyor was sent to George Square to check the length of his company's chain against the length of the standard chain. In the days before metrication every child had to learn 3 feet make a yard, 22 yards make a chain, 10 chains make a furlong and 8 furlongs make a mile.
There are three sets of measurement standards to be found in George Square:
(a) The standard inch, foot, 2 foot, and 3 foot are mounted on the wall of the City Chambers (locate them on the right hand side of the entrance to the City Chambers as you face the building with your back to the Square).
(b) There is a standard chain with its links in the Square (locate these between the benches and the grassed area on the east side of square.)
(c) 100 feet. (Again these are located beside the benches, this time at the grassed area at the west side.)
City Chambers, George Square Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G2 1AL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2T2 - The City Chambers or Municipal Buildings in Glasgow, Scotland, has functioned as the headquarters of Glasgow City Council since 1996, and of preceding forms of municipal government in the city since 1889, located on the eastern side of the city's George Square. An eminent example of Victorian civic architecture, the building was constructed between 1882 and 1888 to a competition winning design by Scottish architect William Young. a native of Paisley.
Inaugurated in August 1888 by Queen Victoria, the first council meeting was held within the chambers in October 1889. The building originally had an area of 5,016 m2 (53,990 sq ft). In 1923, an extension to the east side of the building in John Street was opened and in 1984 Exchange House in George Street was completed, increasing the size of the City Chambers complex to some 14,000 m2
George Square, Glasgow, Scotland,UK, G2 1AL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2T4 - The City Chambers or Municipal Buildings in Glasgow, Scotland, has functioned as the headquarters of Glasgow City Council since 1996, and of preceding forms of municipal government in the city since 1889, located on the eastern side of the city's George Square. An eminent example of Victorian civic architecture, the building was constructed between 1882 and 1888 to a competition winning design by Scottish architect William Young. a native of Paisley.
Inaugurated in August 1888 by Queen Victoria, the first council meeting was held within the chambers in October 1889. The building originally had an area of 5,016 m2 (53,990 sq ft). In 1923, an extension to the east side of the building in John Street was opened and in 1984 Exchange House in George Street was completed, increasing the size of the City Chambers complex to some 14,000 m2 - Most of the interior looks like it's made from marble, but is of course alabaster and plaster-work. The exception is the one piece of pure white marble on the first floor carved in the shape of a lion. This mimics the lions that stand guard of Glasgow City Chambers in George Square.
It is considered lucky to rub the lion's nose every time you pass by.
George Square, Glasgow, Scotland,UK, G2 1AL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGC0 - The Barras is a major street and indoor weekend market in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland. The term barra is Glaswegian dialect for barrow, relating to the market's early years, where traders sold their wares from handcarts. Barrowland is sometimes used to describe the district itself where the market is located, which is actually officially known as Calton.
Because of its location on Gallowgate the main thoroughfare from the city centre to Parkhead and Celtic Park, Barrowlands is also notable for its large concentration of public houses and shops devoted to fans of Celtic Football Club. Baird's Bar was one of the best known Celtic-oriented pubs next door to the Barrowland Ballroom building, the bar has since closed down due to violent incidents that have occurred in the premises. The bar is to be reopened as a furniture store.
Glasgow Antiques and Randalls Antique and vintage Center, the Cartwheel and the Square Yard can all be found next to the Squirrel Bar.
242 Gallowgate, Glasgow, Scotland,UK, G1 5DX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGC6 - Patrick James Lally (February 1926 8 June 2018) was a Scottish politician who was Leader of Glasgow City Council and Lord Provost of Glasgow.
Early years
Pat Lally was born and brought up in the Gorbals, a poor district of Glasgow. He left school at 13, and was conscripted to the RAF after the War. He joined the Labour Party in 1950 and was elected as a Glasgow Corporation councillor in 1966.
Glasgow Council
Lally was involved in local government politics from 1966 to 1999. Although he was suspended from Labour's candidates list in 1977 in a housing allocation row, he returned to the City Chambers in 1980. He was council leader of Glasgow City District Council in the early 1990s and became Lord Provost of the new City Council in 1995, serving until 1999. During this time he did much to promote Glasgow on the national and international stage. He was credited as the driving force behind civic successes such as the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival, Glasgow becoming European City of Culture in 1990, and European City of Architecture in 1999. He also played an important role in the creation of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, which is sometimes dubbed 'Lally's Palais'.
In 1997 he and Alex Mosson were suspended by the Labour party in a votes for trips scandal. Both took the party to the Court of Session and had the suspension revoked. Lally retired from local government in 1999.
Pat Lally is nicknamed 'Lazarus', as a result of his numerous political comebacks.
Retirement
He quit the Labour Party in 2003, but later that year stood at the age of 77 against Mike Watson in Glasgow Cathcart to be an MSP as a health campaign candidate, and stood again to be an MSP in the October 2005 by-election, against ex-council leader Charlie Gordon, as an independent for the same constituency.
Lally stood as a candidate for the Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party in the 2007 Scottish Parliament election on the Glasgow list. His wife, Peggy, died on polling day, 3 May.
George Square, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 1AL
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2T6 - A kilt (Scottish Gaelic: fèileadh [ˈfeːləɣ])[1] is a type of knee-length non-bifurcated skirt with pleats at the back, originating in the traditional dress of Gaelic men and boys in the Scottish Highlands. It is first recorded in the 16th century as the great kilt, a full-length garment whose upper half could be worn as a cloak. The small kilt or modern kilt emerged in the 18th century, and is essentially the bottom half of the great kilt. Since the 19th century, it has become associated with the wider culture of Scotland, and more broadly with Gaelic or Celtic heritage. It is most often made of woollen cloth in a tartan pattern.
Although the kilt is most often worn on formal occasions and at Highland games and other sports events, it has also been adapted as an item of informal male clothing, returning to its roots as an everyday garment. Particularly in North America, kilts are now made for casual wear in a variety of materials. Alternative fastenings may be used and pockets inserted to avoid the need for a sporran. Kilts have also been adopted as female wear for some sports.
39 - 41 Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G2 1HW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AERR3D -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AERR7G - Thomas Cook Group plc was a British global travel group. It was formed on 19 June 2007 by the merger of Thomas Cook AG (itself the successor to Thomas Cook & Son) and MyTravel Group.[9] The group operated in two separate segments: a tour operator and an airline. It also operated travel agencies in Europe. On 23 September 2019 Thomas Cook Group and all UK entities went into compulsory liquidation.
Thomas Cook was listed on both the London Stock Exchange and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The Thomas Cook Group ceased trading on 23 September 2019. Approximately 21,000 worldwide employees were left without jobs (including 9,000 UK staff) and 600,000 customers (150,000 from the UK) were left abroad, triggering the UK's largest peacetime repatriation.
After the collapse, segments of the company were purchased by others, including the travel stores in the UK, the airlines, the Thomas Cook name and logo, the hotel brands and the tour operators.
In February 2019, the Financial Times newspaper said that the Thomas Cook Group had received bids for its airline business, which includes Condor, and also the company as a whole. In March 2019, Thomas Cook UK announced 21 travel office closures and the redundancy of 300 staff, justifying the decision with the fact that 64% of bookings had been made online in 2018
On 9 October 2019, independent travel agent Hays Travel announced that it had acquired all 555 former Thomas Cook travel stores in the UK, and planned to re-employ a significant number of former employees. Hays, which already operated 190 of their own stores, expected to retain over 25% of the retail staff, saving roughly 2,500 jobs
1-13 Murray Place, Stirling,Scotland,UK, FK8 1DQ
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Bank Quay, Bank Quay Station, Warrington, Cheshire, England WA1 1LW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy TRN0YW - Aberdeen 2019 has been transformed into a vibrant and colourful artistic experience thanks to the return of an annual festival.
More than 100 artists are taking part in the Look Again Festival, which takes advantage of vacant or underused areas of the city and runs until June 16.
Among the highlights of this year's event, the fifth since it was launched, include a Colosseum-inspired colourful installation at the Castlegate and a virtual reality experience in Marischal Quad.
Another major attraction is The Bill Gibb Line, presented by Aberdeen-based writer Shane Strachan.
Gibb was the son of an Aberdeenshire farmer who took the fashion world by storm, with Elizabeth Taylor, Bianca Jagger, and Sandie Shaw wearing his designs in the 1970s.
Look Again co-director Sally Reaper said: In this, our fifth year, Look Again lasts longer and extends further than ever before.
With amazing participation from well over 100 artists, designers, makers, writers and performers, we really feel we are showing what a great creative community we have right here in the north-east.
We are so pleased to be highlighting this wealth of talent.
Our 2019 programme is bold and ambitious, outward-looking and connected, and we are delighted at the collaborations and partnerships that have emerged and continue to grow through Look Again.
An extensive series of talks, workshops and events will also give opportunities to learn more about the work of the participating artists and the creative industries in the north-east.
Launched in 2015, Look Again is now part of Gray's School of Art at Robert Gordon University (RGU) and also holds events throughout the year.
Libby Curtis, head of the art school, said: Look Again is fully committed to supporting the growth and development of Aberdeen's incredible creative industry support it critically needs in order to maintain its robust cultural offering but also to retain the fantastic artistic talent we have here in the north-east.
Castlegate, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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Castle St, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, AB11 5BB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy TRN106 - Orkney, Shetland, Inverness, Ayrshire and Fife are among the regions represented in a series of 12 limited edition Tennent's fonts.
Designed to create stand out' on the bar, the fonts are currently being rolled out to selected pubs and bars across Scotland.
Eleven regions Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, Fife, Stirling, Ayrshire, Shetland, Orkney and Inverness are represented along with a general Scotland design for outlets outwith the selected regions.
Each of the fonts, created by design agency D8, features landmarks and references from the region it represents, such as Edinburgh's Calton Hill, the Finnieston Crane in Glasgow, Aberdeen's Dunnottar Castle, Deep Sea World in Fife, Orkney's Viking longship, shinty in Inverness and Perth's Tay Bridge.
Alan Hay, on-trade sales director at Tennent's, said 250 fonts of each design will be rolled out this summer.
Supporting our customers will always be our priority, and following the success of our customisable founts, we are now rolling out fount designs for specific regions of Scotland, he said.
No other brand knows the Scottish on-trade like we do and we're sure the cultural references on each fount will create a real talking point amongst pub-goers
we can't wait to see how they look in bars around the country.
We want our drinkers to have a quality experience when enjoying a pint of Tennent's, and that starts with how our fount looks on the bar.
The roll out of the limited edition fonts comes after Tennent's extended its partnership with Scottish Rugby in a seven-figure deal.
Under the new agreement, Tennent's will continue its relationship with the Scotland national team and the country's two professional sides: Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors, alongside the additional title sponsorship of the Scottish domestic leagues.
The brewer will additionally take on the naming rights of the Premiership and National leagues, with the newly-formed Scottish Championship to follow in 2019/2020.
213 Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB11 6BA
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Glasgow city, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G3 8LD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K41M11 - Exhibition Centre railway station, previously called Finnieston (19791986) and Stobcross (18941959) due to its location in the Stobcross area of the city, is a railway station in Glasgow on the Argyle Line. It serves the OVO Hydro, the SEC Centre and the SEC Armadillo which are accessible by adjoining footbridge from an island platform. The station suffers badly from congestion at concerts as most of Greater Glasgow can be reached from the station. There is a siding adjacent to Platform 2, that can be used as a turnback siding for trains terminating at Anderston or Glasgow Central Low Level. The line is served by Class 318s and Class 320s. Ticket gates are in operation.
Exhibition Centre (Glasgow) Rail Station , Minerva Street, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, UK, G3 8
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XMXT - The Highland (Scottish Gaelic: Bò Ghàidhealach
Scots: Hielan coo) is a Scottish breed of rustic beef cattle. It originated in the Scottish Highlands and the Western Islands of Scotland and has long horns and a long shaggy coat. It is a hardy breed, able to withstand the intemperate conditions in the region. The first herd-book dates from 1885
two types a smaller island type, usually black, and a larger mainland type, usually dun were registered as a single breed. It is reared primarily for beef, and has been exported to several other countries
The Highland is a traditional breed of western Scotland. There were two distinct types. The Kyloe, reared mainly in the Hebrides or Western Islands, was small and was frequently black.:243 The cattle were so called because of the practice of swimming them across the narrow straits or kyles separating the islands from the mainland. The cattle of the mainland were somewhat larger, and very variable in colour
they were often brown or red.
