Old Photographs - Gallery 4

Blackford Historical Society maintains an extensive archive of historical photographs relating to the village, its people and the surrounding area.

The gallery below shows a thumbnail copy of the photograph (click on the thumbnail to open a larger image) and a textual description with any information we know about the subjects. We would welcome any comments or additional information relating to each photograph to help us complete our records.

Please contact the Society Secretary info@blackfordhistoricalsociety.org.uk with any information or if you would like to enquire about the cost for high resolution copies of some of the photographs.

Lawson's Shop

Taylor's Shop

Sharp's Brewery - Early 1920's

G. McDonald at Kirkton, Pre 1914

Netherton Farmhouse 1930

Netherton Old Byre 1950
Duncan and Mima Mclaren at front 

Netherton Pig Sty
Willie Mclaren, aged 3. The tractor shed has now replaced the pig sty. 

Netherton Hay 1953

Netherton Tractor 1958

Kay's Autogyro in Flight

 

Postcard - Blackford from the West

Postcard - War Memorial, Blackford
 

 

Postcard - War Memorial, Blackford
Postmarked 31/8/1939 

Postcard - Moray Street looking East
Postmarked 22/7/1931 

 

Postcard - Moray Street
Postmarked 16/7/1904 

Postcard - Moray Street
Postmarked 19/9/1911 

Postcard - Blackford (West)
Postmarked 14/8/1906 

Postcard - Moray Street, Blackford
Postmarked 19/7/1906 

 

Postcard - Moray Street, Blackford
 

Postcard - Moray Street, Blackford looking West 
Postmarked 14/6/1904 

 

Postcard - Moray Street, Blackford 
 

Postcard - Moray Arms, Blackford 

Postcard - Allan Burn & School House, Blackford
Postmarked 4/9/1905 

Postcard - Blackford from the North
Postmarked 24/11/?5 

Postcard - Blackford from the Churchyard
Postmarked 15/4/1906 

Postcard - Blackford from the Churchyard
Postmarked 15/9/1960 

Postcard - Blackford from the Churchyard Brae
Postmarked 19/9/1965 

Postcard - Blackford from North

Postcard - Lych Gate, Blackford

Postcard - Lych Gate, Blackford Churchyard

Postcard - Blackford Churchyard

Postcard - Interior, Old Church, Blackford
Postmarked 5/5/1905 

Postcard - Church & Lych Gate, Blackford
Postmarked 26/8/1905 

Postcard - Established Church Manse, Blackford
 

Postcard - Blackford from the North
Postmarked 26/8/1905 

Postcard - Moray Street (West), Blackford
 

 

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2 Red Label Bentley`s 1940`.s circa

1939-1946. First owned by Sandy McGrady, Broughty Ferry. Spitfire Pilot. Squadron Leader RAF.

Second Alastair Montgomerie DSC, Glasgow, Lieut Bdr RNVR (59th MTB Flotilla).

AA signs and milestones were removed in 1939 as part of World War 2 security measures. Two other AA mileage signs in Blackford:

1. On tree by bank at end of old bowling green indicating 4?? Miles to London.

On Donaldson’s fence – small cottage near station, indicated 2?? Miles to John O’Groats. Donaldson, the signalman was a great market gardener and kept the village supplied with vegetables.
 
 

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