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Jun 20, 2024 · Part of James' LEGO collection (Image: Madbricks/James Bruce) Soon James, from Liskeard, in Cornwall, had bought a wooden cabin to house his impressive collection.
Jun 20, 2024 · This week I was in Larbert Old Parish Churchyard to witness the official ‘unveiling’ of the beautifully restored memorial to the famous African explorer James Bruce of Kinnaird.
Jul 3, 2024 · The James Bruce Obelisk, commissioned in 1785 by James Bruce in memory of his beloved wife Mary, commemorates James Bruce of Kinnaird, a descendant of the most famous King of Scots, Robert the Bruce. The monument, made of cast iron, reflects the pinnacle of industrial artistry of its time as one of the earliest cast iron monuments of its time.
Jun 24, 2024 · Death and Burial. James Bruce, here treated, died before 10 August 1676, the date upon which he was interred in Greyfriars Burying-ground, in Edinburgh. He probably died at home, at the Head of the Canongate, near Edinburgh, in Midlothian, Scotland. Greyfriars Interments: 86.
1 day ago · 00:00. 00:50. State Attorney General Letitia James filed suit Monday to block a newly-signed Nassau County law that bans transgender athletes from participating in women and girls sports at county ...
1 day ago · In the late 1830s and ’40s the governors Sir Charles T. Metcalfe and James Bruce, 8th earl of Elgin, attempted to improve the economy by bringing in thousands of plantation workers from India (rather than paying higher wages to former slaves) and creating the island’s first railway. In spite of those programs, the plantation system ...
Jul 3, 2024 · Facing right wearing sword and with hat under his right arm, a full-length James Bruce holds book entitled "Travels into Abyssinia". Description Title from item.
