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Old Larbert and Stenhousemuir
Guthrie Hutton charts the transformation of the rural landscape north of the River Carron into a hotbed of industrial activity and a major transport hub. The establishment of the Carron Company's giant ironworks, which went into operation in 1760, the cutting of the Forth and Clyde Canal, and the arrival of the railways all fostered the growth of Larbert and Stenhousemuir. Pictures illustrate the streets and sights of both towns in the early twentieth century, along with some of the surrounding big houses and other institutions such as the Stirling District Asylum.
Old Fort William
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Old Fallin, Cowie and Plean
The villages of Fallin, Cowie and Plean owed their existence to coal but, as Guthrie Hutton shows, there was much more to village life than mining. Away from the pit the men played football or bowls and if musical, they played in the pipe band or the silver band. All these activities, the people, their homes and the shops that were at the heart of the village are among the many well captioned photographs in this book.
Bygone Maryhill
This is Guthrie Hutton's second book on Maryhill and illustrates the well-loved neighbourhood (including Queen's Cross and extending south as far as St George's Cross) with a new selection of period photographs and completely new captions. As well as Victorian and Edwardian views, there are several evocative pictures taken by Maryhill local Jim Leggett between the 1950s and 1970s. With the barracks, the Forth & Clyde Canal, an extensive railway network and a variety of industries jostling for space alongside streets of tenements, Maryhill has a varied and interesting history, many aspects of which are touched on here.
The Old Howe of Fife
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Woodilee Hospital
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Fife
This has been one of our fastest selling books ever and rightly so. It is the definitive work on the history of mining in the Kingdom (the Kingdom of Fife that is) and is a treasure of poignant photographs from pits and communities in all the mining areas of the county. Included are Longannet, Bowhill, Valleyfield, Comrie, Fordell, Blairenbathie, Lumphinnans, the Nelly, Glencraig, Dundonald, Lochore, Kinglassie, Star, Rothes, Seafield, the Michael, Wellesley and more. The coverage is geographically comprehensive and all the varied aspects of life in a mining community are represented; housing, pit bands, rescue teams, quoiting and of course, football.
Bygone Leith
Bygone Leith complements Guthrie Hutton's previous book, Old Leith, and features a new selection of photographs illustrating this historic district. Now part of Edinburgh, Leith was once a fiercely independent burgh that was absorbed under duress in 1920. Over the past century it has undergone dramatic redevelopment, with many landmark buildings lost and others converted from industrial to residential use as modern Leith has enjoyed an economic renaissance. Shipbuilding, milling and fishing all feature in the book, along with numerous evocative street scenes recalling the era of the burgh's independent tramway, its extensive railway infrastructure, and a legacy of impressive vernacular architecture. Neighbouring Newhaven and Bonnington are included too.
Old Culross, Valleyfield, Newmills and Torryburn
This title combines informative text with archive images of Old Culross, Valleyfield, Newmills and Torryburn, four villages in the west of Fife strung along the north shore of the Forth.
