SPW027440 SCOTLAND (1929). Gretna, general view, showing Annan Road and Union Road. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. This image has been produced from a damaged negative.

© Copyright OpenStreetMap contributors and licensed by the OpenStreetMap Foundation. 2024. Cartography is licensed as CC BY-SA.

Nearby Images (3)

SPW027440
  0° 0m
SPW027442
  84° 45m
SPW027435
  135° 171m

Details

Title [SPW027440] Gretna, general view, showing Annan Road and Union Road. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. This image has been produced from a damaged negative.
Reference SPW027440
Date 1929
Link Canmore Collection item 1256881
Place name
Parish GRETNA
District ANNANDALE AND ESKDALE
Country SCOTLAND
Easting / Northing 331754, 567303
Longitude / Latitude -3.0668744698319, 54.995550525483
National Grid Reference NY318673

Pins

Central Avenue

PEELIAS
Saturday 28th of February 2015 03:08:54 PM

PEELIAS
Saturday 28th of February 2015 03:08:02 PM
Victory Avenue

PEELIAS
Saturday 28th of February 2015 03:06:25 PM
All Saint's Episcopal Church

PEELIAS
Saturday 28th of February 2015 03:04:31 PM

User Comment Contributions

Gretna was the site of a munitions factory on the Solway Firth and the new township was built very quickly to house the workers. Find an fascinating guide here - http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/gretna

Lynda Tubbs
Thursday 10th of July 2014 03:04:05 PM
Shows munitions workers housing. Find a guide to this fascinating development at http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/gretna

Lynda Tubbs
Thursday 10th of July 2014 02:57:47 PM