Lesmahagow parish
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…
Read MoreBirkwood 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…
Read MoreMcKirdy Fountain
A good view of the McKirdy Fountain in Main Street, Lesmahagow as it looked in 1904. The shop on the opposite side of the fountain is that of John Loudon,…
Read MoreCo-operative Society Shop, Auchenheath
This postcard shows a nice view of the Co-operative Society Shop in Aucheneath. The building still exists. The co-op movement has its origins with Robert Owen in New Lanark.
Read MoreBlackwood Bowling Green
This is a view of the Blackwood Bowling green. It was printed as part of the City and Wallaten series of cards which were printed in the UK. This card…
Read MoreLesmahagow Gas Works
An interesting view of Lesmahagow with its gas works. All medium size communities had their own place for producing coal gas. Many of these survived till the advert of natural…
Read MoreLesmahagow
This is a view of Lesmahagow done by Archibald Brown, a photographer from Lanark. This card was sent from Lesmahagow in 1904. At that time there was no public park.…
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