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Edinburgh has long had a proud and distinctive identity as the capital city of Scotland. Throughout its history it has been renowned as a home of science, education, literature...
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Glasgow was once the second city of the Empire, producing ships, locomotives, cars and heavy engineering for the world. It was also a religious centre, with one of Scotlands's...
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Aberdeen stands on an impressive site between the rivers Dee and Don. Join us on a journey as we travel from the historic Bridge of Dee, at one time the only entrance to the city...
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Ayr's rich history is beautifully illustrated in this collection of old and new photographs. From its claim to fame as the birthplace of Robert Burns to its industrial heritage...
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Situated at the mouth of the River Deveron on the Moray Firth, the Royal and Ancient Burgh of Banff grew up round a royal castle. Most of the historic town is Georgian, filled...
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The Bell Rock Lighthouse, standing on Inchcape Rock 12 miles from Arbroath, has stood as an 'Industrial Wonder of the World' since its completion in 1811. It is the oldest sea-washed...
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P. J. G Ransoms new study of Bell and the Comet and their place in history, written to mark the Comet bicentenary in 2012. The author shows that the direct influence of Bell extended...
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The Border Counties Railway ran from the old railway village of Riccarton Junction on the Waverley Route across the Border and through Northumberland to Hexham. Partly intended...
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In the 1960s, many of the bus services in Scotlands Western Isles, fromLewis and Harris in the north down to Islay in the south, were operatedby MacBraynes, the company which also...
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In 1812, the first paddle steamer to sail in European coastal waters made its first journey between Glasgow and Greenock. No longer was man restricted to sail, but steam had shown...
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Exploring the work history of Scotland's fourth largest city, Dundee at Work looks closely into Dundee's proud industrial heritage. From pre-industrial beginnings to the jute industry...
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This is a unique insight into the illustrious history of Scotland's fourth largest city. Showing just how much Dundee has changed during the course of the nineteenth and twentieth...
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Dive into Duncee's rich and fascinating history through an examination of some of its greatest architechtural achievements. From its days of 'Jute, Jam and Journalism' through...
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The ancient town of Dunfermline is one of the oldest settlements in Scotland and, from the eleventh to the seventeenth century, it was the residence of royalty and the final resting...
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Edinburgh was one of the least affected cities in Scotland during the Industrial Revolution, remaining essentially professional rather than industrial and enjoying a reputation...
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Disruption, delays, travel chaos, fierce debate and financial woe have been regular newspaper headlines since Edinburgh announced plans to bring back trams. Edinburgh's first tramway...
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In this, his second book on Fifes railways, local enthusiast and photographer Michael Mather delves into the past with a selection of photographs mainly from the 1950s and 1960s...
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Fifty years ago, the new Forth Road bridge opened up Fife to road transport in the same way that its rail neighbour saw Fife and all points north grow and expand as a result of...
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In this book, Mike Smylie takes us on a tour from Duncansby Head to the Solway Firth. Here, small crofting communities sit on the fringe of the sea, hidden among the lochs and...
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It is doubtful that the appearance of a town has changed as much as Galashiels has in the last few decades. Once a town at the centre of the Scottish tweed and woollen industry...
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The gin craze seems to have taken over the world in recent times, but how many gin lovers have ever stopped to really wonder about the origins of their favourite tipple? How many...
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'I was 7, I had never seen a ship before...it looked very big...everybody was very excited, we went down to the cabin and that's when my mother said to my father that she had made...
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Located on the banks of the river Clyde, Glasgow was once the second city of the Empire, producing ships, locomotives, cars and heavy engineering for the world. Its docks would...
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The Glasgow, Cowal & Bute Route follows the development of the railways on the southern shores of the River Clyde, describing their influence on life in the towns and resorts of...
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Aberdeen is the Granite City. Even in the twenty-first century when concrete, steel and glass are more likely to be the building materials of choice, the centre of Aberdeen still...
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After the German surrender in 1918, the German High Seas Fleet was interned at Scapa Flow in the Orkneys. Determined not to see his ships fall to the hands of the Allied Powers...
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The Highlands and Islands today are a magnet for tourists from all over the world, but go back a few hundred years and it was a very different picture. Then, the Highlands were...
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Highland Omnibuses was founded in 1952 as part of the state-owned Scottish Bus Group that operated services throughout Scotland. The company was created from the merger of Highland...
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nverness, the Capital of the Highlands, was designated a city in 2000, but this burgh has a history going back thousands of years. Founded before 60 BCE, Inverness doesn't look...
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The railway system to the north and west of Inverness passes through some remote and beautiful parts of Scotland and there is a varied mix of scenery to enjoy from the train, including...
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The Kyle of Lochalsh Line was opened in 1870 to connect the ferry terminus at Stromeferry on Scotland s west coast with Dingwall and Inverness on the east coast. It had been intended...
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David Devoy was first introduced to many of the independent Lanarkshire bus fleets back in the 1960s when he saw many of them on football hires to Glasgow, and on a school trip...
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