Prisoner of War Camp, Killearn – March 1943
Over the course of World War Two, more than 500,000 prisoners of war (POW) arrived in Britain. Camps were situated throughout the county with army barracks and even stately homes […]
Features
From Gothic to Modernist, Two Stirling Churches, 1904 and 1970
The designs for these two churches, separated by 66 years, could not be more different and show the changes in attitudes to church architecture through the 20th century. The first […]
Document of the Month – August 2016: Argaty Estate Photograph Album, c. 1920
Last month, we received a very kind donation to the archives: a photograph album of Argaty Estate. The album contains photographs of several buildings found within the estate. This includes […]
Council housing schemes: Braco, Kinbuck & Thornhill, 1930s
In the inter-war years the majority of new homes built in Scotland were part of local authority housing schemes. The Housing (Scotland) Acts of 1930 and 1935 intended to address […]
Stirling’s Old Post Office, Maxwell Place, 1894
The plans for Stirling’s new Post Office were drawn up by officials at HM Office of Works in Edinburgh in May 1893. This new building was to replace the previous […]
Menzies Hall, Fintry – 1908
On the 9th October 1908, Fintry Public Hall opened to the public. The building still operates under its current name ‘Menzies Hall’ in dedication to the man who gave it […]
Crianlarich School
Crianlarich is a village in the north of the Stirling Council area, but was previously part of Western Perthshire. The village originally formed around the meeting of two military roads […]
“…and straik at hym with ane goiff club…” Thomas Ednem’s Case in the Stirling Burgh Court, 7th March 1561.
The Burgh Court books contain records of many colourful episodes in Stirling’s past. This is probably the earliest written reference to the game of golf in Stirling, even if a […]
Gateside House and Sir Maurice Denny – Drymen’s connection to Shipbuilding on the Clyde
William Denny and Brothers were one of Scotland’s most successful shipbuilding companies. Based in Dumbarton on the River Clyde, they were renowned for their steamships and ferries. The company was […]
Dunblane Fire Station, 1954
A Fire Brigade of ten men was formed in Dunblane in January 1902. The joiner, Mr Robert Cairns, was their Captain. Their first call out to a fire was in […]