These cattle were important to the Scottish economy of the eighteenth century. At markets such as those of Falkirk or Crieff, many were bought by drovers from England, who moved them south over the Pennines to be fattened for slaughter. In 1723 over 30000 Scottish cattle were sold into England.
A breed society was established in 1884, and in 1885 published the first volume of the herd-book. In this the two types were recorded without distinction as 'Highland'.
In 2002 the number of registered breeding cows in the United Kingdom was about 2500
by 2012 this had risen to some 6000. In 2021 it was 3161
the conservation status of the breed in the United Kingdom is listed in DAD-IS as endangered/at risk
Although a group of cattle is generally called a herd, a group of Highland cattle is known as a fold. They have long, wide horns and long, wavy, woolly coats. The usual coat colour is reddish brown, seen in approximately 60% of the population
some 22% are yellow
Balquhidder , Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK19 8PA
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Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK19 8PB , FK19
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89 Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XN95 - Robert Roy MacGregor (Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair
7 March 1671 28 December 1734) was a Scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero.
Rob Roy was born in the Kingdom of Scotland at Glengyle, at the head of Loch Katrine, as recorded in the baptismal register of Buchanan, Stirling. His parents were the local Clan MacGregor Tacksman, Donald Glas MacGregor, and Margaret Campbell. He was also descended from the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch through his paternal grandmother.
In January 1693, at Corrie Arklet farm near Inversnaid, he married Mary MacGregor of Comar (16711745), who was born at Leny Farm, Strathyre. The couple had four sons: James Mor MacGregor (16951754), Ranald (17061786), Coll (died 1735) and Robert (17151754)known as Robìn Òig or Young Rob.
Along with many Highland clansmen, at the age of eighteen Rob Roy MacGregor together with his father joined the Jacobite rising of 1689 led by John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee and Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel, to support the Stuart King James VII, whose flight from Britain had been declared by Parliament to be an abdication, following the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Although victorious in initial battles, Dundee was killed at the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689, deflating the rebellion. MacGregor's father was taken to jail, where he was held on high treason charges for two years. MacGregor's mother Margaret's health failed during Donald's time in prison. By the time Donald was finally released, his wife was dead.
Main Street, Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, FK17 8BQ
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17 Main St, Callander, Perthshire,Scotland,UK, FK17 8DU
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Callandar, Trossochs , Scotland, UK, FK17 8HZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNBJ - Obituary - Derek Watson, musician, author, actor, lecturer and book shop proprietor - read more at https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/16969748.obituary---derek-watson-musician-author-actor-lecturer-book-shop-proprietor/
Born: November 6, 1948
Died: September 17, 2018
DEREK Watson, who has died aged 69 following a short illness, was a man of many parts and arts. Those who knew the Edinburgh-born renaissance man as an actor performing under the name Derwent Watson at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow may not have been aware that Watson began his relationship with the Citz as a musical director on Christmas shows, becoming forever known thereafter as Uncle Derek.
Similarly, the youngsters watching Uncle Derek will not have known of Watson's passion for Wagner and other composers he was an authority on, penning several biographies on them, and slipping little classical passages into his compositions for the Citz's festive fare un-noticed. Nor might those who heard Watson give lectures on Wagner and others be aware of his long-standing role as proprietor of a bookshop in West Linton where he lived for more than 20 years, with both he and the shop immortalised in a novel by Alexander McCall Smith.
In 1994, having been a resident in West Linton for a decade, he opened Linton Books. Once he had retired from the theatre, the shop provided him with an alternative stage, playing' the proprietor of the shop to entertain customers. Book signings by authors included Alexander McCall Smith, whose second novel in the Sunday Philosophy Club series, Friends, Lovers, Chocolate, published in 2005, found the book's heroine Isabel Dalhousie visiting Derek in his capacity as bookseller. The shop itself featured during the unravelling of the story's mystery.
Being immortalised in such a way was the perfect compliment to Watson, who retained a curiosity for the finer things in life that went beyond his considerable intellect to draw out the fun beneath.
Deanfoot rd, West Linton, Scotland, UK, EH46 7DX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XMXM - Deanston distillery is a Single Malt Scotch whisky distillery located on the banks of the River Teith, eight miles from the historic town of Stirling, at the gateway to the dramatic Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park. It is the largest distillery owned by Scotch whisky producer Distell Group Limited, who also own Bunnahabhain Distillery on the Isle of Islay and Tobermory distillery on the Isle of Mull.
Deanston Distillery started life in 1785 as a cotton mill designed by Sir Richard Arkwright, and remained as such for 180 years until it was transformed into a distillery in 1966. The constant supply of pure water from the River Teith contributed to the decision to turn the mill into a distillery and Deanston is now the only distillery in Scotland to be self-sufficient in electricity, with power generated by an on-site hydro-energy facility. Deanston sits in the Highland single malt region of Scotland and produces whisky which is handmade by ten local craftsmen, un-chill filtered, natural colour and bottled at a strength of 46.3% ABV.
In 1841 James Smith retired from the mill. Operations continued but by 1848, production at Deanston was in decline. The turn of the twentieth century saw a further decrease in demand for cotton and the workforce was scaled down from 1500 to 500 people. Things steadily got worse until the mill was closed on 2 April 1965.
It was the collective efforts of James Finlay & Co, Brodie Hepburn & Co, and A.B (Sandy) Grant, known together as Deanston Distillers Ltd, who converted Deanston Mill into a malt whisky distillery in 1965. The soft, fast flow of the River Teith and a whisky boom in Scotland at the time made the site ideal for whisky production. The distillery was opened on 17 October 1966 after an extensive refurbishment costing £300,000, employing 20 local people, but taking just nine months.Three floors were removed to make room for four copper stills and a mash tun. The constant, cool temperature of the weaving shed made it ideal
Teith Rd, Deanston, Doune, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK, FK16 6AG
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Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GT4R - There are 2 electric car charging points (connectors) available at Eskbank Station - see details and other nearby charge points below. The charge points are operated under the Charge Your Car, ChargePlace Scotland network, more information on accessing points on this network can be found on the public charging network area. ChargePlace Scotland is a national network of electric vehicle charge points available across Scotland. The ChargePlace Scotland network has been developed by the Scottish Government through grant funding of Local Authorities and other organisations to install publicly available charge points. Recipients of the funding are known as 'Hosts'. A Host is the designated owner of the charge points they have installed and are also responsible for maintenance and general upkeep of their charge points. The ChargePlace Scotland network is operated on behalf of the Scottish Government by Charge Your Car Ltd.
Eskbank Station, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, UK, EH22 3JY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GTK0 - Edinburgh College is opening what is claimed to be Scotland's first solar meadow.
The five-acre site, at the Midlothian campus in Dalkeith, features more than 2,500 photo-voltaic panels.
Its designed and installed by energy company SSE - would cut its fuel bills.
It will also help to train engineering students and to research the impact on electrical output of environmental factors such as the weather.
Professor Steve Tinsley oversaw the solar meadow project
But we have produced a fantastic project here, he said.
Up to this point, Scotland produces 500 kW of solar PV energy. With this project we have now trebled that.
Richard Chandler, SSE's head of Green Deal and Energy Solutions, said: The Solar Meadow will generate enough energy to power 170 homes.
It's also a fine example of how industry and education can work well together.
This project will bring benefits to the college, its students and the wider community as well as further strengthening Scotland's renewable energy resources.
Alana Beaton, from Inverness, who is studying electrical engineering at the college, said she was hoping the college would be able to use the project as an outdoor classroom to help her get a job in the industry.
Having the solar meadow available means that we're going to have hands-on experience with green energy, she said.
We know fossil fuels are slowly running out, so green energy is the way forward.
Myth busting
The site, at what used to be the former Jewel and Esk college until the merger which created Edinburgh College six months ago, is one of the most northerly solar power installations in Europe.
Research there will focus on the interplay between biodiversity and solar technology. To help that the entire site will be planted with wild grasses and flowers.
Professor Tinsley said: This is a significant research facility, and we've had conversations with various universities on how we use it, and attract funding for future projects.
46 Dalhousie Rd, Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK, EH22 3FR
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4 Alvanley Terrace Edinburgh, Sctland, UK, EH9 1DU
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4398745501 - 'David Colville &
Sons, a Scottish iron and steel company, was founded in 1871 and it opened its Dalzell Steel and Iron Works at Motherwell in 1872. By the first World War, it was the largest steel works in Scotland and it continued to expanded afterwards taking over a number of other steel works in Cambuslang and Glengarnock.
Nationalised in 1951, it became part of the Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain. It was privatised in 1955 and the construction of Ravenscraig steelworks resulted in the closure of a number of its other works. It was renationalised in 1967, becoming part of British Steel Corporation.
Tata Steel closed the Dalzell and Clydebridge works in 2015, but both reopened in 2016 following the sale of the sites to Liberty House Group.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PG69FY - Three classy yet cheeky Sheilas from Down Under!
The Girls From Oz are 3 sassy singing Sheila's from Australia (based in London) who bring their own unique twist to Aussie legends such as Kylie, John Farnham, AC/DC and Vegemite!
Their close harmony shows are made with the best ingredients and follow a special recipe! Begin with a large scoop of glamour, throw in a diverse repertoire of classic Aussie songs (specifically arranged for The Girls From Oz), stir in some golden oldies and jazzy harmonies, and garnish with some cheeky Australian banter. This is served by sensational singers so you get a tantalising morsel that appeals to audiences' from all over the world! Our performers are all professionally trained in Musical Theatre and between them have played a range of stunning roles in the West End and internationally.
Cabaret, Corporate, Celebration or Cruise, we cater to a whole array of events
Royal Mile, Edinburgh, UK
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Royal Mile, Edinburgh, UK
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148 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1QS, UK
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Royal Exchange Square, Merchant City, 11 Exchange Place, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3AN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NWK09D - The Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Good Aid, popularly known as Motherwell Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the seat of the Bishop of Motherwell, and mother church of the Diocese of Motherwell.
History
The Church of Our Lady of Good Aid, Motherwell was opened on Monday 9 December 1900. In 1948, the church was elevated to the status of cathedral after the new Motherwell Diocese was erected as a suffragan see by the apostolic constitution Maxime interest. The Scottish Catholic Directory of 1901 includes in the list of events for the year 1899-1900 the Opening of the Church of Our Lady of Good Aid, Motherwell on Monday 9 December 1900, the feast of the Immaculate Conception transferred from Sunday. It includes a description of the church's dimensions and principal architectural features.
Music
Motherwell Cathedral's organ was renovated in 2008, and is noted for its size. It was electronically modified with a new console installed. With four manuals it is the largest organ of any Roman Catholic church in the West of Scotland. The cathedral organist is John Pitcathely, who played the organ at both of the Papal visits to Scotland. The Motherwell Diocesan Choir sings at many of the major services in the cathedral and also sings at the 5.30pm vigil Mass on Saturdays. The Motherwell Diocesan Choir, which is distinct from the Cathedral Choir, is directed by John Pitcathely.
Architecture
The cathedral was designed in the Gothic revival style by the celebrated architects Pugin and Pugin and resembles many Catholic churches designed by them in Scotland, England and Ireland. The church originally had a high altar and two side altars. However, these and much of the ornate decoration were lost in the re-ordering of the sanctuary in 1984 in accordance with the reforms of the Second Vatican Council.
31 Coursington Road, Motherwell , North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK, ML1 1PP
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The Cameo 38 Home Street Edinburgh, Scotland,UK, EH3 9LZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2D9466J - The King's became famous for being a venue belonging to the theatre empire Howard & Wyndham. The theatre was originally commissioned by the Edinburgh Building Company Ltd, chaired by Robert C. Buchanan. The King's was built as a rival to the successful Royal Lyceum Theatre, which had been established for over twenty years. Buchanan was experienced in the industry as he already managed a large number of provincial variety theatres, however this was his most ambitious project yet.
