History & Archaeology


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  • Cover scan of Up Oor Close
    Up Oor Close: Memories Of Domestic Life In Glasgow Tenements, 1910-1945
    Jean Faley - Paperback - White Cockade
    The accounts gathered here of life in Glasgow tenements bring to light the routines and rituals of previously disregarded lives - from housework and shopping, to childbirth and death - and show how large families could live happily in two rooms
  • Cover scan of Dumfries & Galloway's Lost Railways
    Dumfries & Galloway's Lost Railways
    Gordon Stansfield - Paperback - Stenlake
    The main rail services between Scotland, England and Northern Ireland all passed through Dumfries and Galloway. Illustrated throughout, this book will rekindle memories of those bygone days.
  • Cover scan of Clan, King And Covenant
    Clan, King And Covenant: History Of The Highland Clans From The Civil War To The Glencoe Massacre
    John L. Roberts - Paperback - Edinburgh University Press
    Clan, King and Covenant explores the turbulent history of the Highlands during the 17th century, a fascinating and brutal period that included the cold-blooded Glencoe Massacre.
  • Cover scan of Easdale, Seil, Luing And Belnahua

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    Easdale, Seil, Luing And Belnahua: The Islands That Roofed The World
    Mary Withall - Paperback - Luath
    This text contains a comprehensive history of the slate industry in the west of Scotland, complete with a detailed and vivid account of the communities on the Atlantic bound islands of Easdale, Seil, Luing and Belnahua.
  • Cover scan of A Wee Guide To Rob Roy MacGregor
    A Wee Guide To Rob Roy MacGregor
    Charles Sinclair - Paperback - Goblinshead
    This title covers the life and times of Rob Roy MacGregor and his clan. It includes 50 places which can be visited, maps and is fully illustrated.
  • Cover scan of Clyde Coast Picture Palaces
    Clyde Coast Picture Palaces
    Bruce Peter - Paperback - Stenlake
    Cinema architecture has traditionally ranged from the grandiose to the distinctly basic and the cinemas along the Clyde and Ayrshire coasts represented these extremes and everything in between. Towns featured include Renfrew, Ardrossan and Campbeltown.
  • Cover scan of Old Barnard Castle
    Old Barnard Castle
    C. Lilley - Paperback - Stenlake
    The horse fair in Lower Galgate, soldiers of the Durham Light Infantry marching through the town, the Red Lion Hotel and the Market Cross are among the many places and events illustrated in this book.
  • Cover scan of Old Broxburn And Uphall
    Old Broxburn And Uphall
    Peter Morton - Paperback - Stenlake
    This book features photographs of many of the local retailers of the area, such as John Smith the draper and Lipton's grocers. Local industry also features, including the Oil Works, the Candle Works and Stewartfield miner's rows.
  • Cover scan of Old Coatbridge
    Old Coatbridge
    Oliver Van Helden - Paperback - Stenlake
    This book begins with a look at Coatbridge's famous ironworks, which gave the impetus for the town's development, but which had all closed by the late 1960s. There are also pictures of Bank Street before demolition took place and views of the Cross and Main Street.
  • Cover scan of Old Fauldhouse
    Old Fauldhouse
    William F. Hendrie - Paperback - Stenlake
    'Old Fauldhouse' contains many community photographs, including a picture of Mrs. Bishop's dance classes, local football and netball teams and the Fallas Queens of the 1920s and 1950s. Local institutions include Crofthead Co-operative and John Beuken's bus company.

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