Places to see in ( Alloa - UK )
Places to see in ( Alloa - UK )
Alloa is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, on the north bank of the Firth of Forth close to the foot of the Ochil Hills 5.5 miles east of Stirling and 7.9 miles north of Falkirk. The town, formerly a burgh of barony, is the administrative centre of Clackmannanshire council. The economy relied heavily on trade through its port with mainland Europe, but competition from modern ports saw it close in 1970. The economy is now centred on retail and leisure after the closure of major industries; only one brewer and one glassmaker survive today. Alloa had a population of 18,989 at the 2001 census.
Alloa was long associated with the brewing industry, with at least nine major breweries producing ales at its height. However industrial decline during the late 20th century has led to the economy relying more on retail and leisure. The first brewing firms in the town were Younger in 1762 and Meiklejohn in 1784. Alloa ale was sent to London and George Younger had an extensive export trade to the West Indies, Egypt and the Far East. Alloa was also home to Alloa Brewery Co, developing Graham’s Golden Lager in 1927 which was renamed Skol in the 1950s.
Alloa is linked to the historic Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders housed at Stirling Castle. Many of the soldiers in WW2 fought under Montgomery at the Battle of El Alamein and Wadi Akrit where their commanding officer Lorne Campbell won a V.C. They were part of the 7th Argylls under the 51st Highland Division.
Alloa's most famous landmark is the 15th century Alloa Tower (National Trust for Scotland), the surviving part of the ancestral medieval residence of the Erskine family, the Earls of Mar. Despite extensive alterations both externally and internally, the Tower retains its original medieval wooden roof and battlements, as well as some internal features. It is one of the largest and earliest of Scottish tower houses.
The town formerly contained a large number of 17th and 18th century buildings, but most were cleared away as 'slums' in the 18th to 19th century. However, Alloa does retain some historic architecture in the form of Alloa Tower, Tobias Bauchop's House (1695),[20] Inglewood House, Gean House and Greenfield House.
Alloa Town Hall and Library was designed by the architect Alfred Waterhouse and built in 1886-9 at a cost of £18,008. Alloa War Memorial (1925) is by Sir Robert Lorimer with sculpture by Pilkington Jackson. After the closure of the Stirling-Alloa-Dunfermline line in 1968 and the Devon Valley Railway in 1973, rail links to the town did not exist for 40 years up until 2008. The Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine rail link project.
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Old Photographs Alloa Clackmannanshire Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Alloa a town in Clackmannanshire. It is located on the north bank of the Forth at the spot where some say it ceases to be the River Forth and becomes the Firth of Forth. In 1813 the first steamboat started to operate out of Alloa harbour.After the improvements were made to the harbour during the 18th century, Alloa thrived as a river port through which the products of Glasgow manufacture were exported to continental Europe. The town was known for its weaving and glassmaking industries well into the 19th and early 20th centuries. Alloa was long associated with the brewing industry, with at least nine major breweries producing ales at its height. George Brown was born in Alloa on November 29, 1818, he was a Scottish born Canadian journalist, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation. A noted Reform politician, he is best known as the founder and editor of the Toronto Globe. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day
The Great Britain Five, 22/04/12 at Burntisland and Alloa.
