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The Invariably Brilliant Lady Colebrooke and the Mystery of Glengonnar House.
articleClimb over the field gate, venture through the long and rather intimidating concrete tunnel beneath the M74, and you emerge into the lovely wooden glen of the Glengonnar burn. Few…
Old Glengonnar Bridge
articleMaster mason John Telfer will have been proud of his work as he carved his name into the stonework of Glengonnar bridge, This pride in his solid workmanship was well-placed…
A Royal Holiday in Clydesdale
articleOne grey afternoon in October 1906, a special train came to a halt at the little wayside station of Abington. One man alighted from the train, having bid a respectful…
Extra Holes at Douglas Water
articleAt one time most of the coal used in the upper parishes of Clydesdale, and as far south as Moffat, was carted from pits in Rigside and Ponfeigh. Coal had…
Somerville Motte, Carnwath
articleRecent news about celebrations in connection with the Somerville family have led me to add this article. The early history of the Somerville family Coming to Carnwath from the West…
Illuminating Westraw
articleIn early days these gas plants were scaled-down versions of a town gas-works, with necessary equipment set within substantial stone buildings. Coal was heated in iron retorts to release inflammable…
A Prospect of Coalburn
articleThis wonderful and well-known postcard places you at a perfect elevated position from which to observe everyday life in the mining community of Coalburn. Use of a telescopic lens manages…
Refreshments at Carstairs Junction
articleStories from a Railway Tearoom The Caledonian Railway was opened in 1848, linking Carlisle, and the main line from London, with Glasgow and Edinburgh. The routes to the two Scottish…
The Elvanfoot Suspension Bridge
article…. a future hanging by a thread? Neglected and seemingly forgotten, the old suspension bridge across Clyde at Elvanfoot continues to slowly decay. The elegant steel and iron footbridge is…
Climpy Lime Works
articleAn Early Industry and a Beautiful Bing. The road from Forth to Climpy winds its way across a windswept moorland landscape that bears the scars of a long history of…