Then...
and Now...

Denny Station

Station Master's House

All that remains of the station is the Station Master's House. The building has been used for several purposes, but is currently vacant and internally requires considerable refurbishment.

Denny Station was dismantled and all that remains is the Station Master's House

Denny Railway Station c. 1950

The Caledonian Railway opened the branch line to Denny from Larbert in 1850, but regular passenger services ceased in July 1930. However rail freight continued until the early 1960s, with occasional passenger excursion trains during this latter period.

130 Site of Denny Railway Station – now a nursery school and childrens' playground. The mechanical signals were obtained from the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival.

129 route of Stoneywood Branch line to Carrongrove Paper Mill – now a public path

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Denny Original Seal 

Registered with Lord Lyon in 1993

Stained Glass of Denny Burgh Seal

See window in stairwell of Town House

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003 Herbertshire Castle (once the home of the Forbes family,-but destroyed-by fire in 1914)

 

 

119 Spanish Chestnut tree at Herbertshire Castle (castle site is now a public park and football pitches). The park includes a public path along the River Carron.

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007 Stirling Street, Denny, from Denny Cross

136 Stirling Street, Denny, from Denny Cross . The-building facing at the far end of the street in-both pictures is now the Strathcarron Hospice Charity Shop (its use in the old picture is unknown). The-buildings on the right are largely the same as in the old picture,-but those on the left of the old picture were demolished and replaced in 1960's by the current shopping centre and flats. The 1960's buildings have have not worn well and a replacement town centre is currently being planned.

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020 John Maitland, Grocer, c. 1910 - 1930

Gillespie's Shoe Shop, Stirling Street, Denny. John Maitland's shop was half of the building with Gillespie's in the other half. Today, Gillespie's occupies the whole building. The buildings either side have been demolished and replaced, with Russell and Aitken Solicitors on the left and William Hill Bookmakers on the right.

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009 Denny Public School

Destroyed by fire in 1980's.

140 Denny Primary School , built on the site of the old Public School

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017 Stirling Street, Denny, post-1913

134 Stirling Street, Denny , with St Alexander's on the right, which apart from removal of the ivy, looks unchanged.

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018 Denny Herbertshire Street, c. 1910

135 Herbertshire Street, Denny , with the more recent Gill Park housing on the left. A few private houses, and the Baptist Church remain on the street.

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019 Broad Street, Denny, c. 1890

131 Old Parish Church from Broad Street, Denny. Note that the high wall around the front of the churchyard has been lowered. Also the gravestones were moved to the perimeter walls.

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022 Denny Cross circa 1890

109 Broad Street, Denny, from Denny Cross. Note that at the public fountain has been removed, but the buildings on the left remain. These buildings date from the 1880's and illustrate the differing choices of the architects over this period. How many recent buildings will stand the test of time as well?

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027 Stripeside, c. 1890

124 Old Bridge to Stripeside . The new bridge and road just on the left of the old bridge leads to the villages of Stoneywood and Fankerton, Strathcarron Hospice, Carron Dam and reservoir, and eventually to the town of Fintry.

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029 Duke Street, Denny, c. 1900

138 Duke Street, Denny, from Denny Cross . The high wall of the Parish Church can still be seen on the left of both pictures, but all the buildings on the right of the old picture have gone, replaced by the block of shops and flats built in the 1960's. The exception is the current Clydesdale Bank building, which can be seen in both pictures.

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Copyright Denny and Dunipace Heritage Society January 2005
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