The foundation stone was laid on 18 August 1906 by Andrew Carnegie, with copies of the current newspaper and coins buried underneath. During construction the owners experienced financial troubles being unable to pay the final costs to the contractor William Stewart Cruikshank and to the architects, surveyors and lawyers, at which stage the operating rights were transferred to a new King's Theatre Company, of which Cruikshank was a major shareholder. Buchanan was managing director and he took on the day-to-day running of the King's, with Cruikshank`s son A. Stewart Cruikshank as manager. An attempt to sell the theatre to Howard & Wyndham Ltd chaired by Michael Simons, and therefore clear the debts, failed and the Cruikshank family decided to run it themselves with A Stewart Cruikshank becoming managing director in June 1908
The theatre is home to Edinburgh's mainstream annual pantomime, which is produced by Qdos Entertainment. The theatre is now run by the Capital Theatres which also controls the Festival Theatre. The theatre is also an important venue over the Festival period. Plans are now underway for a new refurbishment scheme to bring the theatre up to modern day standards
The theatre's interior and exterior were designed separately. James Davidson designed the building itself. The interior of the King's was designed by JD Swanston
2 Leven St, Tollcross, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH3 9LQ
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1397 Argyle St, Merchant City, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G3 8AN
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Queen Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3DD
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Glasgow, Scotland, GB, United Kingdom
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Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE
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Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK, G1 1QE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BC397X - British Home Stores, commonly abbreviated to BHS and latterly legally styled BHS Ltd, was a British department store chain, primarily selling clothing and household items. In its later years, the company began to expand into furniture, electronics, entertainment, convenience groceries and fragrance and beauty products.
The company was founded in 1928 by a group of U.S. entrepreneurs, and had a total of 163 stores mainly located in high streets or shopping centres by the time of its closure in 2016, as well as 74 international stores across 18 separate territories.
BHS was previously a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, but was bought by Sir Philip Green in 2000 and taken private. The company became part of Green's Arcadia Group in 2009. Following a number of loss-making years, the company was sold to the consortium Retail Acquisitions Ltd led by the serial bankrupt Dominic Chappell, in March 2015 for the nominal price of £1.
In April 2016, 13 months after the purchase by Retail Acquisitions, the company entered administration following unsuccessful attempts to continue trading. It was eventually wound down, and all stores were closed by late August 2016 following failed attempts to find a buyer. The overseas franchises and digital business were sold during the administration period to Al Mana Group, who closed down the website in June 2018
67-81 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ68T - Passengers crowd a ScotRail train and platform at Glasgow Central Station, Glasgow G1 3SL, illustrating peak-time congestion and the everyday pressures of rail commuting in Scotland's busiest transport hub. The image shows a dense flow of people boarding and alighting from a modern ScotRail carriage beneath the station's historic iron and glass roof.
Glasgow Central handles some of the highest passenger volumes in the Scottish rail network, serving long-distance intercity services as well as heavily used commuter routes across the Central Belt. During peak periods, platforms and carriages can become severely crowded, reflecting sustained demand for rail travel linked to employment patterns, housing location and urban concentration.
Since ScotRail's return to public ownership in 2022, issues such as capacity, reliability, rolling stock availability and timetable resilience have remained central to political and media debate. Supporters of public control argue that long-term planning and social value should take precedence, while critics highlight ongoing challenges faced by daily commuters, including overcrowding and service disruption.
Images like this are commonly used to illustrate discussions around commuter experience, transport investment, public service delivery and the limits of existing rail infrastructure. The visible mix of ages, workwear and shopping bags emphasises the role of rail as an essential, everyday service rather than a discretionary mode of travel.
Photographed at platform level with strong contextual detail, the image carries high editorial value for coverage of commuting pressures, public transport policy, rail reform and the lived experience of passengers in Scotland's urban centres.
Commuters crowd a ScotRail train and platform at Glasgow Central Station, Glasgow G1 3SL, Scotland,
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Glasgow City, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H9PM1T - House of Fraser is a British department store group with over 60 Stores.htm Target=_Blank>stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849 as Arthur and Fraser. By 1891, it was known as Fraser & Sons.
The company grew steadily during the early 20th century, but after the Second World War, a large number of acquisitions would transform the company into a national chain. Between 1936 and 1985 over seventy companies, not including their subsidiaries, were acquired.
In 1948, the company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange, and eventually was included in the FTSE Index before the company was acquired by a consortium of investors including Baugur and Don McCarthy in 2006. On 2 September 2014, Don McCarthy, retiring Executive Chairman of House of Fraser, announced the completion of the sale of 100% of the preferred ordinary shares and B ordinary shares and approximately 89% of the A ordinary shares and preference shares of Highland Group Holdings Ltd, to Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store Co, a leading chain of Chinese department stores, for an enterprise value of approximately £480 million
45 Buchanan St,Glasgow,Scotland, G1 3HR, UK
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11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow G1 3NU
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11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow G1 3NU
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11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow G1 3NU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H9PM36 - House of Fraser is a British department store group with over 60 Stores.htm Target=_Blank>stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849 as Arthur and Fraser. By 1891, it was known as Fraser & Sons.
The company grew steadily during the early 20th century, but after the Second World War, a large number of acquisitions would transform the company into a national chain. Between 1936 and 1985 over seventy companies, not including their subsidiaries, were acquired.
In 1948, the company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange, and eventually was included in the FTSE Index before the company was acquired by a consortium of investors including Baugur and Don McCarthy in 2006. On 2 September 2014, Don McCarthy, retiring Executive Chairman of House of Fraser, announced the completion of the sale of 100% of the preferred ordinary shares and B ordinary shares and approximately 89% of the A ordinary shares and preference shares of Highland Group Holdings Ltd, to Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store Co, a leading chain of Chinese department stores, for an enterprise value of approximately £480 million
45 Buchanan St,Glasgow,Scotland, G1 3HR, UK
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Argyll Arcade, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G2 8LP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H9PM39 - House of Fraser is a British department store group with over 60 Stores.htm Target=_Blank>stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849 as Arthur and Fraser. By 1891, it was known as Fraser & Sons.
The company grew steadily during the early 20th century, but after the Second World War, a large number of acquisitions would transform the company into a national chain. Between 1936 and 1985 over seventy companies, not including their subsidiaries, were acquired.
In 1948, the company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange, and eventually was included in the FTSE Index before the company was acquired by a consortium of investors including Baugur and Don McCarthy in 2006. On 2 September 2014, Don McCarthy, retiring Executive Chairman of House of Fraser, announced the completion of the sale of 100% of the preferred ordinary shares and B ordinary shares and approximately 89% of the A ordinary shares and preference shares of Highland Group Holdings Ltd, to Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store Co, a leading chain of Chinese department stores, for an enterprise value of approximately £480 million
45 Buchanan St,Glasgow,Scotland, G1 3HR, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4HMEM - Johnnie Walker is a brand of Scotch whisky now owned by Diageo that originated in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. The brand was first established by grocer John Walker. It is the most widely distributed brand of blended Scotch whisky in the world, sold in almost every country, with annual sales of the equivalent of over 223.7 million 700 ml bottles in 2016 (156.6 million litres)
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC7YY - The Corinthian Club stands on the site of the renowned 18th century Virginia Mansion, which was constructed for prominent City Merchant George Buchanan, and was famed as being one of the finest private residences in Glasgow. The location itself is historic and symbolizes the social and commercial development of Glasgow in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC808 - The former Glasgow Savings Bank headquarters building in Ingram Street, photographed in 2004. The name of the new owner, Jigsaw, is at the top of the doorway. Above the doorway is a statue of Saint Mungo and other sculptures designed by George Frampton and carved by William Shirreffs. The prominent dome covers the former banking hall.
Built in the 1890s to the plans of architect J J Burnet, the single-storey banking hall was added to the front of the existing Glasgow Savings Bank which had been designed by his father John Burnet and erected thirty years earlier. It is built to a Baroque-inspired design, with fine ornate ironwork in the main doors.
Founded in 1836, the Glasgow Savings Bank grew to be the largest of its type in the country. Various amalgamations resulted in its network of branches being included in the West of Scotland Trustee Savings Bank in 1974 and TSB Scotland in 1983. Following a stock exchange flotation in 1986, it became TSB Bank Scotland plc in 1989 and merged with Lloyds Bank in 1995.
Lloyds TSB Group quit the building in 1999. It remained unoccupied until the summer of 2002 when Emporio Armani opened a fashion showroom. Since 2003 it has been occupied by the Jigsaw fashion chain.
Reference: Illustrations vol 48, p 34
Reproduced with the permission of Glasgow City Council, Libraries Information and Learning
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Ingram Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 1DA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC80F - Hutchesons' Hall is an early nineteenth-century building in Ingram Street, in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It is owned and maintained by the Rusk Company and National Trust for Scotland, and is a category A listed building.
The current building was constructed, as Hutchesons' Hospital, between 1802 and 1805 to a design by the Scottish architect David Hamilton. This building was to replace an earlier hospital of 1641 in the city's Trongate, which needed to be removed to created Hutcheson Street. Hamilton's design incorporates in its frontage statues (carved in 1649 by James Colquhoun) from this earlier hospital.
Hutcheson's Hospital was built with monies left in the will of brothers George Hutcheson (c. 1580-1639) and Thomas Hutcheson (1589-1641) for the purposes of building a hospital for the elderly and a school for poor boys. The school is still operating today, although fee-paying, as Hutchesons' Grammar School.
In 1876, the architect John Baird was commissioned to refurbish the hall. This work heightened the structure and added a feature staircase.
The building fell into disrepair and had been empty since 2008. In June 2014, having undergone a £1.4M refurbishment, it was restored by James Rusk of The Rusk Company and opened as a three flooring dining venue - Hutchesons steak and seafood house
Hutcheson Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 1SJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HGC80J - Hutchesons' Hall is an early nineteenth-century building in Ingram Street, in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It is owned and maintained by the Rusk Company and National Trust for Scotland, and is a category A listed building.
The current building was constructed, as Hutchesons' Hospital, between 1802 and 1805 to a design by the Scottish architect David Hamilton. This building was to replace an earlier hospital of 1641 in the city's Trongate, which needed to be removed to created Hutcheson Street. Hamilton's design incorporates in its frontage statues (carved in 1649 by James Colquhoun) from this earlier hospital.
Hutcheson's Hospital was built with monies left in the will of brothers George Hutcheson (c. 1580-1639) and Thomas Hutcheson (1589-1641) for the purposes of building a hospital for the elderly and a school for poor boys. The school is still operating today, although fee-paying, as Hutchesons' Grammar School.
In 1876, the architect John Baird was commissioned to refurbish the hall. This work heightened the structure and added a feature staircase.
The building fell into disrepair and had been empty since 2008. In June 2014, having undergone a £1.4M refurbishment, it was restored by James Rusk of The Rusk Company and opened as a three flooring dining venue - Hutchesons steak and seafood house
Hutcheson Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 1SJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GMAA8R - Robert Gordon's College is a private co-educational day school in the heart of Aberdeen, Scotland. The school caters for pupils from Nursery through to S6.
It originally opened in 1750 as the result of a bequest by Robert Gordon, an Aberdeen merchant who made his fortune from trading with Baltic ports, and was known at foundation as Robert Gordon's Hospital. This was 19 years after Gordon had died and left his estate in a 'Deed of Mortification' to fund the foundation of the Hospital. The fine William Adam-designed building was in fact completed in 1732, but lay empty until 1745 until Gordon's foundation had sufficient funds to complete the interior. During the Jacobite rising, in 1746 the buildings were commandeered by Hanoverian troops and named Fort Cumberland.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GMAAHP - Robert Gordon's College is a private co-educational day school in the heart of Aberdeen, Scotland. The school caters for pupils from Nursery through to S6.
It originally opened in 1750 as the result of a bequest by Robert Gordon, an Aberdeen merchant who made his fortune from trading with Baltic ports, and was known at foundation as Robert Gordon's Hospital. This was 19 years after Gordon had died and left his estate in a 'Deed of Mortification' to fund the foundation of the Hospital. The fine William Adam-designed building was in fact completed in 1732, but lay empty until 1745 until Gordon's foundation had sufficient funds to complete the interior. During the Jacobite rising, in 1746 the buildings were commandeered by Hanoverian troops and named Fort Cumberland.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy GMAC2R - A sculpture of King Robert the Bruce, that measures over 18ft high, has been unveiled outside Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen, Monday 09 May.
Gathered at the statue were, Lord Bruce, Lord Provost Peter Stephen, Alan Beattie Herriot (Statue Artist and Sculptor) , Councillor Kevin Stewart and seven year old Master Benedict Bruce. Lord Bruce and Master Benedict Bruce direct descendants of King Robert accompanied by the Lord Provost of Aberdeen Peter Stephen witnessed the ceremonial unveiling of the plinth by Depute Leader of Aberdeen City Council Councillor Kevin Stewart.
