Biggar parish
Parish of Biggar
including the town of Biggar, and village of Candy Mill. MAP & INDEX of all parishes. BIGGAR, rivulet of Lanarkshire and Peeblesshire, and town and parish on south-east border of…
Read MoreBurn Braes
A nice view of the Burn Braes, Biggar. The postcard was produced by J.H. Wilson. The Mill would have been working at the time this picture was taken. The exact…
Read MoreOriginal Market Cross, Biggar
This is a postcard showing the original market cross which stood on a mound near the Corn Exchange in Biggar. The cross was sketched by John Pairman, a famous artist…
Read MoreGladstone family birthplace
This postcard shows both William Ewart Gladstone and his grandfather’s house at Toftcombs, near Biggar. This is one of the cards sent to Miss Hutson at the Store House in…
Read MorePublic Park
This is a rather unusual view of the Public Park at Biggar showing one side of the boating pond. It shows that new bushes and trees had been planted as…
Read MoreBoghall Castle
A rather fanciful print of Boghall Castle dating from 1867. Boghall Castle was a 14th century castle to the south of Biggar. Boghall fell into ruins in the 19th century.
Read MoreBurning out the old year at Biggar
A postcard picturing the Hogmanay Bonfire at Biggar. The card was sent on 23 December, 1907, so the postcard itself was likely produced before 1907. The Biggar Bonfire is now…
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Boating Pond
A view of Biggar Boating Pond which according to the County of Lanark book was constructed c.1900.
Read MoreJubilee Fountain
The postcard shown here shows the Jubilee Fountain set up in the late Victorian period to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of 1887. It was made by the firm of McDowall…
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