Dalkeith & Around Through Time

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel, History
Cover of the book Dalkeith & Around Through Time by Jack Gillon, Amberley Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jack Gillon ISBN: 9781445652580
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Publication: March 15, 2016
Imprint: Amberley Publishing Language: English
Author: Jack Gillon
ISBN: 9781445652580
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Publication: March 15, 2016
Imprint: Amberley Publishing
Language: English

The Midlothian town of Dalkeith has had an eventful history. Cromwell’s officer, General Monck, was Commander in Scotland, and the government of the country was based out of Dalkeith Castle. In the seventeenth century, Dalkeith had one of Scotland’s largest markets in its exceptionally broad High Street. In 1831 Dalkeith was linked to Edinburgh by a railway line that transported coal, minerals and agricultural produce. Two decades later, in 1853, a corn exchange, at the time the largest indoor grain market in Scotland, was built, and in 1879 Dalkeith was where Gladstone first started his campaign to become British prime minister. The surrounding villages also have their fair share of historical significance: Newtongrange was Scotland’s largest mining village in the 1890s and today houses the National Mining Museum; Bonnyrigg was a mining village until the 1920s; Lasswade was a popular holiday resort in the nineteenth century for wealthy Edinburgh residents; and in nearby Roslin is Rosslyn Chapel, famous for its connections to the Knights Templar and the Holy Grail and which featured in The Da Vinci Code.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The Midlothian town of Dalkeith has had an eventful history. Cromwell’s officer, General Monck, was Commander in Scotland, and the government of the country was based out of Dalkeith Castle. In the seventeenth century, Dalkeith had one of Scotland’s largest markets in its exceptionally broad High Street. In 1831 Dalkeith was linked to Edinburgh by a railway line that transported coal, minerals and agricultural produce. Two decades later, in 1853, a corn exchange, at the time the largest indoor grain market in Scotland, was built, and in 1879 Dalkeith was where Gladstone first started his campaign to become British prime minister. The surrounding villages also have their fair share of historical significance: Newtongrange was Scotland’s largest mining village in the 1890s and today houses the National Mining Museum; Bonnyrigg was a mining village until the 1920s; Lasswade was a popular holiday resort in the nineteenth century for wealthy Edinburgh residents; and in nearby Roslin is Rosslyn Chapel, famous for its connections to the Knights Templar and the Holy Grail and which featured in The Da Vinci Code.

More books from Amberley Publishing

Cover of the book Wolverhampton Sporting Heroes by Jack Gillon
Cover of the book Lords Through Time by Jack Gillon
Cover of the book Gillingham & Around Through Time by Jack Gillon
Cover of the book Death Diary by Jack Gillon
Cover of the book Admiralty Despatches by Jack Gillon
Cover of the book Norwich Through Time by Jack Gillon
Cover of the book Newton Mearns Through Time by Jack Gillon
Cover of the book Looking Back At Class 24 & 25 Locomotives by Jack Gillon
Cover of the book Secret Brighton by Jack Gillon
Cover of the book Stour Valley Railway Through Time by Jack Gillon
Cover of the book Vindolanda by Jack Gillon
Cover of the book Grey-Green by Jack Gillon
Cover of the book The Jack the Ripper Location Photographs by Jack Gillon
Cover of the book Loughborough Through Time by Jack Gillon
Cover of the book Class 86 Locomotives by Jack Gillon
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy