04/06/2024
THE ICONIC FALKIRK STEEPLE
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THE BEAUTIFUL FAWKIRK
25/05/2024
WOOER STREET FALKIRK
Photo by Scotdrone I believe
09/05/2024
Rosebank Reawakened
07/05/2024
ROSEBANK REVIVED...
As we approach the opening of the historic Rosebank Whisky distillery its good to look back it pictures of its past
If you are interested in visiting this location head over to https://www.rosebank.com/
To book your tour today ..
27/04/2024
HISTORIC WOOER STREET
If only all of falkirks Wynds and courts still existed we would truly be an historic town full of magical alleys ..(Just my opinion)
27/04/2024
THE OLD SHERIFF COURT ..
Epic building which I hear still his its jail cells intact ...
24/04/2024
WESTQUARTER FALLS ..
A true gem a stones throw from the heart of Falkirk...
23/04/2024
JONES AND CAMPBELL TORWOOD FOUNDRY 1932
23/04/2024
WESTQUARTER HOUSE 1930S
23/04/2024
CARRON COMPANY HEAVY FOUNDRY DPT 1932 GROUP PHOTOGRAPH
23/04/2024
A 360 view outside the incredible Torwood Castle near Larbert in the Falkirk area. You can follow the work being done to restore and protect Torwood Castle on their page Th’ Auld Torwood Castle Page and they have a gofundme page if you want to help and contribute to the shoestring budget of this OSCR registered Charitable Trust!
https://gofund.me/01021802
21/04/2024
THE CARRON LINE
Grangemouth and Bo'ness to London...
21/04/2024
THE HOWGATE
Various pictures highlighting the quaint and characterful area of the Howgate
It puts me in mind of parts of Edinburgh that have been protected....
21/04/2024
STENHOUSE CASTLE
Once standing in Stenhousemuir this beautiful building is just another page in history's
Standing around where castle drive is located today...
21/04/2024
CALLANDER HOUSE DRAWING 1789
21/04/2024
THE HOWGATE ..
Auld picture from the Howgate early 1900s
Have to say given the choice currently I think I would rather have the quaint auld Stone buildings of the Howgate than the concrete shopping center that stands there today
Understandably progress and change needs to happen but in hindsight it might have benefited Falkirk in the long run if it had been left like this ..
What's interesting to know is that even back then
There was a Dillons in Falkirk. ..selling Jackets not fast food ..but still 😆
20/04/2024
DID YOU KNOW !!!
DID YOU KNOW ???
Did you Know that Sir John Stewart of Bonkyll who died at the Battle of Falkirk 1298 and is buried in Falkirks historic Graveyard is the Uncle of Sir James Douglas!!!
John's Sister married Sir William Douglas (The hardy) and together brought Scotlands greatest Knight into existence...
19/04/2024
LAURISTON IRON CO POSTER
You could not throw stone and not hit a foundry in Falkirk at one point ...this one was the Laurieston Iron Co
19/04/2024
THE AULD CARRON IRON WORKS MAIN GATES
Demolished 1877
19/04/2024
WOOER STREET
18/04/2024
WORLD HERITAGE DAY 2024
THE FAWKIRK
Where would Falkirk be with out the Fawkirk..well simply put it wouldn't be ... the town not only gets its name from the church but owes much of its existence to its presence
There has been a church on this site for over 1000 years with some legends stating that King Malcom Canmore himself crested it during his reign ...truly historic if true
It is the last resting place of The Tomb of Sir John De Graeme who was Wallaces closest friend and died at the Battle of Falkirk in 1298
It is also the last resting place of Colonel Robert munro a popular and well respected soldier in the British army who died fighting Jacobite forces at the Battle of Falkirk 1746
A truly historic site ...
18/04/2024
WORLD HERITAGE DAY 2024
The Rosebank Whisky distillery
established originally in 1840 Rosebank is regarded as Scotlands best Lowland whisky
The distillery closed In the 1990s but were revived recently and has been distilling whisky once more from last year...
18/04/2024
A 360 view above the tomb of John De Graeme at Falkirk Trinity Church (or - Faw Kirk which the first church erected in the town of Falkirk which is believed to have given rise to the town’s name).
Sir John de Graeme, one of William Wallace’s finest knights, met his fate during the Battle of Falkirk on July 22nd, 1298. Wallace himself carried Sir John’s body from the battlefield to Faw Kirk Graveyard in Falkirk, where he was laid to rest. Over time, his resting place deteriorated due to exposure to the Scottish weather and vandalism. However, in 2011, thanks to the Scottish Government’s town centre regeneration fund, it was restored into a lasting memorial. A replica of the broadsword he carried into war was also placed there. His final resting place is one of the few that historians are aware of. The inscription on his gravestone reads:
"Here lyes Sir John the Grame, baith wight and wise,
Ane of the chiefs who rescewit Scotland thrise,
Ane better knight not to the world was lent,
Nor was gude Graham of truth and hardiment."
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18/04/2024
WORLD HERITAGE DAY 2024
In honour of world heritage day we are going to share some of our favourite heritage sites around Falkirk
We are going to start it off with oor own Falkirk steeple ...because of course
The steeple which acted as the first jail (Which you can see today and visit on its open days) for Falkirk and was struck with lightning in the 1900s causing severe damage and the death of a barrs delivery horse which was delivering orders below
Luckily the building was repaired and it has become part of the Falkirk skyline ..
