http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlscotland/tags/elope/ Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:33:07 -0800 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:33:07 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1223/buddyicons/14456531@N07.jpg?1191341297#14456531@N07 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlscotland/tags/elope/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlscotland/5371924463/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/nlscotland/">National Library of Scotland</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlscotland/5371924463/" title="Gretna Green - Carlisle"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5167/5371924463_c38e933139_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="Gretna Green - Carlisle" /></a></p> <p>Engraving by B. Winkles of graitney (or Gretna) Hall in Gretna Green, Dumfries and Galloway, where the innkeeper John Linton managed the marriage shop. <br /> <br /> Gretna Green was the first village located in Scotland on the old coaching route between London and Edinburgh. Due to Hardwicke's marriage act in 1754, where marriage before the age of 21 was only permitted with parental consent, young couples began to elope 'over the border' to Gretna Green, where marriage was legal at 16 years of age. <br /> <a href="http://digital.nls.uk/pageturner.cfm?id=75242228" rel="nofollow">More ....</a></p> Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:33:07 -0800 2011-01-20T10:33:07-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (National Library of Scotland) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5371924463 Gretna Green - Carlisle <p>Engraving by B. Winkles of graitney (or Gretna) Hall in Gretna Green, Dumfries and Galloway, where the innkeeper John Linton managed the marriage shop. <br /> <br /> Gretna Green was the first village located in Scotland on the old coaching route between London and Edinburgh. Due to Hardwicke's marriage act in 1754, where marriage before the age of 21 was only permitted with parental consent, young couples began to elope 'over the border' to Gretna Green, where marriage was legal at 16 years of age. <br /> <a href="http://digital.nls.uk/pageturner.cfm?id=75242228" rel="nofollow">More ....</a></p> National Library of Scotland scotland village marriage engraving carlisle nls elope gretnagreen charlesthurnam lordhardwicke http://www.flickr.com/commons/usage/