Artikelname: Angus & Kincardineshire's Lost Railways
Artikelbeschreibung: Dundee had one of the earliest railway systems in Scotland (dating from the 1830s), and by the early 1900s a network of lines served virtually every town and village in Angus and Kincardineshire. Today there are just eleven stations remaining in the two counties covered by this book, although passengers can travel back in time by taking a ride on the preserved steam railway between Brechin and the Bridge of Dun. Stations illustrating Gordon Stansfield's text include Laurencekirk, Marykirk, Drumlithie, Newtyle, Baldovan and Downfield, Lochee West, Colliston, Leysmill, Crathes, Brechin, West Ferry, Elliot Junction, Lunan Bay, Portlethen, Justinhaugh, Tannadice, Dundee East and West, Edzell, Barnhill, Johnshaven, St Cyrus, Kirriemuir, Forfar, Guthrie, Auldbar Road, Dubton, Hillside and Newtonhill.

Artikelname: Broughty Ferry
Artikelbeschreibung: This specially selected compilation of postcards gives a delightful insight into the beautiful seaside town of Broughty Ferry. Carefully researched captions provide fascinating backgrounds for over 200 images of the town.This book captures rhe people and the character of Broughty Ferry, examining areas such as West Ferry and Barnhill, and pays particular attention to the changing fads and fashions that have been seen on the beach over the past century. Families, friends, celebrations, schools, churches and residents at work and play are all featured. Anyone who has lived in or visited Broughty Ferry will have their memories rekindled by this wonderful selection which provides an important record of one of Scotland's best known coastal towns.

Artikelname: Old Arbroath
Artikelbeschreibung: Evocative pictures of Arbroath's fishing community give a realistic portrayal of what life was like for the children and adults who depended on the sea for a living. There's fishwife Liza Swan carrying her heavy creel, and children with bare feet sitting on the ground baiting lines. Elsewhere in the book Arbroath is featured at play, with children enjoying a ride on one of Kerr's miniature trains, and crowds at the former open air swimming pool. All sorts of events, such as the arrival of the first German plane to crash in Scotland during the Second World War, and a fund-raising day for Arbroath Infirmary, are included, along with myriad pictures of rural, industrial and commercial life in this historic town.

Artikelname: Old Brechin
Artikelbeschreibung: Brechin was once famous for its markets, and this book includes pictures of the Muckle Market in the High Street, plus gatherings at St Ninian's Square and Trinity Muir. It is brimming with social history, with pictures of children gathered for a photograph in Church Street following the big snowstorm of 1906, a shot of a First World War tank on fund-raising duties in St Ninian's Square, and Brechin councillors enjoying their annual summer picnic by the Mooran Water. Snowbound steam trains, the interior of Dakers', Smart's and Duke's weaving factories, and floods in River Street, are among some of the other images featured.

Artikelname: Old Broughty Ferry
Artikelbeschreibung: This is a delightful selection of The Ferry which includes many subjects beyond the "usual suspects" such as the windmill, barque stranded on beach, the Royal Engineers Submarine Mariners, fishing industry, St.Vincent Street, Brook Street & harbour branch railway bridge, Gray Street, King Street, station, trams, fire station, Castleroy, Orchar Park, Dalhousie Road, the golf links, West End Garage, the New Grand Cinema, Easson's lorry, SS Dundee stranded, bus crash on Dundee Road, WW2 home front etc..etc..

Artikelname: Old Carnoustie
Artikelbeschreibung: Golf and the seaside are Carnoustie's best known features and both fill several pages of this book. Sandcastle building, the giant slide, the paddling pool and model railway recall memories of seaside holidays, as do the pierrots in their clownish costumes. Elsewhere holidaymakers enjoy a concert at the Links bandstand or a round on the putting green. East Haven and West Haven have been included too, along with pictures showing the military camps at Barry and Buddon. The High Street, Lovers' Loan, Dundee Street and members of local football and bowls teams are among the other pictures featured.

Artikelname: Old Dundee
Artikelbeschreibung: This spectacular book combines a wonderful collection of images of Dundee with informative captions that really bring them to life. All corners of the city are covered, with many landmarks seen here intact before they were swept away during the various redevelopment schemes of the twentieth century. The Tay ferries are featured, as of course is an outline of Dundee's more general maritime history, including whaling. As you would expect, jute, jam and journalism are covered, but for many ordinary Dundonians the real interest will be in the views of their part of the city showing familiar streets and shops prior to redevelopment. Bill Early's wonderful collection of postcards of the city forms the bulk of the material illustrated, while he and Eric Eunson have collaborated to produce a narrative that will be of interest to both Dundonians and visitors to the city.

Artikelname: Old Ferryden
Artikelbeschreibung: Ferryden owes its existence to the establishment of an important ferry crossing over the River South Esk to Montrose more than 800 years ago - having crossed the river travellers could continue to all points north. The village itself began to grow from the 1700s when fishermen were encouraged to relocate there, and for the next 200 years fishing became its mainstay. Old Ferryden illustrates all aspects of life in the village - the lifeboat crew displaying their medals, Rossie Island, a fish cadgers' outing to Edzell Castle, the naming ceremony for a fishing boat and well-known shops and streets.

Artikelname: Old Montrose _1
Artikelbeschreibung: Montrose was once a centre for shipping and shipbuilding, and in the late nineteenth century tobacco imports were a major source of revenue. Tom Valentine's book includes a picture of women preparing kippers at Ferryden, and other views of local fishermen and children in this adjoining fishing village. A lifeboat parade, regatta and launching of a new ship continue the maritime theme, but there are also pictures of the boating pond, golf course, local football team and children paddling on the beach. Industry gets a look-in with Paton's Mill, the Montrose Brick and Tile Works and Craigo Mill. There are several railway photographs, and two shots of aircraft from the Royal Flying Corps Aerodrome.

Artikelname: Steamers of the Tay
Artikelbeschreibung: This is a readable and accessible account of the history of steamers on the Tay, illustrated with pictures showing all the key vessels, as well as other aspects of the subject such as passenger certificates and illustrations from guidebooks. The various Tay passenger ferries feature prominently, as does the history of the Tay train ferry - the second in the world after that across the Forth - while excursion traffic is also well covered. The excursion vessels are seen at destinations including Dundee, Newburgh, Broughty Ferry, Bridge of Earn and Balmerino. The last ferries to operate between Dundee and Newport prior to the opening of the Tay Road Bridge are featured prominently, and the excursion story is brought bang up to date with pictures of those vessels that have made an appearance on the Tay in more recent years. The final three pages of the book cover Loch Tay.

Artikelname: Tayside's Last Days of Steam
Artikelbeschreibung: 55 of Bill Smith's excellent photographs, accompanied by detailed captions, illustrate Tayside's railways in the last years of the steam era. Locations/stations featured include: Ballinluig, Tay Bridge, Dundee East, Barnhill, Camperdown Junction, Carnoustie, Elliot Junction, Arbroath, Montrose, St Cyrus, Bridge of Dun, Forfar, Kirriemuir, Blairgowrie, Almond Valley Junction, Almondbank, Crieff, Dunkeld, Aberfeldy, Killiecrankie, Blair Atholl, Perth, Muthill, Rumbling Bridge, Bridge of Earn and Dundee West.