A Prospect of Coalburn

Bystanders in Coalburn

This 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…

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Parish of Lesmahagow

including the town of Lesmahagow, and the villages of Auchenheath, Blackwood, Boghead, Coalburn, Crossford, Hazelbank, Kirkfieldbank, Kirkmuirhill, New Trow, and Turfholm. MAP & INDEX of all parishes. LESMAHAGOW, town and…

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Old Mill, Nethan

Old Mill, Lesmahagow

This is a view of the Old Mill on the Nethan, Lesmahagow, which lies underneath the modern M74 motorway. Plans commenced in the 1980s to restore the Old Mill, but…

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The Station, Lesmahagow

This is a view of Lesmahagow Station. Lesmahagow did not get a station till fairly late on as a considerable amount of engineering had to be undertaken. It was only…

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Birkwood House

This is a postcard showing Birkwood House in its glory days before the McKirdy family fell on hard times. It was an irony that the last part to be built…

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