The statue created by sculptor Alan Beattie Herriot was commissioned following a motion by Councillor Kevin Stewart.
This sculpture is the culmination of years of hard work by Mr Herriot, and the result is a truly iconic piece which will be cherished by generations of Aberdonians and admired by thousands-upon-thousands of visitors to our city.
Sculptor Alan Beattie Herriot added: Seeing the sculpture in place is amazing. I hope that the people of Aberdeen like what has been done. I rather think King Robert would be very proud.
The total height of the statue including the plinth is 18ft 4in [5.6m].
The £120,000 statue was funded by the Common Good Fund which was originally set up by King Robert.
Broad Street, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Castlegate,Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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Manchester,England,Uk
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1 High Riggs,Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH3 9BX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9DKY - Lothian Buses is the only municipal bus company in Scotland and the largest municipal bus company in the United Kingdom. It is the dominant provider of bus services in Lothian. Transport for Edinburgh, a company wholly owned by the City of Edinburgh Council, owns 91% of the company, with the remainder being owned by the East Lothian and Midlothian councils.
Lothian Buses operates the majority of bus services in Edinburgh, extending to outlying suburbs, towns and villages. The company also operates several limited stop express routes, an Edinburgh Airport service, park and ride services and a night bus network as well as several tourist services.
The company operates four travel shops (three in the city centre and one in Dalkeith), and operates buses from three depot locations
Longstone, Annandale Street and Marine at Seafield. The company also maintains a driver training school and an engineering depot at Seafield
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9DM0 - Lothian Buses is the only municipal bus company in Scotland and the largest municipal bus company in the United Kingdom. It is the dominant provider of bus services in Lothian. Transport for Edinburgh, a company wholly owned by the City of Edinburgh Council, owns 91% of the company, with the remainder being owned by the East Lothian and Midlothian councils.
Lothian Buses operates the majority of bus services in Edinburgh, extending to outlying suburbs, towns and villages. The company also operates several limited stop express routes, an Edinburgh Airport service, park and ride services and a night bus network as well as several tourist services.
The company operates four travel shops (three in the city centre and one in Dalkeith), and operates buses from three depot locations
Longstone, Annandale Street and Marine at Seafield. The company also maintains a driver training school and an engineering depot at Seafield
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M16 - This is Fleshmarket Close made famous by Ian Rankin's novel of the same name.
Halfway down the close is the Halfway House, a famous Edinburgh pub, cosy & tight for space inside it nevertheless offers a good selection of real ales and good food. An oasis between the High Street and Market Street.
Fleshmarket Close, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M2E - Edinburgh Trams is a tramway in Edinburgh, Scotland, operated by Transport for Edinburgh. It is a 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) line between York Place in New Town and Edinburgh Airport, with 15 stops.
Construction began in June 2008, but the opening was delayed. The scheme was costed at £375 million in 2003, but by May 2008, when contracts were signed, the cost had risen to £521 million. After extra interest payments are factored in, the final cost is expected to top £1 billion. The line opened on 31 May 2014.
Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Warristons Close, Edinburgh,old town,Scotland, UK, EH1 1PG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M2N - Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation. Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. His works of political and social commentary have appeared on streets, walls and bridges throughout the world. Banksy's work grew out of the Bristol underground scene, which involved collaborations between artists and musicians. Banksy says that he was inspired by 3D, a graffiti artist and founding member of the musical group Massive Attack.
Banksy displays his art on publicly visible surfaces such as walls and self-built physical prop pieces. Banksy no longer sells photographs or reproductions of his street graffiti, but his public installations are regularly resold, often even by removing the wall they were painted on. Much of his work can be classified as temporary art. A small number of Banksy's works are officially, non-publicly, sold through an agency created by Banksy named Pest Control. Banksy's documentary film Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010) made its debut at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. In January 2011, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for the film. In 2014, he was awarded Person of the Year at the 2014 Webby Awards.
The Vennel, Edinburgh City, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4MNN - Half Hangit' Maggie
Maggie Dickson lived in the Early Eighteenth century as a fish hawker and would certainly have remained an anonymous figure had she not been the subject of a public hanging.
Her misfortune began when her husband deserted her in 1723 forcing her to leave the city and move further south to Kelso near the Scottish Borders. Here, she worked for an inkeeper in return for basic lodgings.
Soon after she started an affair with the Innkeeper's son which led to her becoming pregnant, not wanting the innkeeper to discover this as it would surely lead to her instant dismissal she concealed her pregnancy as long as possible. However the baby was born prematurely and died within a few days of being born. Still hiding the baby's existance she planned to put the baby into the River Tweed, but couldn't bring herself to and finally left it on the riverbank.
The same day the baby was discovered and traced to Maggie. She was charged under the contravention of the Concealment of Pregnancy Act and she was taken back to Edinburgh for Trial and execution the latter taking place in public in the Grasssmarket on the 2nd September 1724.
After the hanging she was pronounced dead and her body was bound for Musselburgh where she was to be buried, however the journey was interrupted by a knocking and banging from within the wooden coffin.
The lid was lifted to the sight of Maggie, quite alive. The law saw it as God's will and she was freed to live for a further forty years. She became something of a local celebrity and the locals gave her the nickname 'Half Hangit' Maggie.'
Some said that she had seduced and manipulated the ropemaker, to engineer a weaker noose.
A pub in the Grassmarket is named Maggie Dickson's after her memory, which means her name and story will be remembered for some time yet.
92 Grassmarket, Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH1 2JR
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Carlops, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
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Carlops, Scottish Borders, Scotland UK
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14 Drummond St, Edinburgh, Lothian ,Scotland, UK, EH8 9TU
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Chambers St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXH8Y - Today there are 28 public libraries in the Scottish capital[2] but, as the first, the creation of Central Library was funded with £50,000 from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. At the opening ceremony a telegram from Carnegie was read out stating: We trust that this Library is to grow in usefullness year after year, and prove one of the most potent agencies for the good of the people for all time to come.
The site selected for the library was the former home of Sir Thomas Hope, 1st Baronet Hope of Craighall, advocate for King Charles I. The structure, built in 1616, was demolished in March of 1887 to make way for the library. The lintel from Hope's home, bearing the carved inscription TECUM HABITA 1616 from the fourth satire of Persius, is preserved above an inner doorway of the library.
Carnegie's funding was initially an offer of £25,000 in 1886 which was doubled, overcoming prior opposition to the establishment of a public library, the citylast of those to do so in Scotlandadopted the Public Libraries Act and on 9 July 1887, Carnegie laid the foundation stone of architect George Washington Browne's French Renaissance-styled building.
Records for 1890, the first full year the library was open, show that over 440,000 book loans were issued
current records indicate that today, over a century on, the library issues over 500,000 book loans annually
In November 2017, on the 100th anniversary of her death, a memorial to Dr Elsie Inglis, the founder of the Scottish Women's Hospitals, was unveiled at Central Library
7-9 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1EG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXHPD - Princes Street Gardens is a public park in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. The Gardens were created in two phases in the 1770s and 1820s following the long draining of the Nor Loch and building of the New Town, beginning in the 1760s. The loch, situated on the north side of the town, was originally an artificial creation forming part of its medieval defences and made expansion northwards difficult. The water was habitually polluted from sewage draining downhill from the Old Town. In 1846 the railway was built in the valley to connect the Edinburgh-Glasgow line at Haymarket with the new northern terminus of the North British line from Berwick-upon-Tweed at Waverley Station.
The gardens run along the south side of Princes Street and are divided by The Mound. East Princes Street Gardens run from The Mound to Waverley Bridge, and cover 8.5 acres (34,000 m2). The larger West Princes Street Gardens cover 29 acres (120,000 m2) and extend to the adjacent churches of St. John's and St. Cuthbert's, near Lothian Road in the west.
The Gardens are the best known park in Edinburgh, having the highest awareness and visitor figures for both residents and visitors to the city. Various concerts and other events are held at the Ross Bandstand including the Festival Fireworks Concert, Men's Health Survival of the Fittest, and during the city's Hogmanay celebrations.
Princes St, Edinburgh EH2 2HG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXHRK - Princes Street Gardens is a public park in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. The Gardens were created in two phases in the 1770s and 1820s following the long draining of the Nor Loch and building of the New Town, beginning in the 1760s. The loch, situated on the north side of the town, was originally an artificial creation forming part of its medieval defences and made expansion northwards difficult. The water was habitually polluted from sewage draining downhill from the Old Town. In 1846 the railway was built in the valley to connect the Edinburgh-Glasgow line at Haymarket with the new northern terminus of the North British line from Berwick-upon-Tweed at Waverley Station.
The gardens run along the south side of Princes Street and are divided by The Mound. East Princes Street Gardens run from The Mound to Waverley Bridge, and cover 8.5 acres (34,000 m2). The larger West Princes Street Gardens cover 29 acres (120,000 m2) and extend to the adjacent churches of St. John's and St. Cuthbert's, near Lothian Road in the west.
The Gardens are the best known park in Edinburgh, having the highest awareness and visitor figures for both residents and visitors to the city. Various concerts and other events are held at the Ross Bandstand including the Festival Fireworks Concert, Men's Health Survival of the Fittest, and during the city's Hogmanay celebrations.
Princes St, Edinburgh EH2 2HG
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George St, Edinburgh EH2 2HN, Scotland, UK
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George St, Edinburgh EH2 2HN, Scotland, UK
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30-34, Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh EH1 2QE
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1 Greyfriars Street Edinburgh EH1 2QQ
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3 Drummond Street Edinburgh EH8 9TT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKA2 - This landmark building has been a distinctive feature of the Edinburgh skyline for more than 200 years.
It was built in 1806 as the Head Office of Bank of Scotland. Today it is also the registered office and Scottish Headquarters of Lloyds Banking Group.
In 1796, at the Bank of Scotland's 100th AGM, its directors decided to commission a purpose-built head office. It took some time to find a suitable location, due to the cramped nature of Edinburgh's Old Town. Eventually, in 1800, the site at the top of the Mound was purchased from Edinburgh Town Council. It cost £3,500. Construction started soon after, to a design by Robert Reid and Richard Crichton. These were former pupils of the celebrated architect Robert Adam. Their building was a detached Georgian-style villa, topped by a shallow saucer dome. It was completed in August 1806.
The Challenge of the Mound
Straddling Edinburgh's Old and New Towns, the site posed grave challenges for the builders. Firstly, there was a steep drop of 16 metres from front to back. A more serious issue was instability: the 'earthen Mound' (as it was known) was a man-made hill, created from the earth excavated for the New Town. The site had also been a rubbish dump in the past, and contained vast quantities of household waste!
Consequently, there was a serious risk of slippage. To overcome this, a substantial retaining wall was constructed on the north side of the building.
By the 1850s, the building was proving unsatisfactory. It was now too small for the Bank's growing business. There had also been complaints that it looked stark and ugly when viewed from Princes Street. Indeed, the famous judge Lord Cockburn described it as a 'prominent deformity'. Seeking to resolve these issues, several architects were invited to submit plans for extending and improving the building.
The directors eventually selected David Bryce. His solution was to add full-height wings to the east and west, tied back to the original building.
The Mound, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH1 1YZ
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12 Drummond St, Edinburgh,Scotland, UK EH8 9TU
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12 Drummond St, Edinburgh , Scotland, UK, EH8 9TU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKPG - The Days and Fascia - Kenny Watson
Watson presents two works for the festival that combine techniques and materials from street art and fine art, creating overwhelming visual effects from found texts.
169 Rose St,Edinburgh,UK
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Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDY30A - In the United States and Canada, timber-frame construction has been revived since the 1970s and is now experiencing a thriving renaissance of the ancient skills. This is largely due to such practitioners as Steve Chappell, Jack Sobon, and Tedd Benson, who studied old plans and techniques and revived a long-neglected technique. Once a handcrafted skill passed down, timber-frame construction has now been modernized with the help of modern industrial tools such as the CNC machines. These machines and mass-production techniques have assisted growth and made for more affordable frames and shorter lead-times for projects.
