Cramond Band of Hope Trip to Barnbougle Castle

Category

Library Item

Item no

6301

Title

Cramond Band of Hope excursion at Barnbougle Castle 1878

Description

A large group of children and adults from the Cramond Band of Hope sit below the ruins of Barnbougle Castle near Dalmeny. They are wearing their Sunday best with the ladies in an asortment of fancy hats and many of the boys wearing glengarrys. A man to the left of the picture is carrying a set of bagpipes.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1878

Size

14 x 18.7 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Band of Hope was part of the wider Victorian social reform and temperance movement but aimed at children under 16. The organisation encouraged young people to 'sign a pledge' to avoid alcohol consumption and aimed to protect children from the cruelty and neglect which resulted from adults' intoxication and alcoholism. You can read more about the history of the Band of Hope on the website of Hope UK, as it is now known.

Barnbougle Castle is situated on the Firth of Forth, roughly 2 miles east of South Queensferry. It is a 13th century tower house, built by and still in the ownership of the Rosebery family.

An intended 18th century rebuilding designed by Robert and James Adam was abandoned when the Rosebery family instead had Dalmeny House built on the estate (1817). Already in disrepair, Barnbougle was left a ruin when the gunpowder stored there accidentally exploded. It was reconstructed in 1881 (in 16th century style according to the Lothian volume of 'Buildings of Scotland'). This photograph with the Band of Hope shows the ruin shortly before the reconstruction.

This photograph is from a volume entitled 'Photographs of houses in the vicinity of Lauriston Castle' which was compiled in 1909. The book has the armorial bookplate of Macknight Crawfurd of Cartsburn, Lauriston Castle, on the inside cover.

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Homes > Derelict buildings and excavation sites > Disrepair (homes)

Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

People > Adults > Men

People > Adults > Women

People > Children > Boys

People > Children > Girls

Places > Edinburgh areas > Cramond

Places > Edinburgh areas > Queensferry

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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Cramond Band of Hope trip to Barnbougle Castle