The past was a different place

Browse images of the past that tell the story of mistakes made, lessons to be learned and the changes that brought us to where we are today.

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Six men, divided into two teams, stand on the ice holding brooms. A polished curling stone is between them. Curling, possibly on Lindores Loch, c. 1900 by Historic Environment Scotland (Inchrye Abbey Album) Edinburgh Castle & Princes Street Gardens after an Overnight Snowfall in 2010 Winter wonderland by Walter McGillivray the city of Adelaide clipper is the worlds oldest composite ship built in Sunderland , UK in 1864 . City of Adelaide clipper ship by Raymond Watson Following the snowplough on the A93 south of the Spittal of Glenshee Heading home, Glenshee, 1984 by Graeme Ambrose Wooden beams support the roof in a dark room as light shines through on the simple furniture that surrounds a small fire. The Tacksman's House (Baile Glen) by Kayleigh Kerr A person wrapped up in a large jacket and a thick scarf around their face stands knee-deep in a snow covered playground Knee deep by Elizabeth Henry this corn mill was built in the 1200's by the monks . New Abbey corn mill by Raymond Watson Inside of Mousa Broch showing the curves and incredible stonework. Looking down from high to low with 2 men looking tiny at the bottom of the buildin Gigantic Skills by Blanche Haddow A warning sign beside a beach to warn about radioactive contamination. Dalgety Bay Radioactive Beach by Gordon Elliott Blackhouse hearth with a peat fire Lewis Blackhouse by Rebecca Cadie Photo of sunrise over the Ring of Brodgar approx 4.30 am of the Mid Summer Solstice. Mid Summer Solstice Ring of Brodgar by Keith Brown A smoggy cityscape with towering chimneys and factoring spewing out smoke Factory Chimneys, Paisley, Renfrewshire, 1887 by Paisley Museum & Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council. Licensor www.scran.ac.uk Spinning mills and gas works from Inverbervie's industrial past. Note signs that water and wind power were used. The way it was by Tom Campbell Longannet Power Station, before demolition started Longannet Power Station by Neil Kitching Sea eroding Old Jetty Posts Gardenstown by John Carroll

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A photograph of erosion at St Monans coast Coastal erosion at St Monans by Anna Cruden Old chimney covered with trees and plants. Healing Nature by Anya Hutchinson A thatched cottage and out building by the sea in the Outer Hebrides The edge of the Atlantic by Rose Henderson Elgin Cathedral was burned down hundreds of years ago and this is what remains. Elgin Cathedral by Cooper Duncan View of the sea, sky and grassy cliff through a ruined stone window place Perspective From the Past by Carson Haggart Elgin Cathedral was burned down hundreds of years ago and this is what remains. Elgin Cathedral by Cooper Duncan A sign of "Loch Ness" in front of the shores of the water Fort Augustus by Kelly Henderson The Beautiful blue waters now Through the arch window by Maria Hendry The collection point, a reflection on the 21st Century The past, a different place really by John Reid A warm, homely window in Stromness with bottles glowing through frosted glass. Outside black rubber coats the paving stones. Streets were for People by Martin Laird

Artwork

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A Soviet-style artwork of a shirtless miner wearing a miner's helmet and mid-swing with a pick-axe A celebration of industry by Historic Environment Scotland (Sir Basil Spence Archive) A large, long factory building spews out smoke from five chimneys and, in the distance, the smokey rooftops of Dundee city. The Tay Works, Dundee by Historic Environment Scotland This work applies an environmental understanding to rethinking traditional icons of Scottish cultural identity What IS Scotland? by Kathy Bruce