Old Photographs Monifieth Angus Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Monifieth, Scottish Gaelic; Monadh Feith, a town in Angus on the north bank of the Firth of Tay on the east coast. Monifieth remained a small village, comprising a number of turf huts until the early 19th century. In the eighteenth century, the economy of the parish was mainly dependent on agriculture. Other industries included quarrying and weaving within the home. During the 19th century, the village gradually expanded following the introduction of larger scale industries to the area, including manufacture of machinery for flax mills in 1811. James Low and Robert Fairweather had set up their foundry in the village at the start of the nineteenth century and in 1815 developed the first carding machine for flax tow in the area. With the growth of the textile industry in Dundee and Angus the business grew rapidly, and, by the late nineteenth century, James F Low & Co Ltd was producing a wide range of machines used for the processing and spinning of jute, flax and similar fibres. As well as building machinery for local use, the firm attracted orders from across the world and by the 1880s the Monifieth Foundry employed about 300 workers. Although Monifieth had no harbour, cargo was off loaded from vessels on Monifieth Sands in the relatively sheltered Firth of Tay at low tide and horse drawn vehicles would move the cargo to nearby destinations.
The Reverend James Gerard Young, born 1821, died 1899, was minister of the Parish of Monifieth from 1855 to 1899. The Gerard Trust was set up under his will for the establishment of a cottage hospital in Monifieth. The Gerard Cottage Hospital opened in October 1905 and was operated by a Trust until July 1948, when it was transferred to the Eastern Regional Hospital Board. By 1970 the hospital had been closed and the building altered and extended to become St Mary's Residential Home for the Elderly run by sisters of that Order and owned by the Diocese of Dunkeld. At Milton of Monifieth in the eighteenth century, a separate hamlet from what was then known as the Kirkton of Monifieth, there was linseed oil extraction mill. 1794 records show it as producing 800 bolls of oil, which apart from a few pints sold locally, were exported to London, Wngland. Another product from this operation was cattle feed, exported to Yorkshire farmers. There was also a fulling mill, thread mill, several tanneries all in business at Milton prior to 1845. Monifieth has two golf clubs and is close to Barry links, which is where Sir Robert Maule, the first links golfer, is reported to have played golf in 1527. William Fisher Cassie, usually referred to simply as Fisher Cassie in his field and as Bill Cassie by his friends, was born on 29 June 1905 in Monifieth. He was a British civil engineer and academic. He was a noteworthy author on building structure. He was an expert on soil mechanics and a strong advocate of underground transport systems. He died on 20 April 1985. Monifieth railway station serves the town of Monifieth near Dundee, Scotland. The station was opened on 6 October 1838 on the Dundee and Arbroath Railway. A tramway service was introduced in 1905, with cars journeying into Dundee City centre at regular intervals. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
St Rule's Parish Church Monifieth Scotland
Tour Scotland video of St Rule's Parish Church on ancestry visit to Monifieth.
Above the Law - Dundee Law in the Iron Age
This film is a reconstruction of Dundee Law in the Iron Age, when a hillfort stood at the summit. The film was produced by the University of Dundee's 3DVisLab for the Reflections On Celts exhibition at The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum.
Hillforts are closely linked with Iron Age studies, though many are much older and were constructed over 3,000 years ago. They are enclosures built on hilltops and are highly visible monuments in the landscape. Numerous examples may be found in Tayside, but they are also found all over Britain and Europe.
As such prominent landmarks, hillforts attracted antiquarian interest – in the 1750’s William Roy surveyed hillforts in the course of mapping Scotland for military roads. These early studies gave rise to several theories as to what hillforts were used for: tribal centres, defence or ritual. Modern excavations and techniques have not resolved these issues, though they have provided dates. Some forts show evidence of domestic life or specialist crafts such a metalworking, others show no sign of permanent dwellings. Though we do not know their exact purpose, hillforts were built by a population with a power structure that was able to bring together enough resources to undertake massive construction projects. Evidence of gifts or bribes of luxury items from the Romans are found at several sites. Many forts ended in spectacular fires, with their timber-laced walls set alight. This may have been a statement of power, whether from those who occupied the forts or their enemies.
Some sites, such as Monifieth Laws and Hurly Hawkin in Angus were re- fortified in the Early Medieval period. And some, such as Dundee Law, were in use as fortifications even later.
Reflections on Celts is a national partnership between National Museums Scotland and the British Museum featuring two Iron Age mirrors – the British Museum’s Holcombe mirror and National Museums Scotland’s Balmaclellan mirror. The exhibition is at The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum until 26 March 2017.
The Reflections on Celts tour is generously supported by the Dorset Foundation.
Driving Into Broughty Ferry Scotland
Tour Scotland video driving along Douglas Terrace on ancestry visit to Broughty Ferry
Old Photographs Dundee Scotland
Tour Scotland video of old Photographs of Dundee. The rise of the textile industries in Dundee brought with it an expansion of supporting industries, notably of the whaling, maritime and shipbuilding industries and extensive development of the waterfront area started in 1815 to cope with increased demand for port capacity. At its height, 200 ships per year were built there, including Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic research vessel, the RRS Discovery. While the city's economy was dominated by the jute industry, it also became known for smaller industries. Most notable among these were James Keiller's and Sons, established in 1795, which pioneered commercial marmalade production and the publishing firm DC Thomson, which was founded in the city in 1905. Dundee was said to be built on the three Js': Jute, Jam and Journalism. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
Dundee, the City Of Discovery
Dundee today is known as the City of Discovery, in honour of Dundee's history of scientific activities and of the Royal Research Ship Discovery, Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic exploration vessel, which was built in Dundee and is now proudly berthed in the city harbour.Launched on 21 March 1901 and designed for Antarctic research, Discovery's first mission was the expedition that carried Scott and Shackleton on their first successful visit to the Antarctic known as the Discovery Expedition. Leaving the coast of the Isle of Wight on 6th August 1901 she first sighted the Antarctic coast on 8th January 1902. She was locked in ice at McMurdo sound for the next 2 years, after determining that Anarctica was a continent and relocating the Southern Magnetic Pole. She finally arrived home September 1904.Since then Discovery has been a cargo vessel, carried munitions in World War 1, and supplies to the White Russians in 1917. In 1932 Discovery carried a crew who studied migration patterns of whales in the South Seas. She was saved by the Maritime Trust in 1979 and in 1986 returned to Dundee - the town that built her and where she now permanently resides, in a custom built dock now called Discovery Point.