Timber-framed structures differ from conventional wood-framed buildings in several ways. Timber framing uses fewer, larger wooden members, commonly timbers in the range of 15 to 30 cm (6 to 12), while common wood framing uses many more timbers with dimensions usually in the 5 to 25 cm (2 to 10) range. The methods of fastening the frame members also differ. In conventional framing, the members are joined using nails or other mechanical fasteners, whereas timber framing uses the traditional mortice and tenon or more complex joints that are usually fastened using only wooden pegs.[13] Modern complex structures and timber trusses often incorporate steel joinery such as gusset plates, for both structural and architectural purposes.
Recently, it has become common practice to enclose the timber structure entirely in manufactured panels such as SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels). Although the timbers can only be seen from inside the building when so enclosed, construction is less complex and insulation is greater than in traditional timber building.
Eskbank, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
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Princes St, Edinburgh city, Scotland, UK, EH2 2AN
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30 Buchanan Street, Merchant City, Glasgow, Scotland UK G2 8BG
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Princes Square, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG395F - The St. Enoch Centre is a shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The Architects were the GMW Architects. The construction, undertaken by Sir Robert McAlpine, began in 1986, and the building was opened to the public in May 1989. It was officially opened by the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in February of the following year.
Located on the site of the former St Enoch Station, the building is just off Glasgow's famous shopping thoroughfare, Argyle Street and overlooks the historic St. Enoch Square and the original Subway station building (on the right of the photograph). The present St Enoch subway station is now accessible by escalators.
Whilst the target of many architectural critics, the building is notable for its massive glass roof, which makes it the largest glass-covered enclosed area in Europe. Not only does this substantially reduce heating and lighting loads - the mall area is lit entirely by natural daylight in summer, whilst the solar heat generated by the roof means that mechanical heating is only required for a week on average per year - it also earned the building its affectionate nickname The Glasgow Greenhouse. The roof's steel framework was fabricated by the shipbuilders Scott Lithgow.
The glass roofed element surrounds a seven storey car park, and when originally opened, an ice rink. This was closed in 1999 when a refurbishment programme (initiated to compete with the newer Buchanan Galleries), saw it being replaced by more shops and an enlarged restaurant area.
55 St Enoch Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK G1 4EQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG3968 - The St. Enoch Centre is a shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The Architects were the GMW Architects. The construction, undertaken by Sir Robert McAlpine, began in 1986, and the building was opened to the public in May 1989. It was officially opened by the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in February of the following year.
Located on the site of the former St Enoch Station, the building is just off Glasgow's famous shopping thoroughfare, Argyle Street and overlooks the historic St. Enoch Square and the original Subway station building (on the right of the photograph). The present St Enoch subway station is now accessible by escalators.
Whilst the target of many architectural critics, the building is notable for its massive glass roof, which makes it the largest glass-covered enclosed area in Europe. Not only does this substantially reduce heating and lighting loads - the mall area is lit entirely by natural daylight in summer, whilst the solar heat generated by the roof means that mechanical heating is only required for a week on average per year - it also earned the building its affectionate nickname The Glasgow Greenhouse. The roof's steel framework was fabricated by the shipbuilders Scott Lithgow.
The glass roofed element surrounds a seven storey car park, and when originally opened, an ice rink. This was closed in 1999 when a refurbishment programme (initiated to compete with the newer Buchanan Galleries), saw it being replaced by more shops and an enlarged restaurant area.
55 St Enoch Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK G1 4EQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG39AE - The St. Enoch Centre is a shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The Architects were the GMW Architects. The construction, undertaken by Sir Robert McAlpine, began in 1986, and the building was opened to the public in May 1989. It was officially opened by the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in February of the following year.
Located on the site of the former St Enoch Station, the building is just off Glasgow's famous shopping thoroughfare, Argyle Street and overlooks the historic St. Enoch Square and the original Subway station building (on the right of the photograph). The present St Enoch subway station is now accessible by escalators.
Whilst the target of many architectural critics, the building is notable for its massive glass roof, which makes it the largest glass-covered enclosed area in Europe. Not only does this substantially reduce heating and lighting loads - the mall area is lit entirely by natural daylight in summer, whilst the solar heat generated by the roof means that mechanical heating is only required for a week on average per year - it also earned the building its affectionate nickname The Glasgow Greenhouse. The roof's steel framework was fabricated by the shipbuilders Scott Lithgow.
The glass roofed element surrounds a seven storey car park, and when originally opened, an ice rink. This was closed in 1999 when a refurbishment programme (initiated to compete with the newer Buchanan Galleries), saw it being replaced by more shops and an enlarged restaurant area.
55 St Enoch Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK G1 4EQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG39CJ - The St. Enoch Centre is a shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The Architects were the GMW Architects. The construction, undertaken by Sir Robert McAlpine, began in 1986, and the building was opened to the public in May 1989. It was officially opened by the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in February of the following year.
Located on the site of the former St Enoch Station, the building is just off Glasgow's famous shopping thoroughfare, Argyle Street and overlooks the historic St. Enoch Square and the original Subway station building (on the right of the photograph). The present St Enoch subway station is now accessible by escalators.
Whilst the target of many architectural critics, the building is notable for its massive glass roof, which makes it the largest glass-covered enclosed area in Europe. Not only does this substantially reduce heating and lighting loads - the mall area is lit entirely by natural daylight in summer, whilst the solar heat generated by the roof means that mechanical heating is only required for a week on average per year - it also earned the building its affectionate nickname The Glasgow Greenhouse. The roof's steel framework was fabricated by the shipbuilders Scott Lithgow.
The glass roofed element surrounds a seven storey car park, and when originally opened, an ice rink. This was closed in 1999 when a refurbishment programme (initiated to compete with the newer Buchanan Galleries), saw it being replaced by more shops and an enlarged restaurant area.
55 St Enoch Square, Glasgow , Scotland, UK G1 4EQ
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Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DECWCR - The men of Dalkeith whose names are inscribed on this memorial, died in defence of home and country in the great war 1914-19
Eskbank Road, Dalkeith,Midlothian,Scotland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DECWJ4 - The men of Dalkeith whose names are inscribed on this memorial, died in defence of home and country in the great war 1914-19
Eskbank Road, Dalkeith,Midlothian,Scotland,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DECX5W - 1914-1918
ADDISON , A , Lance Corporal , 1917
ADDISON , J , Private , 1917
AFFLECK , R B , Private , 1915
ALLAN , T , Private , 1917
ALLAN , W , Private , 1917
BAIGRIE , W , Sergeant , 1918
BAIRD , G A , Private , 1918
BALGARNIE , W , Gunner , 1917
BALLANTYNE , E O , Commander , 1915
BALLANTYNE , D , Private , 1918
BARCLAY , A , Private , 1917
BARRIE , A , Private , 1918
BELL , A H , Captain , 1915
BISSET , D , Private , 1916
BLAKE , A , Private , 1916
BRODIE , W , Private , 1916
BROWN , W B , Private , 1916
BROWN , W , Corporal , 1918
BROWN , J , Lieutenant , 1919
BURNETT , A H , Company Sergeant Major , 1915
CATHIE , J G , Lance Corporal , 1917
CATHIE , T , Private , 1918
CAVANAGH , J S , Sergeant , 1916
COMBE , T , Corporal , 1916
CORNWALL , J , Gunner , 1917
CRAIG , W T , Captain , 1918
CRAWFORD , G , Private , 1916
CRAWFORD , W W , Private , 1917
CRAWFORD , A S , Trooper , 1918
CRICHTON , J , Sergeant , 1916
CUMMING , A W , Corporal , 1915
CUNNINGHAM , J P , Private , 1916
CURRAN , T , Corporal , 1916
DALZIEL , F , Private , 1916
DALZIEL , D , Private , 1917
DARLING , J , Lance Sergeant , 1918
DAVIDSON , J , Private , 1915
DAVIDSON , R A , Able Seaman , 1917
DAVIDSON , T C , Private , 1918
DINGWALL , T B , Private , 1917
DIXON , D R , Private , 1915
DODDS , W , Private , 1917
DOUGLAS , J C , Private , 1916
DUNCAN , J , Private , 1916
DUNCAN , W B , Private , 1917
EWING , J , Private , 1916
EWING , W , Private , 1917
FAIRBAIRN , R , Lance Corporal , 1918
FALCONER , T , Private , 1916
FARRELL , M , Private , 1915
FORSYTH , W , Private , 1917
FORSYTH , A A , 2nd Lieutenant , 1918
FOSTER , L , Private , 1915
FRASER , H H , 2nd Lieutenant , 1917
FREELAND , G D , Gunner , 1918
GIRVAN , J , Private , 1916
GOODALL , D B , Private , 1915
GOUGH , W , Private , 1918
GRAHAM , A , Private , 1917
GRAY , E C M , Private , 1915
GRAY , J , Private , 1915
GRAY , T , Private , 1915
GRAY , G , Gunner , 1918
GRAY , G , Private , 1918
HAGGARTY , W , Gunner , 1917
HAIG , T , Private
Kings park, Dalkeith,Midlothian, Scotland, UK
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Dalkeith , Midlothian, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Dalkeith , Midlothian, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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12 Grassmarket, Old Town, Edinburgh EH1 2JU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED0AD - Commissioned by
1st Battalion, The Royal Scots
(The Royal Regiment)
originally installed in the kirk at
Albuhera Barracks, Werl, Germany
Transferred to the Regimental Kirk, Canongate
(The Kirk of Holyrood House)
27th March 1994
Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED0AY - MUSITONIK ENSEMBLE WANDERING VOICES II Hauntingly beautiful' (Herald). Fringe 2009's four-star concert Wandering Voices returns to Edinburgh. Led by two prize-winning Taiwanese musicians, Cheng-Ying Chuang (countertenor/Chinese lutenist) and Ya-Ting Wang (percussionist), Musitonik Ensemble is devoted to exploring musical genres and building their contemporary dialogues. Together with acclaimed sitarist (Indian plucked-string) Ryohei Kanemitsu and erhu (Chinese fiddle) player Tanghsuan Lo, Wandering Voices II soars from ancient Chinese melodies, Indian ragas, European baroque/classical music into the contemporary. Four adventurous soloists immerse themselves with each other's traditions to share a mesmerising journey through time and space. www.cchuang.net Tickets £15 /£12.50
Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED0D8 - The Saltire Society was established in 1936 to encourage everything that might improve the quality of life in Scotland and restore the country to its proper place as a creative force in European civilisation.
It seeks to preserve all that is best in Scottish tradition and to encourage new developments which can strengthen and enrich the country's cultural life. It has wide ranging interests including history, literature, music, drama, architecture and planning and promotes excellence in many fields through a series of national awards.
The Society also seeks to revive the memory of famous Scots and to make the nation conscious of its heritage. It seeks to influence decision makers in Scotland through its committees. As well as working at national level the Society has members in Branches throughout Scotland, working to promote the Society's aims within their own communities.
Membership to the Society, is available for an annual fee,[1] to all individuals and organisations who support the aims of the Society.
The name is taken from the flag of Scotland, which has the form of a saltire.
Fountain Close high st Royal Mile Edinburgh city Scotland Uk
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8 Victoria Street, EDINBURGH, EH1 2HG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED27R - The modest Oxford Bar is a public house situated on Young Street, in the New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. Inspector Rebus's local from the Ian rankin books.
A super secret tourist attraction for first time visitors to the city
The Oxford Bar, 8 Young Street, Edinburgh EH2 4JB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED4KD - Haggis is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck
minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally encased in the animal's stomach and simmered for approximately three hours.
Sometimes haggis is sold in tins (as in here), or a container which can simply be microwaved or oven-baked. Some supermarket haggis is largely made from pig, rather than sheep, offal.
Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJRA - Multi-lingual sign in Slateford Railway Station in Edinburgh Scotland UK
In preparation for Scottish Independence, signs in Gaelic
Slateford, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH14 1BX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJRX - Multi-lingual sign in Slateford Railway Station in Edinburgh Scotland UK
In preparation for Scottish Independence, signs in Gaelic
Slateford, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH14 1BX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HRBT - A beautiful wide image of autumn trees looking up
Humbie, Lothians , Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HRRC - Humbie is a hamlet and rural parish in East Lothian, Scotland lying in south-east of the county, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Haddington and 15 miles (24 km) south-east of Edinburgh. Humbie as it is known today was formed as the result of the union between Keith Marischal and Keith Hundeby in 1618.
