Photos from around my Village today

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Above: My village in approx 1920 when the war memorial had just been erected. The large house to the right is now mine.
Below: This is what it looks like today. All the amenities have gone and it is really just a collection of houses. However, that makes it cheaper! If you want to live nearer Aberdeen city,then the prices rocket. Not as dear as London, but £400k - £500k for a modern detached house within the commuter belt.

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This is the view from the south of the village towards Bennachie (the hill of the breast).

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Nice to have old photos, Capt. I wish we could find some of my house, but I've only seen them of the old Victorian ones.
 
Nice looking village. I don't think I'd like living that close to the street though. Not much setback.
 

True Jim, but the village was founded in 1764 and the older traditional houses are between 100 and 200 years old. In those days you didn't worry much about traffic - just the occasional horse and cart! The houses were generally built on plots of 1/4 acre which was mainly behind the house and used for growing vegetables. It may not be the prettiest village, but the surrounding countryside and coast is very picturesque.

This pic was taken from just outside the village.

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Fab photos everyone..:D

Jim this is a small island with a huge population...very few people here probably less than 5% have any acreage to their land...

To give you an idea of size...the whole of the UK..that is Northern Ireland, Wales , England and scotland is slightly smaller than Oregon

Oregons' population is approximately 3.8 million...the population of the UK is approx 64 million...so you can see there's not a lot of spare room for large houses with lots of land..

Those of us who live in rural and semi rural areas..are very fortunate as space is at a major premium here..

In cities and towns, the population stands at around 300 people per square mile

The rural population stands currently at less than 10% of the 64 million
 
hollydolly said:
Fab photos everyone..:D

Jim this is a small island with a huge population...very few people here probably less than 5% have any acreage to their land...

To give you an idea of size...the whole of the UK..that is Northern Ireland, Wales , England and scotland is slightly smaller than Oregon

Oregons' population is approximately 3.8 million...the population of the UK is approx 64 million...so you can see there's not a lot of spare room for large houses with lots of land..

Those of us who live in rural and semi rural areas..are very fortunate as space is at a major premium here..

In cities and towns, the population stands at around 300 people per square mile

The rural population stands currently at less than 10% of the 64 million
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I believe my county is one of the least dense in Scotland. The largest town in the county is the one near me and the population for the town itself is only about 10,000.

The UK may be small but it doesn't feel like it when you are traveling, Scotland especially as every road winds around all the lochs.
 
Ameriscot said:
I believe my county is one of the least dense in Scotland. The largest town in the county is the one near me and the population for the town itself is only about 10,000.

The UK may be small but it doesn't feel like it when you are traveling, Scotland especially as every road winds around all the lochs.
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I know AS...but as you know when you get into the towns and cities it's whole different ball game isn't it?
 
Capt Lightning said:
True Jim, but the village was founded in 1764 and the older traditional houses are between 100 and 200 years old. In those days you didn't worry much about traffic - just the occasional horse and cart! The houses were generally built on plots of 1/4 acre which was mainly behind the house and used for growing vegetables. It may not be the prettiest village, but the surrounding countryside and coast is very picturesque.

This pic was taken from just outside the village.

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Well, Capt it's lovely country and I'd take my chances with the traffic to live in that history and beauty.
 
hollydolly said:
I know AS...but as you know when you get into the towns and cities it's whole different ball game isn't it?
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Totally different! The ones who are lucky enough to have a garden have one the size of a postage stamp. In some places you never see a detached house. I'm not a city girl and it would be a nightmare for me to live in a city again.
 
hollydolly said:
Fab photos everyone..:D

Jim this is a small island with a huge population...very few people here probably less than 5% have any acreage to their land...

To give you an idea of size...the whole of the UK..that is Northern Ireland, Wales , England and scotland is slightly smaller than Oregon

Oregons' population is approximately 3.8 million...the population of the UK is approx 64 million...so you can see there's not a lot of spare room for large houses with lots of land..

Those of us who live in rural and semi rural areas..are very fortunate as space is at a major premium here..

In cities and towns, the population stands at around 300 people per square mile

The rural population stands currently at less than 10% of the 64 million
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That makes sense Holly, I love your country.
 
AZ Jim said:
It's just not in the cards for me anymore Holly. I always enjoy your photos though.
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I know that Jim...it's a big shame,:( but I'm glad we can bring a little bit of it to you...and believe me I have thousands from all around the UK and the continent... so you might get fed up before i did if I started posting them LOL.. :D
 
hollydolly said:
I know that Jim...it's a big shame,:( but I'm glad we can bring a little bit of it to you...and believe me I have thousands from all around the UK and the continent... so you might get fed up before i did if I started posting them LOL.. :D
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Never happen. Post away. I'm still thinking about that "little" library you posted some time ago.
 
LOL in the phone box?...yes it's fun.:D.. well it's late now but I'll find more to post tomorrow...this is turning into a lovely thread with everyone's pretty photos..
 
hollydolly said:
I know that Jim...it's a big shame,:( but I'm glad we can bring a little bit of it to you...and believe me I have thousands from all around the UK and the continent... so you might get fed up before i did if I started posting them LOL.. :D
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I sense a UK photos thread on the horizon. I've got zillions.
 
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