The historic ship is reason enough to visit Dundee, but there is more... also in the city harbour is Her Majesty's Frigate Unicorn..looking like she came straight out of a movie..This historic warship was never used in active service and is a survivior of the transitional period between traditional wooden sailing ships and the iron steamship. She is beautifully preserved and open to the public. The Unicorn was launched in 1824.
Part of Dundee's charm is its location. It is only 20 miles from Perth, (and the drive there is really picturesque), St. Andrews is 14 miles away (across the bridge) and Dundee is surrounded by the Sidlaw Hills, the Angus glens and of course, Glamis Castle. If you include Monifieth, Blairgowrie and surrounds, its population is about 170,000.
Dundee was famous for three things that as I child I found easy to remember - jute, jam and journalism, but of course there's a lot more to Dundee than that, and the so-called jam is actually marmalade which was supposedly invented by Janet Keiller in 1679. Keiller's marmalade is now a famous brand, exported worldwide.Picts lived on the site of what is now Dundee during the Iron Age and many battles were fought there in Medieval days. During Robert the Bruce's time Dundee was a walled city. In 1547 an English naval bombardment destroyed a great deal of it, and General Monck invaded Dundee in 1651 under the command of Oliver Cromwell.
It was also home to John Graham of Claverhouse, and there is still a district of Dundee called Claverhouse. 1st Viscount Dundee, who raised the Stewart standard on the Law Hill in 1689 support of James VII and the Jacobite cause had the nickname of Bonnie Dundee.The city surrounds the 571 foot high Law Hill, the basalt plug of an ancient volcano. Dundee was once home to the world's longest railway bridge which was destroyed the year after it was built in 1880. During a storm the bridge collapsed taking the train that was crossing it into the river. Not a single passenger survived.
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A showreel of the past work I have done with clients over the year:
Vice - I produced, directed and co-edited a documentary based in the North East of England about a tight community of surfers who delve into the north sea no matter the conditions. Its called Needles In Your Face to emphasise what it's like duck diver under a north sea wave, check it out on Vice (
813 Studios - Cinematographer shooting commercials for big brands
Omega Watches - Water specialist cinematographer filming for their seamaster collection, where I filmed a scuba diver in the Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Carve Magazine - An amazing UK surf magazine which I had the pleasure to be published in
Wavelength Magazine - The longest running european surf magazine has featured some of my photos.
Tynemouth Surf Co - A local Tynemouth business which I created content and promotional marketing videos
C-skins - Filming c-skins rider Louis Thomas Hudson on multiple locations all over the UK, from North Scotland to Yorkshire and Australia.
Journal of Slide - Director of photography for an up and coming media outlet focusing on raising awareness on polluted leisure like surfing in toxic waters.
Sam Wood - Currently directing and producing a documentary following a talented UK artists who paints traditional painting, Sam wood's work has gained national attention and awards.
Panasonic - I am fortunate to be a Panasonic ambassador which involves making content to showcase their amazing products! I produce films and video content for Panasonic
which involves finding and organising research on beautiful stories to then plan, find contributors and execute documentaries or films.
Britain's LEAST used train station revealed but just how many people DO use it
Britain's LEAST used train station revealed - but just how many people DO use it.Barry Links between Dundee and Carnoustie had just 24 passengers entering or exiting in 2016-17.But even that is an improvement on 2002-03 when only eight passengers used it - excluding season ticket holders.The unstaffed station has one train a day in each direction and no ticket office, ticket machine or toilet but it does offer bicycle storage facilities.In contrast, the busiest station was London Waterloo with 99.4 million passengers in the past year.This marks an increase on 2015/16 or more than 250,000 for services between London and the south coast.London Victoria was second on 75.8million with Birmingham New Street the only station from outside London in the top 10, with 42.3million which put it in sixth place.Glasgow Central retained its position as Scotland's busiest station, with passengers using it 32 million times, and Cardiff Central was top in Wales with more than 12.5 million entries and exits.In total, there were more than 2.9 billion entries and exits at all rail stations in Great Britain in 2015/16, an increase of 0.4 per cent on the previous year.Other little used stations include Teesside Airport with 30 entries and exits, Breich in West Lothian (48), British Steel, Redcar (50), Kildonan in the Highlands (76) and Reddish South in Stockport (94).Shippea Hill in Cambridgeshire was the least used station in 2015/16, but publicity of the figures led to its usage jumping from 12 to 156 passengers.Details emerged days after Transport Secretary Chris Grayling announced his plan to reverse some of the controversial Beeching Cuts which shut down thousands of miles of railway track in the 1960s.He hopes to reopen some of the lines to help cope with rising demand on the railway and to unlock sites for housing and business.
Motorhome Route to Morvich Caravan Club Site, Scotland
Our route to the Morvich Caravan Club Site, close to Loch Duich in the Scottish Highlands. Wonderful, quiet and peaceful site that makes a handy staging-post for onward journey's north. Although the roads appear narrow there is a convenient one-way type system that links back onto the A87.