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Galloway's Tourist Guide to the East Coast

17/1/2017

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The Galloway Saloon Steam Packet Company were enjoying the heyday of steamer pleasure sailing on the Forth when this tourist guide was produced in 1888. Largo was featured as one of the ports of call - the map below shows services starting at Leith West Pier and taking various routes along both sides of the Forth taking in places of interest.
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When describing Largo, the guide mentions the "romantic spot" of Kiel's Den, Largo Law, Alexander Selkirk, Sir Andrew Wood and some "remarkable caves" to the east. The image below of Largo Harbour accompanies the description. The sketched picture, while recognisable as Largo, does look curious to me. When placed next to a turn of the century image (further below) of the same view, it is clear that the Crusoe Hotel (onetime granary) is much shorter with fewer windows. It is difficult to be sure what age the sketch is or how accurate it is but seems to be representative in many other respects (as are other sketches in the booklet).  Is this how the Crusoe Hotel /granary really looked in the past or is it simply artistic license?  Please comment with you views...
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susan napier
18/1/2017 08:52:43 am


The two dormers to the south of the Crusoe are different in the photograph but the wall is in place so it can't have been extended southward. It looks less like a granary in the illustration than it does in the photo. A mystery.

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John Band
19/1/2017 10:30:35 am

Great post,I think there is a lot of artistic licence with the sketch,Bridgend House is missing but the viaduct is shown.The Crusoe and granary whilst truncated still appears to fill the whole footprint.The photo shows the small hut which contained the official harbour weighing machine.What other Largo sketches are in the Galloway booklet?

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