Originally, Humbie formed part of the Barony of Keith, and was anciently known as Keith Hundeby. The lands were held by Simon Fraser of Keith in the reign of David I. A charter signed by Fraser in 1191 is said to be the first mention of the Anglo-Norman Frasers and the Barony in extant records. Keith Marischal House stands a mile to the NNW of Humbie, and was the caput of the ancient barony. It is a long house with a vaulted ground floor, built in 1589 by the Keiths, who were then Grand Marischals of Scotland. The north front was baronialized in 1889 by Kinnear & Peddie. Interior decorations and fireplaces were done circa 1740, 1800, 1820, and 1869.
Later proprietors
Possibly the most prominent proprietors of Humbie proper were a cadet branch of the Hepburn of Waughton & Luffness family, the Hepburns of Kirklandhill. Alexander Nisbet incorrectly states that Adam Hepburn of Kirklandhill purchased Humbie and Hartside from James Lawson of Humbie in 1586. They were, in fact, disponed by John Lawson of Humbie to Hepburn by resignation dated 25 May 1637 Mr Adam Hepburn married Agnes, daughter to Henry Foulis of Colinton and his wife Margaret, daughter of James Haldane of Gleneagles. His son and successor was Sir Adam Hepburn, Lord Humbie, a Senator of the College of Justice, who married on 30 December 1629 Agnes, daughter to George Foulis of Ravelston, Master of the Mint. Their daughter Jean married John Cockburn of Ormiston, and they were parents of Adam Cockburn of Ormiston, Lord Justice Clerk. Humbie was retained by the Hepburns until the death without issue of James Hepburn of Humbie on 2 December 1820.
Humbie, Lothians,Scotland, UK, EH36 5PX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HT3P - Humbie is a hamlet and rural parish in East Lothian, Scotland lying in south-east of the county, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Haddington and 15 miles (24 km) south-east of Edinburgh. Humbie as it is known today was formed as the result of the union between Keith Marischal and Keith Hundeby in 1618.
Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH36 5PJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 7890217202 - 'View a whole set of Fringe 2012 madness from Edinburgh Scotland here. If you do Twitter add me here.
August, always a mad busy crazy time in Edinburgh, during the festival and fringe, which seems to have grown even bigger than the tattoo and festival.
What more do you need, a friend with a big puppet head to share your secrets with. I overheard the conversation 'Choose life, choose a job, choose a career driving trams....'
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe) is the world's largest arts festival, with the 2012 event spanning 25 days totalling over 2,695 shows from 47 countries in 279 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August. The Fringe is a showcase for the performing arts, particularly theatre and comedy (which has seen substantial growth in recent years), although dance and music are also represented. In 2012, 36% of shows were comedy and 28% theatrical productions. Theatrical productions range from the classics of ancient Greece to William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett and contemporary works. In 2012, 1,418 shows were having their world premiere.
The Fringe is an unjuried festival \u2013 with no selection committee, and therefore any type of performance may participate. The Fringe has often showcased experimental works that might not be invited to a more conservative arts festival. In addition to ticketed, programmed events, the Festival has included a street fair, located primarily on the Royal Mile. The Festival is organized by the Festival Fringe Society, which publishes the programme, sells tickets, and offers advice to performers. Their offices are on the Royal Mile.
File under: street fringe fring2012 fringe2012 comedy show 2012fringe shows actors performers entertainers in Edinburgh dance free artists grainy gritty mono pictures
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 7912932162 - 'View a whole set of Fringe 2012 madness from Edinburgh Scotland here. If you do Twitter add me here.
August, always a mad busy crazy time in Edinburgh, during the festival and fringe, which seems to have grown even bigger than the tattoo and festival.
No, not a typical Saturday night on any British high st, but ladies from the Threesome Theatre looking sexy to attract punters like flies to their flyers advertising 'Berlin Cabaret'. It was on 20-25th August 2012 at The Space On The Mile V39 (venue 39, you are due a Deuchars now arent you??).
As the blurb says 'as our emcee takes you on a journey of decadence and ignorance, let the cabaret girls and boys entertain you in our own slice of 1930's Berlin. Threesome theatre spotlights Berlins cabaret from the day the curtain went up in 1901 to the Nazi regime tore it down. Featuring throbbing music, enticing dancing and naughty original songs.
'Shocking, lewd satire wrapped up in a great performance....'
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe) is the world's largest arts festival, with the 2012 event spanning 25 days totalling over 2,695 shows from 47 countries in 279 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August. The Fringe is a showcase for the performing arts, particularly theatre and comedy (which has seen substantial growth in recent years), although dance and music are also represented. In 2012, 36% of shows were comedy and 28% theatrical productions. Theatrical productions range from the classics of ancient Greece to William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett and contemporary works. In 2012, 1,418 shows were having their world premiere.
The Fringe is an unjuried festival \u2013 with no selection committee, and therefore any type of performance may participate. The Fringe has often showcased experimental works that might not be invited to a more conservative arts festival. In addition to ticketed, programmed events, the Festival has included a street fair, located primarily on the Royal Mile. The Festival is organized by the Festival Fringe Society, which publishes the programme, sells tickets, and offers advice to performers. Their offices are on the Royal Mile.
File under: street fringe fring2012 fringe2012 comedy show 2012fringe shows actors performers entertainers in Edinburgh dance free artists grainy gritty mono pictures
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8047271787 - 'View a whole set of Fringe 2012 madness from Edinburgh Scotland here. If you do Twitter add me here.
Now its political, meet the mask in front of the man. August, always a mad busy crazy time in Edinburgh, during the festival and fringe, which seems to have grown even bigger than the tattoo and festival. There's no shortage of scaryness and satire here!.
Was it a rare trip north to address the Scots nation to plead with Alex Salmond to not leave the union? Maybe a ploy to drum up more Scottish Tories. Famously as they say, there are more pandas at Edinburgh zoo than tory MP's up here.
Do let me know in the comments below what 'message you might leave for Mr Cameron'.
Did I leave a message, well how do you resist? I just wrote 'Keep your hands off the NHS you scoundrel, stop selling Britain by the pound....'
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe) is the world's largest arts festival, with the 2012 event spanning 25 days totalling over 2,695 shows from 47 countries in 279 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August. The Fringe is a showcase for the performing arts, particularly theatre and comedy (which has seen substantial growth in recent years), although dance and music are also represented. In 2012, 36% of shows were comedy and 28% theatrical productions. Theatrical productions range from the classics of ancient Greece to William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett and contemporary works. In 2012, 1,418 shows were having their world premiere.
The Fringe is an unjuried festival \u2013 with no selection committee, and therefore any type of performance may participate. The Fringe has often showcased experimental works that might not be invited to a more conservative arts festival. In addition to ticketed, programmed events, the Festival has included a street fair, located primarily on the Royal Mile. The Festival is organized by the Festival Fringe Society, which publishes the programme, sells tickets, and offers advice to performers. Their offices are on the Royal Mile.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8026202686 - 'View a whole set of Fringe 2012 madness from Edinburgh Scotland here. If you do Twitter add me here.
Losing your religion? August, always a mad busy crazy time in Edinburgh, during the festival and fringe, which seems to have grown even bigger than the tattoo and festival.
With all those actors and buskers everywhere, nobody minds the Hare Krishna's snaking through. They fitted in rather well!
Sri Sri Khoda-Nitai Mayapura-sasha
ISKCON Scotland is based in Karuna Bhavan, Lesmahagow, which is between and slightly south of Edinburgh and Glasgow. The devotees preach throughout Scotland and Northern England, distributing books and running Namma Hatta programs and occasional festivals.
The scottish devotees are famous for their \u2018GOURANGA!\u2019 campaign.
Gouranga (the Golden one) is a name of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, an incarnation of Sri Krishna who preached the glories of the holy name (Hare Krishna) throughout India 500 years ago. The sound of \u2018Gouranga\u2019 is extremely potent spiritually, just like the Hare Krishna mantra, and whoever hears or chants this name becomes liberated.
Apart from the books of Srila Prabhupada, ISKCON Scotland can also supply various \u2018Gouranga!\u2019 branded merchandise such as mugs, toys and CDs.
Note: \u2018Gouranga\u2019 is the Scottish spelling of \u2018Gauranga\u2019.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The Fringe) is the world's largest arts festival, with the 2012 event spanning 25 days totalling over 2,695 shows from 47 countries in 279 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August. The Fringe is a showcase for the performing arts, particularly theatre and comedy (which has seen substantial growth in recent years), although dance and music are also represented. In 2012, 36% of shows were comedy and 28% theatrical productions. Theatrical productions range from the classics of ancient Greece to William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett and contemporary works. In 2012, 1,418 shows were having their world premiere.
The Fringe is an unjuried festival \u2013 with no selection committee, and therefore any type of performance may participate. The Fringe has often showcased experimental works that might not be invited to a more conservative arts festival. In addition to ticketed, programmed events, the Festival has included a street fair, located primarily on the Royal Mile. The Festival is organized by the Festival Fringe Society, which publishes the programme, sells tickets, and offers advice to performers. Their offices are on the Royal Mile.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 6056544163 - 'Lews Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Le\u00f2dhais) is a Victorian era castle located west of the town of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. The name Stornoway (Scottish Gaelic-'Steornabhagh') derives from 'Sjornavagr', the Old Norse for 'steering bay'. Stornoway has been settled since at least Viking times although there is archaeological evidence of Neolithic activity in the near vicinity of the town.
King James VI granted ownership of Lewis to the Mackenzies of Kintail in 1610. By about 1680, Lord Seaforth had established his estate house, Seaforth Lodge, on the Gearraidh Chruaidh, an area of rough sheiling ground on the west side of Stornoway harbour. Parts of this original building can still be seen within the stripped out walls of the mezzanine at the rear of the present Castle.
The castle was built in the years 1847-57 as a country house for Sir James Matheson who had bought the whole island a few years previously with his fortune from the Chinese Opium trade. It was designed by the Glasgow architect Charles Wilson.
In 1918, the Lewis estate including the castle was bought by soap industrialist Lord Leverhulme from the Matheson family. He gifted the castle to the people of Stornoway parish in 1923.
During World War II the Castle was taken over as accommodation for air and ground crew of 700 Naval Air Squadron, who operated a detachment of six Supermarine Walrus aircraft from a slipway at Cuddy Point in the Grounds. The base was referred to as HMS Mentor. It was also used for accommodation for students of Lews Castle College in the 1950s.
Today the building is owned by the local council, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (CNES) and is category A listed building.
The rather spooky wicker woman in the grounds of the castle (castle green) was created in July 2010 at the time of the Hebridean Celtic Festival.
Many thanks to Dena &
Catriona for providing company and transport 8-)
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEW1T4 - Stornoway (Gaelic: Steòrnabhagh) is a town on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides (also known as the Western Isles) of Scotland.
The town's population is around 8,000, making it the largest town in the Hebrides, with a third of the population of the civil parish of Stornoway, which includes various nearby villages and has a population of approximately 12,000.
Stornoway is an important port and the major town and administrative centre of the Outer Hebrides. It is home to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (the Western Isles Council) and a variety of educational, sporting and media establishments. Observance of the Christian Sabbath (Sunday) has long been an aspect of the island's culture. Recent changes mean that Sunday on Lewis is now less different from Sunday on the other Western Isles or the mainland of Scotland.
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4927941826 - 'All Along The Watchtower - 'Jimi Hendrix' - Play this track here.
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One of my favourite guitarists and cool too. Once when asked by an activist in 1970 'What would you change in America today'? He replied 'They should wear more colourful gear'. He also said 'Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music'. Indeed!
Born in Seattle James Marshall 'Jimi' Hendrix worked as a jobbing guitarist until being introduced to London in 1966/7. Hendrix learned to play by practicing almost constantly, watching others play, getting tips from more experienced players, and listening to records. In mid-1959, his father bought Hendrix a white 'Supro Ozark'.
Chas Chandler who was ending his tenure as bassist in The Animals and looking for talent to manage and produce. Chandler liked the song 'Hey Joe' and was convinced he could create a hit single with the right artist. It was Hendrix who he brought to London for that very reason. The Jimi Hendrix Experience was born.
'All Along the Watchtower' was an original Bob Dylan track and was included on the classic double 'Electric Ladyland' album. Several reviewers have pointed out that the lyrics in 'All Along the Watchtower' echo lines in the Book of Isaiah, Chapter 21, verses 5-9. The single reached number five in the British charts.
