Robert Blair, Buchlyvie, from Schoolboy to Stationer, 1915 – 1925
This week’s post for the Year of Young People 2018 highlights the granting of apprecticeships to young people who were being cared for by the Scottish Poor Law system. This […]
Buchlyvie
Government Evacuation Scheme, 1939 – 1945 – Western Stirlingshire
When Neville Chamberlain declared war with Germany on 3rd September 1939, Britain had been preparing for the largest migration of people the county had ever seen. In Scotland it was […]
Gartmore Estate – The properties of Sir Charles Cayzer
Gartmore Estate is situated next to the village of Gartmore in West Stirlinghshire. The main property, Gartmore House, was built in 18th Century and was home to Scottish politician and […]
Plan of the Estate of Robert Cunningham Graham, Gartmore and Buchlyvie, 1853
This huge, printed plan was commissioned by the Cunningham Graham family of Gartmore and shows the extent of their estate in the mid 19th century. Before the Ordnance Survey undertook […]