IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Laigh Street, STRANRAER, DG9 9NG
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Laigh Street, DG9 9NG by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (376 Images Found)
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Distance
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Sea-front houses, Port Logan
These were built along a track to an old pier. Improvements to the village were begun in 1818 by Colonel Andrew MacDowall (Douall), the laird of Logan, who erected a new quay and bell tower from a design by Thomas Telford. Laird had grand ambitions for the harbour and renamed the village Port Logan. The Laird built a grand three storey house at one end of the village and planned to build more, to create an impressive facade. His ultimate aim was for the cottage dwellers to move up to new houses on the top row, but most were unwilling to leave even though his new embankment with the road on top effectively blocked their view of the bay. They took advantage of the shelter the embankment offered and those that could afford to, built another storey onto their property. (Extracted from http://portlogan.com/ )
Image: © Humphrey Bolton
Taken: 8 Oct 2017
0.01 miles
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Laigh (Low) Row, Port Logan
Apparently, when the laird improved the harbour and raised the road in front of these houses, he expected the tenants would move out, having totally lost their view. Instead, most added an upper story to their cottages, regained their view - and stayed put!
Image: © Gordon Brown
Taken: 12 Aug 2020
0.01 miles
