Crawford parish
Bringing Light to Glengonnar House.
“While electric light has for some years been without rival in respect to its cleanliness, convenience and safety from fire risk, it has suffered from one important drawback which has…
Read MoreThe Invariably Brilliant Lady Colebrooke and the Mystery of Glengonnar House.
Climb 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…
Read MoreOld Glengonnar Bridge
Master 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…
Read MoreA Royal Holiday in Clydesdale
One 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…
Read MoreThe Elvanfoot Suspension Bridge
…. 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…
Read MoreParish of Crawford
including the villages of Crawford and Leadhills. MAP & INDEX of all parishes. CRAWFORD, village and parish in southern extremity of Lanarkshire. The village stands on the Clyde, 2 miles…
Read MoreNormangill Henge, a railway and some fungus
Normangill has been described as one of Scotland’s best examples of a henge. The oval bank and internal ditch measures 60m at its largest part, with two diametrically opposed entrances…
Read MoreThe Little Train to Camps Reservoir
Detail of postcard showing the road from Camps looking towards Midloch Farm. The rails beside the road appear disused, so the photo was presumable taken in the 1930’s From a…
Read MoreElvanfoot’s Garden of Eden
In less safety-conscious days, children often played beside (and sometimes in) the River Clyde. In this detail from a postcard from about 1910, youngsters enjoy a paddle in the river…
Read MoreFree Church of Crawford
This is a view showing the Free Church of Crawford in the background. The houses are predominately late nineteenth century. Some houses near the Colebrooke Arms are much earlier and…
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