Old Photographs Of Stenhousemuir Scotland

Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Stenhousemuir, Scottish Gaelic: Featha Thaigh nan Clach, a town in the Central Lowlands. The " stone house " from which the village took its name was a Roman building on the north of the Carron River Valley known in later centuries as King Arthur's oven. Stenhousemuir became home to the Falkirk Tryst one of the largest gatherings of livestock farmers and buyers from all over Scotland and beyond. These Trysts lasted from 1785 until the late 19th century. The Dobbie Hall was given to the people of Larbert and Stenhousemuir by Major Robert Dobbie, an ironfounder. The foundation stone was laid in 1900 and the hall was opened in August 1901 by the Duchess of Montrose. The hall was designed by A and W Black of Falkirk and cost £12,000 to build. William McAlpine was born in Stenhousemuir 3 December 1922. He initially worked as bricklayer before studying at the Guildhall School of Music. He became a leading British tenor during the 1950s and 60s. He created roles in two operas by Benjamin Britten; A Novice in Billy Budd and The Spirit of the Masque in Gloriana. He also sang Andres in the UK premiere of Berg's Wozzeck. He died in Surrey, England, at the age of 81 following a heart attack after one of his teaching sessions at Guildhall.

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