Old Photos of Scotland. No.1 - Horses & Carts

A tribute to the role of the horse in Scottish society through the perusal of old photographs. Right up into the second half of the twentieth century horses and carts were a common sight on the streets of Scotland's towns and cities. Now, there's none.

Our equine friends once delivered everything we needed in our daily lives, from vegetables and fish to biscuits and beer. They even pulled cars!

By looking at old photographs we can relive the crucial role of the horse in Scottish society. In the images that follow, the horse and cart is not always the main feature, but if you look you'll see it there somewhere, delivering beer or lemonade to a shop or bar, or coal direct to the coal-bunker on your landing; always there, and always working. The horse.