46115 Scots Guardsman, 1Z28, Edinburgh - Inverness The Great Britain 5 at Burntisland.
61994 The Great Marquess, 1Z29, Thornton - Fort William The Great Britain 5 at Alloa Loop.
Summer Road Trip Drive On A977 And Alloa Roads To Clackmannan Scotland
Tour Scotland Summer travel video of a road trip drive West on the A977 road and Alloa road through Kennet on ancestry visit to Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire. The A977 connects the M90 motorway at Kinross, Perthshire to Kincardine Bridge in Fife. The A977 road passes through several villages and hamlets on its route; including Forestmill, Blairingone, Powmill, Crook of Devon,. Clackmannan; Scottish Gaelic: Clach Mhanainn, perhaps meaning Stone of Manau . During the 12th century, the area formed part of the lands controlled by the abbots of Cambuskenneth. Later it became associated with the Bruce family. A crater on asteroid 253 Mathilde is named after Clackmannan. Because Mathilde is a dark, carbonaceous body, its craters have been named after famous coalfields from across the world. The Clackmannan Group is the name given to a suite of rocks of late Dinantian and Namurian age laid down during the Carboniferous period in the Midland Valley of Scotland
Dunfermline to Alloa - Alloa to Dunfermline Cycle - NCN route 764
This is a nice, easy ride on an old railway line. The length is 17.5km and is traffic free and is suitable for all, though be warned there is a steady incline in the direction Alloa to Dunfermline. We didn't follow the route all the way into Alloa itself as part of it is on road and we didn't have our helmets.
DMS 325C. Stagecoach wagon towing Mackies of Alloa Willowbrook
DMS 325C , Grant Moores Ex Stagecoach Leyland Leopard recovery truck takes an ex Mackies of Alloa Willowbrook bodied Leyland Leopard from GVVT premises in Glasgow to SVBM in Dunfermline. The Willowbrook had suffered engine failure at Glasgow and was taken for an engine swap. This video picks up the tow truck on the old Kincardine bridge road before heading up through Forrestmill to Kinross. Then down the motorway to the slip road at Kelty and on to Lathalmon, as you do . A long way for a short cut but it was a good evening and were out for a bit of a play. The crew for this tow were Alan T in the wagon and Grant following closely behind in the disabled Willowbrook. The Willowbrook was later be sold on .
Clackmannan Tollbooth Tower Clackmannanshire Scotland
Tour Scotland video of the Tollbooth Tower in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire. The name of the town refers to the Stone of Mannan, a pre Christian monument which can be seen in the town square, beside the Tollbooth Tower, which dates from the 16th century.
ALLOA RUGBY CLUB. Gone Tam!
rugby match
Mill Street Alloa through the decades
A montage of images looking west along Mill Street in Alloa down through the ages.
Behind the scenes in the Alloa dressing room
Team kits laid out in the Alloa dressing room ahead of today's Petrofac Final.
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Armed Forces Day - Parade to Alloa Town Hall - 2015
The Armed Forces Day parade event 2015. March from Alloa town centre to Alloa Town Hall
July Road Trip Drive To Clackmannan And Ownwards To Stirling Scotland
Tour Scotland travel video of a July road trip drive, with Scottish music, to Clackmannan and Alloa and onwards on ancestry visit to the cemetery below the castle in Stirling. Before the union with England, Stirling Castle was also one of the most used of the many Scottish royal residences, very much a palace as well as a fortress. Several Scottish Kings and Queens have been crowned at Stirling, including Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1542, and others were born or died there.
Alloa Town Centre - Where have the Shops gone!!
Alloa Town Centre regeneration but where are the shops.
Yougsters Of Alloa Bowmar Pb - Highland Cathedral
Tenner Drummers - Paul , ALana , Nichole , Taylor , Pipers - Bradon , Ewan , Side Drummers - Niam , Josh
Clackmannan Tower Clackmannanshire Scotland
Tour Scotland video of the the Tower House in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire. During the 12th century, the area formed part of the lands controlled by the abbots of Cambuskenneth. Later it became associated with the Bruce family. During the 14th century they built a strategic tower-house, which survives to this day above the town.
alloa bmx
its just me doing a 360 tap to a 180 off the curb
Crailing Old School, Jedburgh
Crailing Old School, Crailing, Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, TD8 6TL, Scotland
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alloa vs Cowdenbeath
crowds reaction after alloa take the lead!
Alloa Campus Community Event
A series of events were held recently to showcase the new Alloa Campus to the local community.
Exterior St Mungo's Parish Church Alloa Clackmannanshire Scotland
Tour Scotland video of the exterior and Spire on ancestry visit to to St Mungo's Parish Church in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. This Scottish church is named after St. Mungo, also known as St. Kentigern, patron saint and founder of the city of Glasgow. The current church, designed by architect James Gillespie Graham, replaced the old parish church from the seventeenth century.