17/04/2024
FALKIRK TOWN CENTRE
The Howgate Shopping Centre, stands on the left of this picture with Kirk wynd leading to Vicar Street sitting on the right
The railway Hotel seen pictured would be recognised as the Old Burtons mens wear shop in recent memory
17/04/2024
FALKIRK'S FOOTBALLING SUCCESS
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CALLANDER HOUSE Falkirk's historic Callendar House has seen so much of Scotlands history from Mary Queen of Scots and Oliver Cromwell to Bonnie Prince Charlie and Queen Victoria More recently the kitchen was used in the epic outlander..
THE ICONIC ...THE MAGNIFICENT.. The Falkirk Wheel Did you know the Falkirk wheel uses Archimedes' principle, physical law of buoyancy ? ...this keeps the two sides perfectly balanced and the same weight every time it rotates .... It's also the only Rotating boat lift in the world... The Falkirk wheel a marvel of engineering connects the Forth and Clyde canal with the union canal previously a series of locks did this job and took a whole day to pass through the whole thing ...
JAMES WATT Falkirk is unique in the fact that some of Scotlands and indeed the world's famous faces have walked our streets .. One such figure is the mechanical engineer, and chemist James Watt inventor of The Watt steam engine which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world In 1763, Watt was asked to repair a model Newcomen engine. Even after repair, the engine barely worked. After much experimentation, Watt demonstrated that about three-quarters of the thermal energy of the steam was being consumed in heating the engine cylinder on every cycle.This energy was wasted because later in the cycle cold water was injected into the cylinder to condense the steam to reduce its pressure. Thus by repeatedly heating and cooling the cylinder, the engine wasted most of its thermal energy rather than converting it into mechanical energy. Watt's critical insight, arrived at in May 1765, was to cause the steam to condense in a separate chamber apart from the piston, and to maintain the temperature of the cylinder at the same temperature as the injected steam by surrounding it with a "steam jacket." Thus very little energy was absorbed by the cylinder on each cycle, making more available to perform useful work. Watt had a working model later that same year. Despite a potentially workable design, there were still substantial difficulties in constructing a full-scale engine. This required more capital, some of which came from Black. More substantial backing came from John Roebuck, the founder of the celebrated Carron Iron Works near Falkirk, with whom he now formed a partnership. Roebuck lived at Kinneil House in Bo'ness, during which time Watt worked at perfecting his steam engine in a cottage adjacent to the house. The cottage still stands to this day although its more a shell these days than a substantial workshop how ever it is unique as it is the only surviving building in Scotland which
WILLIAM FORBES OF CALLANDER William Forbes was born in Aberdeen to a prominent Coppersmith His father died in 1762 and he and his older brother, George, carried on the business together. They soon established a branch in London and William moved there to manage it. In 1775 it was agreed to separate the two concerns. George developed trade with Russia and Sweden, whilst William sought government contracts. The latter element proved very lucrative and by 1777 William was employing 30 men, with another 14 on temporary work. Dealings in the cooper supply market ensured greater profitability.In 1780, he established a business relationship with Welsh copper miner Thomas Williams. William was the first to patent cold-rolled bolts with grooved rolls and secured a contract for manufacturing copper bolts for the Royal Navy. He subsequently entered into lucrative government contracts for sheathing ships with copper and amassed a fortune. – earning William the nickname “Copperbottom”. In 1783, William purchased the estate of Callendar and Callendar House in Falkirk, the ancestral home of Alexander Livingston, 7th Lord Livingston and 1st Earl of Linlithgow (died 1621.) The 5th Earl of Linlithgow (and 4th Earl of Callendar) was attainted in 1716 for his participation in the Jacobite Rising of 1715. All his peerages were forfeited and his property was seized by the government, through the Parliamentary Commissioners. The York Buildings Company purchased the estates in 1720 and leased the house back to the earl's daughter, Lady Anne Livingston. After Lady Anne's death in 1747, her son James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll (1726–1778), remained at Callendar House until his death. In 1783, the estate went to auction after the York Buildings Company was forced to sell its assets. The 16th Lord Errol bid for the estate but was outbid by William for the sum of £80,000. and is said to have astounded bystanders by producing a banknote for £100,000, specially printed for the oc
ROBERT DOLLAR Robert Dollar was born in Falkirk in 1844 and would go on to be the richest person in the world at one point The title "Captain" was honorary and he would also be called the "Grand Old Man of the Pacific" both would be bestowed to him after his activities in shipping Robert Dollar gifted many things to various places but none more so than Falkirk with The library, Dollar Park, The Sir John De Graeme memorial fountain and a unique set of bells for what is now know as the Falkirk Trinity Church Now with the marvel of computers we can get a glimpse at Dollar that brings his image to life
WESTQUARTER WOOD AND BURN One of Falkirks many green spaces Westquarter woods and burn once part of the Westquarter House Estate now offers a relaxing walk with stunning scenery and boasts a brilliant avenue of yew trees According to history some where along this streach of burn King Edward I of England crossed with his army to face Sir William Wallace at the Battle of Falkirk 1298
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