Covington parish
Thankerton
B&W printed postcard. Published by Forrest, Post Office, Thankerton. Postmarked 1935
Read MoreParish of Covington
including the villages of Covington and Thankerton. MAP & INDEX of all parishes. COVINGTON, village and parish in upper ward of Lanarkshire. The village stands about 1¼ mile north of…
Read MoreThatched Cottages, Thankerton
An excellent pictures of thatched cottages in Townhead, Thankerton. This postcard was sent from one of the pictured dwellings, Park Cottage, on 29 April, 1908.
Read MoreThe Station at Thankerton
This is a great card showing the facilities at Thankerton Railway Station that included a goods yard plus a place to put water in a train’s boiler. Also, there is…
Read MoreTownhead, Thankerton from the station
This is a nice view of the Station building at Thankerton with the adjacent signal box. The card dates to about 1905. Notice the advert for the Central Station Hotel…
Read MoreThankerton Toll
This is a picture of the Thankerton Toll. In the days before the railways, money was raised for road maintenance through levying tolls. This toll house is typical of its…
Read MoreSherrifflats Road, Thankerton
A postcard showing Sherrifflats Road, Thankerton. The card was sent from the village on 23 August, 1911. The card was addressed to Nurse Dudley at the Nursing Home in Holland…
Read MoreView of Thankerton with Post Office
This postcard, produced for John Forrest of the Post Office in Thankerton, shows the contrast between the old and new houses in Thankerton. It clearly indicates that there was a…
Read MoreLoanfoot, Thankerton
A postcard sent from Loanfoot, Thankerton in May, 1907. The card was sent to John Fielding of East Park Avenue in Newlands, Glasgow. The message to John Fielding references how…
Read MoreThankerton Mill
One of several mills lying in proximity of the village of Thankerton. This mill was modernised in the 1790s. This was a period when a great deal of money was…
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