Dylan has described his reaction to hearing Hendrix's version: 'It overwhelmed me, really. He had such talent, he could find things inside a song and vigorously develop them. He found things that other people wouldn't think of finding in there. He probably improved upon it by the spaces he was using. I took license with the song from his version, actually, and continue to do it to this day.' In the booklet accompanying his Biograph album, Dylan said: 'I liked Jimi Hendrix's record of this and ever since he died I've been doing it that way... Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it's a tribute to him in some kind of way.'
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The Lewis War Memorial is a war memorial dedicated to the men who lost their lives in World War I from the Lewis area (Outer Hebrides, Scotland). Completed in 1924, it is situated at the highest point of the town of Stornoway, and is visible for miles around.
It can no longer be climbed. Iron plaques containing the names of the fallen, many hundred (1151) are now presented on a faux stone circle at its foot.
From January to July 1920, the pages of the Stornoway Gazette carried advertisements appealing for subscriptions towards the building costs of a suitable memorial that would cost at least \u00a310,000 and more probably \u00a320,000. The response was overwhelming. As a spur to generous donations, it was announced that an anonymous resident was willing to double the amount subscribed to \u00a35,000 - this resident was later discovered to be Lord Leverhulme himself.
For more historical details, consult the excellent Stornoway Historical Society website. Better still consider a trip right up there to the top left edge of Britain, its cool.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4810459600 - 'Norrie Dan Mackay is pictured here at 'The Bus Stop', Barvas, Isle of Lewis. His official job title is River Watcher, he's from Carloway and travels to the bus each evening and heads back home on the 7am public bus the following morning.
He is a crofter as well with many sheep so that fills up a lot of his time, he's been a River Watcher for a long as I can remember and he's pretty good crack my friend Donna has to say. He keeps an eye on the poachers, particularly here as its where fish come inshore to spawn. A particularly beautiful spot on Lewis. Having been taken here by Donna I am quite jealous of the sunsets and other features that come as standard on this piece of Hedrides coast looking straight out on to the fierce Atlantic. Norrie Dan has also got a boat and spends time sea fishing in the summer months.
In the surfing magazine the spot where the surfers go is called the Bus Stop, but the official name of the where this bus (with a bedroom in the back) is parked is called Croig. The bus has also been featured in a book called Fishing Huts by Jo Orchard-Lisle, Check it out here - www.fishing-huts.com/fishing-huts-inside.html
I have been coming here for over 10 years and the islands and people never cease to amaze me. They always are welcoming and everyone should have the chance to experience the hospitality of the islands and of course the best black pudding in Britain from Charles MacLeod's shop in Stornoway.
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Keywords: edinburgh,pub,bar,scotland,morningside,britain,UK,sepia,b/w,mono,selective,colour,color,tourist,city,whisky,bars,beers,drink,drinks,drinking,tonysmith,edinbrugh,hotpix!,Edinburg,#tonysmithhotpix,edimburgh
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4673882039 - 'This is a true Morningside monument full of unique character. From the outside it looks very unassuning like any other boozer. Once called 'The Volunteer' the Canny Mans has been in the Watson-Kerr family for getting on for 80 years
Inside, past the 'No trainers, No music, No cameras etc' signs, you enter a world of glorious clutter. Clocks, typewriters, ships, umbrellas and tools screwed to the walls. These have been collected over the years and cover every room, of which there are a few. It does make for a very homely and welcoming place.
There is a menu based on quite a large choice of Scandinavian Smorrebrod sandwiches. On this evening I was in there, the bar had a good selection of real ales and I opted for a Deuchers (when in Rome as they say...). There was no shortage of whiskies and you can buy champagne by the glass at a fiver.
In my book its deservidly up there in my premier league of British pubs, certainley unforgettable!
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Keywords: Faded,signs,adverts,advertisment,advertisments,edinburgh,city,sc faded,scotland,uk,old,town,nicolson,square,street,university,m.martinot,martinot,shop,alison,house,uni,facilty,music,14,12,basket,importer,manufacturer,sepia,selective,color,colour,colores,black,white,hotpixuk,hotpixorguk,tonysmith,tony,smith,HDR,nicholson,oldsigns,lettering,letters,DiamondClassPhotographer,FlickrDiamond,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,building,buildings,built,architecture,selectivo,couleur,s\u00e9lective,vorgew\u00e4hlte,Farbe,history,edinbrugh,hotpix!,Edinburg,#tonysmithhotpix,edimburgh
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4524488474 - '12 and 14 Nicolson Square are lovely old buildings in the old town of Edinburgh with distinctive old faded painted sign remnants in red. The square originally contained the properties of Sir James Nicolson, back pre-1800. Older maps reveal this at that time to probably be the extent of the city. Nearby Cabbagehall and Turnip Fields would have once produced food but were built over as the metropolis expanded. Nicholas Martinot looks to have been a prominent manufacturer of baskets and importer of other goods from 1890 or so onwards.
The text on the faded paint advertise 'Fancy Leathergoods' , 'Basket Manufacture', Rugs, Mats, walking Sticks, Hardware and Woodenware.
The Edinburgh Gazette of 1890 and 1892 note two 'bankrupt sequestrations' in which Martinot was elected joint commissioners. In issue 10128 (25th Feb 1890) page 180 they are involved in sequestration of Daniel S Johnston, fancy goods merchant at 103 Kirkgate and 131 Great Junction St Leith. In another issue 10363 the sequestration of a hardware, toy and Smallware merchant from 272 Canongate and 15 St Mary Street is involved ( www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/10128/pages/180 &
www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/10364/pages/670 ).
The building is now used by Edinburgh University, School of Arts, Culture &
Environment and the facilty is named Alison House.
(2010 week 13)
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Keywords: Scotland,distilliary,copper,pot,stills,Tobermory,Scotch,whisky,d scotland,distillery,isle,Mull,hebrides,UK,britain,islands,spirit,drinks,wee,dram,peat,malted,barley,grain,glass,drink,drinking,scots,scottish,heritage,balamory,selective,colour,color,black,white,b/w,mono,This,Photo,Rocks,thisphotorocks,old,stuff,selectivo,couleur,s\u00e9lective,vorgew\u00e4hlte,Farbe,sex,sexy,architecture,building,buildings,edinbrugh,hotpix!,#tonysmith,#tonysmithhotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4535145127 - 'When in Rome as they say..... Here you can see the copper pot stills, each over 20 feet high. Malt is whisky made entirely from malted barley and distilled in an onion-shaped pot still such as these.
Ledaig is the original name for the Tobermory Scotch whisky distillery on the isle of Mull, western Scotland. The distillery was founded in 1798 and the present buildings were erected during its first period of operation which continued until 1826. The distillery was 'silent' for long periods in the mid 1800s and mid 1900s and was twice revived during the 1970s. Now it has been revived again
The distillery belongs currently to Burn Stewart, closed in 1975, and reopened in 1990. Its main product, Tobermory single malt is used in the blends 'Scottish Leader' and 'Black Prince'. The distillery also produces a smaller amount of peated whisky, Ledaig (not quite as peaty as Lafroig). It is just to the left of the colourful harbour.
Single Malts mature at the Deanston Distillery in sherry and bourbon casks, they are then returned to Tobermory for the last few years. Burn Stewart also own this facility. Tobermory the Malt Scotch Whisky is presented in a bottle with an enamelled label. It is a vatted malt containing some Tobermory whiskies of up to 20-years old and proportions of newly-mature spirit from elsewhere.
Vatted malt is blended from malt whiskies from different distilleries. If a whisky is labelled 'pure malt' or just 'malt' it is almost certain to be a vatted whisky. This is also sometimes labelled as 'blended malt' whisky.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4529622798 - 'This breed of cattle originated in the Scottish Western Isles (Lewis, Harris etc) and the central highlands. A highland cattle herd book registry was started in 1885 and this lists pedigrees etc. This was a very wet rainy day all over central and north Scotland with many lochs north and west of Calendar in the Trossochs very high, often lapping up to the roadside. This cow had been soaked by it all day by the looks of it and had been scratching itself on some barbed wire next to his field.
Highland breeds do thrive on poor mountain land with high annual rainfall and bitter winds however. Gaelic names are encouraged for the naming of cows. Some female names include A Bhuidhe Aillidh (a Yellow Beauty), Fraoch (Heather) and Sonasag (Little Happy Female). Male names include Aonghas (Angus), Companach (Companion), Cuairtear (Tourist) and Gruaghach (long haired one).
Have a look at www.highlandcattlesociety.com, a very interesting site all about these animals.
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Keywords: edinburgh,scotland,UK,holyrood,st,andrew,saint,flag,symbol,nation,city,parliament,national,party,saltire,political,politics,tonysmith,tony,smith,edinbrugh,hotpix!,Edinburg,#tonysmithhotpix,edimburgh
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4447528033 - 'The Scottish Parliament Office Building. As important as the St Andrews cross to many people in the far north of the UK and strangely linked by a Hexadecimal number '0065BD'. Although I have heard it said that folk in the far islands of the north and west feel as distant from Holyrood as from Westminster. Living in north west england I can identify a little with that sentiment.
A saltire, Saint Andrew's Cross, or crux decussata is said to be the one on which St Andrew was martyred. The Cross of Burgundy contains a varient too. It is quite common to see it flying from Scottish Government buildings every day from 8am until sunset. Its use appears to date from around 1180. Although it was the Parliament of Scotland that decreed in 1385 that Scottish soldiers wear a white Saint Andrew's Cross on their person. This was both front and back to identify them.
The blues used varied on shades of dyes etc and many variations evolved over the years. There were calls to standardise the shade of blue. In 2003 a committee of the Scottish Parliament met to examine a petition that the Scottish Government adopt the Pantone 300 colour as a standard. How very Photoshop(!) This blue is of a lighter shade than the Pantone 280 of the Union Jack Flag. Having taken advice from a number of sources, including the office of the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the committee recommended that the optimum shade of blue for the Saltire be Pantone 300. Nurds and pub quiz experts may want to know that Pantone 300 is #0065BD expressed as hexadecimal web colours.
(2010 week 10)
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Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: Old signwriting on university buildings at 12 Nicholson Square,Edinburgh City,Lothians,Scotland,UK,gotonysmith,sign,writing,writting,street,dramatic,ghost,12,and,14,Nicolson,Square,are,lovely,old,buildings,in,the,old,town,of,Edinburgh,with,distinctive,old,faded,painted,sign,remnants,in,red.,12,and,14,Nicolson,Square,are,lovely,old,buildings,in,the,old,town,of,Edinburgh,with,distinctive,old,faded,painted,sign,remnants,in,red.,The,square,originally,contained,the,properties,of,Sir,James,Nicolson,back,pre-1800.,Older,maps,reveal,this,at,that,time,to,probably,be,the,extent,of,the,city.,Nearby,Cabbagehall,and,Turnip,Fields,would,have,once,produced,food,but,were,built,over,as,the,metropolis,expanded.,Nicholas,Martinot,looks,to,have,been,a,prominent,manufacturer,of,baskets,and,importer,of,other,goods,from,1890,or,so,onwards.,The,text,on,the,faded,paint,advertise,Rugs,Mats,walking Sticks,Hardware and Woodenware.,gotonysmith,Edinburg,Fancy Leathergoods,Basket Manufacture,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF1333 - Old signwriting on university buildings at 12 Nicholson Square, Edinburgh City, Lothians, Scotland , UK
12 and 14 Nicolson Square are lovely old buildings in the old town of Edinburgh with distinctive old faded painted sign remnants in red.
12 Nicholson Square, Edinburgh City, Lothians, Scotland , UK
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Keywords: Jenners,Xmas,Christmas,tree,Edinburgh,Scotland,Princes,St,Street,shop,shopping,store,department,december,Schotland,l'Ecosse,Ecosse,Schottland,\u03a3\u03ba\u03c9\u03c4\u03af\u03b1,la,Scozia,\u30b9\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9,\uc2a4\ucf54\ud2c0\ub780\ub4dc,\u0428\u043e\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0438\u044f,Escocia,winter,Edinburghe,wide,superwide,tonysmith,tony,smith,Panoramique,int\u00e9ressant,join,joiner,stitch,stitcher,autostitch,auto,pano,imagen,panor\u00e1mica,image,panoramisches,Bild,edinbrugh,stitched,panorama,joined,images,widescreen,\u043f\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0430,\u30d1\u30ce\u30e9\u30de,\u5168\u666f,\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4,hotpix!,Edinburg,#tonysmithhotpix,edimburgh
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4260152762 - 'A joiner of nine or so FujiFinepix S1500 shots, in two layers from the second floor of Jenners.
