Main St, Airth

Maker
Unknown
Production date
Circa 1900
 Description
Main Street, Airth. To the left is a house with crow-stepped gables and a forestair. The street contains a single storey cottage, a one-and-a-half storey house with dormer windows and a two storey house.
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Department
Photo
Maker
Production date
Circa 1900
Subject place
Airth Smiddy/Main St/Airth/Airth area
Main St/Airth/Airth area
Subject notes
Until the 20th century, where a two storey house was designed for two families living one above the other, the stair was usually built outside the house, partly to save space. Roofs were either of slate or pantiles. Slate was obtained from quarries such as those at Ballachulish and Easdale in Argyll, or from Wales. Pantiles are red roof tiles moulded with a ridge which gives a distinctive pattern to the roof and were made locally.
Accession number
P25362

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