Scotland Gallery

Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire

Aerial view of the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The Homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier, a successful shoemaker from Greenock, who developed an interest in the welfare of deprived street children

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The Glasgow Garden Festival preparations

A photographer takes pictures from a cherry picker of the construction and preparartion for the Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988. The Daily Telegraph Date: 1988

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An aerial view of the island of Out Skerries

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An aerial view of the island of Out Skerries, September 22, 2011. Out Skerries is a tiny, treeless island off the east coast of Scotland where the population is just 65. There are only seven children on the island making the school the smallest in the UK. The world's population will reach seven billion on 31 October 2011, according to projections by the United Nations. Picture taken September 22, 2011 REUTERS/Olivia Harris (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY)