Old Photographs Kirkintilloch Scotland

Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Kirkintilloch, a town and former royal burgh in East Dunbartonshire. It is located on the Forth and Clyde Canal, about 8 miles north east of central Glasgow. Following the Scottish victory in the wars of independence and the subsequent decline of Clan Cumming, the baronies of Kirkintilloch, Lenzie, and Cumbernauld were granted by Robert The Bruce to Sir Malcolm Fleming, Sheriff of Dumbarton and a supporter of the Bruce faction in the war. Hitherto part of Stirlingshire, the area subsequently became a detached part of the county of Dumbarton, in which it remains today. On 3 January 1746, the retreating Jacobite army of Bonnie Prince Charlie made its way through Kirkintilloch, on its way back from Derby, England, and on the march to Falkirk and ultimately Culloden. The town was one of the hotbeds of the Industrial Revolution in Scotland, beginning with the emergence of a booming textile industry in the area. There were 185 weavers in Kirkintilloch by 1790, and in 1867 James Slimon's cotton mill at Kelvinside employed 200 women. With the construction of the Forth and Clyde Canal through the town in 1773, and the establishment of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway in 1826, Kirkintilloch developed further as an important transportation hub, inland port and production centre for iron, coal, nickel and even small ships. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.

[@andymack5093]

Hi (and thank you!!) from New Zealand. My mother hailed from Kirkintilloch, my grandfather was the manager of the Star Foundry. I just wish my dear Uncle was still alive, his remembrance of "Kirky" and Glasgow (in fact most of Scotland) was remarkable and was so very entertaining. No trip "home" is complete without paying our respects and greatest of love to family now resting peacefully in the Auld Aisle....

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[@DavidWilliams-el4zt]

I've been here ...😮

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[@Boabywankenobi]

Tremendous, only pic I've ever seen of the railway station. Do you have any more? Or even a pic of Back O' Loch Halt station?

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Sorry that is all that I have

[@DavidWilliams-el4zt]

Been there

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[@laurenanne7623]

Love the photos, had family in Kirky during this time. Is there any chance we could get some labels for the photos? No clue what/where most of these are. Would really help. Thanks

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[@jackjohnson7435]

Lived in Kirky 1967/68, the only English lad at Lenzie Academy I think

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[@lizcole3975]

I'm from kirkie was born in 195o I'm a female later on I went to St ninianans High school its all changed mow only remember two things the church and water fountain how sad.

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Now

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My brothers still live there two out of four

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The Kenny brothers