Welcome to Clydesdale's Heritage
Welcome to Clydesdale's Heritage, a project aimed at encouraging all people to take an active interest in the heritage and history of the Clydesdale area.
This website is one of several initiatives from Lanark and District Archaeology Society (LADAS) to encourage engagement with the history of the region. The project includes lecture programmes, fieldwalks, cataloguing artefacts, inspiring school pupils during talks and presentations, and working with like-minded organisations – with the end goal being to record and preserve the heritage of Clydesdale.
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Original Market Cross, Biggar
postcardThis 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…
Gladstone family birthplace
postcardThis 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…
High Street, Lanark
postcardThis is a photo of Lanark High Street from about 1912. The public toilet is visible. These underground toilets were situated near Lanark Tolbooth. It is thought that these were…
Lounge at Tinto Hotel, Symington
postcardAn interior picture of the lounge at Tinto Hotel. It was a popular place to stop on the journey south to England.
Multicard of Lanark
postcardFeaturing many different views of various attractions in Lanark. This is an early example of the multicard type of postcard. It was not a great success as many of the…
Church at Coulter
postcardThis is a pre 1st World War card showing the church at Coulter, which was produced for James Jackson, Stationer in Biggar. The present church was built in 1810 on…
Crawfordjohn, pre-World War 1
postcardThis card was produced for John Renton, who was probably the postmaster. The card is pre First World War. It shows Crawfordjohn as a community that had changed little from…
West Port, Lanark
postcardThis is a view of the West Port which was posted on July 18th 1933. The writer of the card sent separately four stockings to Miss Ruby Aitken of Knowhead,…
Falls of Clyde, Corra Linn
postcardIn the early years of the 20th century, the message on a postcard was written on the front of the card, with the reverse reserved solely for the recipient address…
Public Park
postcardThis 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…
Lamington House
postcardThis is a nice view of Lamington House, home of the Baillie Cochrane family. This house was eventually demolished in the 1950s. The reason being that the direct line of…
Free Church of Crawford
postcardThis 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…