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Keywords: Dalkeith,Midlothian,Scotland,near,edinburgh,cows,brown,animals,december,winter,field,snow,snowy,conditions,mist,trees,UK,GB,Hotpixuk,Hotpix,Tony,Smith,TonySmith,TDK,TDKTony,palace,park,farm,Schotland,l'Ecosse,Ecosse,Schottland,\u03a3\u03ba\u03c9\u03c4\u03af\u03b1,la,Scozia,\u30b9\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9,\uc2a4\ucf54\ud2c0\ub780\ub4dc,\u0428\u043e\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0438\u044f,Escocia,\u96ea,sneeuw,neige,Schnee,\u0441\u043d\u0435\u0436\u043e\u043a,nieve,Edinburghe,HDR,high dynamic range,gallery-photo,gallery-photos,huffstutters-favorites,edinbrugh,Edinburg,#tonysmithhotpix,edimburgh
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4259384265 - 'Very cold cows near Dalkeith palace park grounds.
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Keywords: Twenty,Speed,Limit,Sign,Lamington,Scotland,in,the,Snow,Winter,gotonysmith,blue,cold,icy,cut,your,speed,safe,be,safety,drive,carefully,icy,conditions,in,AA,RAC,difficult,Scotland,UK,United,Kingdom,20,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CET1E0 - Twenty Speed Limit Sign, winter snow in Lamington Scotland (Lanarkshire)
Lamington, Lanark, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: Abington,Abingdon,Service,area,services,rest,Scotland,UK,Shell,Fuels,GB,welcome,break,5star,5,star,crapper,toilet,dunny,HotpixOrgUK,365days,Schotland,l'Ecosse,Ecosse,Schottland,\u03a3\u03ba\u03c9\u03c4\u03af\u03b1,la,Scozia,\u30b9\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9,\uc2a4\ucf54\ud2c0\ub780\ub4dc,\u0428\u043e\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0438\u044f,Escocia,HDR,high dynamic range,edinbrugh,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4083467109 - 'M74 / A74M Abington Welcome Break services Shell fuels for sale.
A recent survey concluded that the services have the best toilets of all motorway services in Scotland 2008-5 star (alegedly - if you find otherwise please dont blame us).
On exit there is a useful 'Drive on the left' sign translated into four further european languages.
Abington is the first service area (alphabetically - a fact that might be useful one day for a pub quiz).
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Outer Hebrides,Scottish harbour,coastal town Scotland,rainbow Scotland,harbour reflection,boats in harbour,maritime Scotland,island life,over,weather,climate,rainbow,hope,changeable weather,maritime economy,fishing industry,island communities,travel,tourism,coastal landscapes,seascape photography,editorial travel,remote places,British islands,European islands,natural phenomena,Stornoway Bay,Western Isles,Na h-Eileanan Siar,Scotland,United Kingdom,UK islands,fishing boats,moored boats,working harbour,waterfront buildings,HS1 2RF
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0N73 - A wide panoramic view of Stornoway Harbour on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, showing a vivid rainbow arcing through heavy Atlantic cloud as sunlight breaks across the town and waterfront. The calm surface of the harbour reflects moored fishing boats, harbour structures and colourful shoreline buildings, creating a layered composition that contrasts tranquillity with the unsettled weather above. Dark storm clouds dominate the sky, while the rainbow introduces a moment of brightness and visual optimism typical of rapidly changing conditions in the Western Isles.
Stornoway is the largest town in the Outer Hebrides and functions as the main port, commercial centre and transport hub for Lewis and Harris. The harbour plays a central role in the local economy, supporting fishing, ferry services and maritime trade, and remains a focal point of daily island life. The presence of working boats alongside residential and commercial buildings highlights the close relationship between community and sea that defines the Hebridean experience.
Rainbows are a frequent but fleeting feature of the Hebridean climate, produced by fast-moving weather systems rolling in from the Atlantic Ocean. This image captures that distinctive combination of dramatic skies, calm water and sudden light that characterises coastal Scotland. The scene evokes themes of resilience, isolation, natural beauty and continuity in remote island communities.
This image is well suited for editorial use covering Scottish islands, coastal weather, maritime life, climate and environment, travel and tourism in the Outer Hebrides, as well as commercial applications requiring atmospheric coastal imagery with strong natural symbolism.
Rainbow over Stornoway Harbour on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, with fishing boats, calm
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Keywords: Kinlochleven,highlands,Glencoe,Waterfall,Scotland,mountains,365days,Schotland,l'Ecosse,Ecosse,Schottland,\u03a3\u03ba\u03c9\u03c4\u03af\u03b1,la,Scozia,\u30b9\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9,\uc2a4\ucf54\ud2c0\ub780\ub4dc,\u0428\u043e\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0438\u044f,Escocia,edinbrugh,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3838285684 - 'This waterfall is between Glencoe and Kinlochleven.
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Keywords: Cullins,Scotland,Celtic,Landscape,seascape,Broadford,bay,Isle,Skye,Scotish,Hebrides,UK,365days,mountains,rugged,cloud,clear,Cuillins,scottish,scotia,scots,GB,britain,islands,calmac,beauty,beautiful,coast,shore,reflection,pano,panorama,Schotland,l'Ecosse,Ecosse,Schottland,\u03a3\u03ba\u03c9\u03c4\u03af\u03b1,la,Scozia,\u30b9\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9,\uc2a4\ucf54\ud2c0\ub780\ub4dc,\u0428\u043e\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0438\u044f,Escocia,HDR,high dynamic range,tonysmith,tony,smith,Panoramique,int\u00e9ressant,join,joiner,stitch,stitcher,autostitch,auto,imagen,panor\u00e1mica,image,panoramisches,Bild,hotpicks,hotpix,hotpics,hot,pix,pics,edinbrugh
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3834522311 - 'Rare view of Cuillins from Broadford bay, Isle of Skye, Scottish Hebrides, UK.
Broadford (An t-\u00c0th Leathann in Scottish Gaelic), together with nearby Harrapool, is the second-largest settlement on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, lying on the SW corner of Broadford Bay, on the A87 between Portree and the Skye Bridge. Overlooked by the eastern Cuillins, Broadford is in a beautiful tranquil area.
West of Broadford, on the lower slopes of Beinn na Caillich, is Goir a' Bhlair, 'the field of battle'. The battle concerned was apparently a decisive action by the Gaelic Clan Mackinnon against the Vikings.
Broadford was a cattle market until 1812, when Telford built the road from Portree to Kyleakin. Its said that veterans of the Napoleonic Wars settled during the first half of the 19th century. Writing in the middle of the 19th century, Alexander Smith said, 'If Portree is the London of Skye, Broadford is its Manchester.
There is a song by the rock band Jethro Tull called 'Broadford Bazaar' (on the remastered version of the Heavy Horses album) which is named after this town.
Some heavy showers over Rannock moor here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3835314474/in/photostream/
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Keywords: Road to Elgol,I Road to Elgol,Isle of Skye,Scotland,from,inner,moody,sky,island,gotonysmith,rd,road,spectacular,year,of,the,homecoming,scots,escotia,celtic,wide,view,B8083,to,and,road.,Reflect,Isle of Skye,Elgol Road,Isle of Skye,Road,to,Elgol,Isle,of,Skye,Scotland,gotonysmith,rocks,rock,mountain,walk,walks,reflections,lock,loch,lake,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEYACK - Road to Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland Loch Panorama
Elgol Road from Broadford, Isle Of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: Road to Elgol,Isle of Skye,panorama,from,Scottish,inner,moody,sky,island,water,reflections,gotonysmith,clouds,rd,road,year,of,the,homecoming,scots,escotia,celtic,wide,view,B8083,to,and,road.,Elgol Road,Isle of Skye,Road,to,Elgol,Isle,of,Skye,Scotland,5,pano,tourism,tourist,use,beautiful,vista rock mountain walk walks wide joiner,gotonysmith,Isle of Skye,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEYAF9 - On the Road to Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland panorama landscape. A view from the B8083 Broadford to Torrin and Elgol road.
The nearby crofting and fishing village lies on the eastern shore of Loch Slapin, 5 miles (7 km) southwest of Broadford (An t-Àth Leathann), on the road to Elgol (Ealaghol). There is a mixture of Victorian white-washed cottages and modern flat-pack houses. The village boasts good views of Blaven and Loch Slapin.
Torrin sits on Durness limestone. There is an abundance of trees and varied plant flora, including more than a dozen species of orchids. Much of the area is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation.
There are five working crofts in Torrin with cattle and sheep. The common grazing extends north onto the surrounding red granite hills Beinn Dearg Mhòr (709m) and Beinn Dearg Bheag (584m) and beyond the head of Loch Slapin
Elgol Road from Broadford, Isle Of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: B8083,Skye,Scotland,Scottish,new,archeology,stones,old,United,Kingdom,Island,Beautiful,of,Skye,gotonysmith,historic,history clearances,highland,islands,island,the,Old Chapel,and,graves,moody,Graveyard,Elgol,rd,road,ruins,history,stone,building,architecture,IV49 9BL,IV49,cloudy,sky,skies,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0MF2 - The Old Chapel and Graveyard Elgol road B8083, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Chapel and Graveyard Elgol road B8083, Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
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Keywords: Glasgow,nightshot,John,St,Mercent,City,Night,Shot,tonysmith,tony,smith,hotpix,merchant,merchent,empire,scotland,celtic,rangers,reflections,lights,UK,Britain,GB,Babity,bowsters,babbity,towers,listed,building,buildings,single,ends,tron,cross,toun,\u201cGlasgow\u201fs,miles,better\u201d,Glasgows miles better,glasgows,better,glasgay,Schotland,l'Ecosse,Ecosse,Schottland,\u03a3\u03ba\u03c9\u03c4\u03af\u03b1,la,Scozia,\u30b9\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9,\uc2a4\ucf54\ud2c0\ub780\ub4dc,\u0428\u043e\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0438\u044f,Escocia,hotpics,hotpic,hotpick,hotpicks,edinbrugh,#HotpixUK,#TonySmithHotpix,dusk
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3520381638 - 'Glasgow's, John Street at night. Just after a shower while I was on my way to Babbity Bowsters , light reflecting off the wet pavement. A lovely bit of the city. For more on this vibrant part of toun visit www.glasgowmerchantcity.net/
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The Merchant City is a district of the city of Glasgow. The area was first formed during the 18th century to house the wealthy merchant 'tobacco lords' who prospered shipping, amongst other things, tobacco, sugar and tea to the Clyde and fabricated goods to the Americas at this time many classical villas were built in the area. The name 'Merchant City' was coined during 1980's 'Glasgows Smiles Better' regeneration. Historically the area was called 'the tron' or 'cross' or simply by most Glaswegians 'the toun' or 'the town'. An annual Merchant City Festival takes place around the last week of September attracting tens of thousands to the area with a multi-arts programme.
If you visit the Merchant city don't miss the best pint and Cullen Skink in toun www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3813065342/
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,capital city,Edinburgh Alexander and bucephalus statue,Royal Mile,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK,and,1832,1883,1884,Edinburgh statue,woke,culture-wars,culture wars,war on woke,Statue dAlexandre et Bucéphale,John Steell,1804""1891,at,City Chambers,High Street,Alexander (356 BC""323 BC),Bucephalus (c.355 BC""326 BC),Equestrian,horse,horse Bucephalus,rearing,unharnessed,EH1 1YJ,EH1,statues,statue,bronze
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BE34DX - Alexander (356 BC323 BC) and Bucephalus (c.355 BC326 BC)
John Steell (18041891)
City Chambers High Street, Edinburgh
A draped standing figure of Alexander holding onto his horse Bucephalus which is unharnessed and rearing. The satue is on a corniced, bow-ended ashlar plinth. It was moved from St Andrew Square to its present site in 1916.
Title
Alexander (356 BC323 BC) and Bucephalus (c.355 BC326 BC)
Date
18321883
Medium
bronze
Measurements
H 300 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Plinth: H 340 x W 240 x D 220 cm
Accession number
EH1_GB_S006
Acquisition method
paid for by public subscription
Work type
Equestrian
City Chambers, High Street, Royal Mile,Edinburgh,Old Town, Scotland,UK, EH1 1YJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HWB0 -
High street, Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland UK EH1 1QS
