Dumfries Through Time

Dumfries Through Time

by Allan Devlin and Mary Smith
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 15/08/2015

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Dumfries, a market town in south-west Scotland known as the Queen of the South, is the administrative capital of the Dumfries and Galloway region and has a population of almost 32,000. Dumfries has a turbulent and sometimes bloody history with links to the Roman occupation of Britain, Bonnie Prince Charlie’s failed Jacobite uprising, the colonisation of America and imperialism. Most famously Scotland’s bard, Robert Burns, spent his final years in Dumfries with many places in the town having connections to the poet. Its thriving port trade is now a thing of the past and although once one of the largest tweed producers in the world, it has never been a major industrial centre. The photographs show that much has changed in Dumfries – not always for the better. Some of the photographs in this collection have special poignancy as many historical buildings have been demolished in the name of progress. Doonhamers are proud of their town and its history. Dumfries Through Time hopes to demonstrate the importance of the town’s built heritage and is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of Dumfries.

ISBN:
9781445637792
9781445637792
Category:
Places & peoples: general & pictorial works
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
15-08-2015
Language:
English
Publisher:
Amberley Publishing
Mary Smith

Mary Smith is the creator of Mary’s Whole Life. She has 32.4k followers on Instagram and has collaborated on sponsored posts with well-known brands like Cuisinart, Ninja Kitchen and Made in Nature.

She lives in Westminster, Maryland.

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