Sujet

The Old Blacksmith's Shop, Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, c1960s. Creator: Arthur Charles Kirby Ware.

Légende

The Old Blacksmith's Shop, Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, 1960s. This building, just over the border with England, became famous after 1753 as a venue for runaway marriages of English couples. Lord Hardwicke's Marriage Act stipulated that if both parties to a marriage were not over the age of 21, parental consent had to be obtained. The Act did not apply in Scotland, hence many couples who were not prepared to wait eloped and were married in Gretna, the first village they encountered in Scotland.

Date

1960

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Ware in the World

Notre référence

HRM26A16_147

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49.9Mo (3.2Mo) / 40.1cm x 31.2cm / 4735 x 3687 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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