Dumfries, Marchmount

Explorer Tom This Dumfries signal box has been watching trains go by since the nineteenth century, probably complaining about its knees the whole time. I swear it’s older than the railway itself, just standing there in a state of dignified stubbornness. It’s got more character than most people; stop the car, it's worth the hazard lights and the gossip.

Explorer Tom Dumfries Station, Footbridge in Dumfries and Galloway is a footbridge that was once ruled by a goat who decided the best view of the train station was from directly above the tracks. It’s an unassigned period structure that has seen more confused commuters than any other spot in town, mostly because everyone gets lost under it. The bridge just stands there, judging

Explorer Tom The Station Hotel on Station Road was built by a man who definitely thought he was a genius architect for adding extra windows. He probably imagined trains arriving with royal delegations, but mostly it was just people looking tired and hungry. It’s still standing there, waiting for the next big event that never quite happens. Have a look and decide if I was lying.

Explorer Tom Dumfries, Castle Street took about four hundred cups of tea to build, mostly because someone kept spilling the mortar mix. It’s a fortified house with no assigned period, which basically means it’s been around since the concept of tea existed. Go now, before it gets famous.