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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Bowling Green and Clyde
postcardThis was produced by the local post office for a man called Murray. It shows Crawford Bowling Green. The Bowling Club stood here till 1950, when it was moved to…
Leadhills Main Square
postcardThis is a rather unusual view of Leadhills showing the main square and surrounding buildings. It is interesting to see by the time this photograph was done the roof of…
Carnwath Mill and Tinto
postcardThis is a distant view of Carnwath Mill. Of interest is the song called ‘Carnwath Mill’. The first line of this popular folk song is, ‘We’re No Awa Tae Bide…
Dolphinton Station
postcardThis is an interesting card of the Caledonian Station at Dolphinton. This line opened in 1867 and it connected Dolphinton to Carstairs. By the 1920s, there were three return journeys…
Jack’s the Ironmonger
postcardA picture showing James Jack, Ironmonger and Seed Merchant of Lanark. The picture dates to the early 20th century, showing staff in front of the shop.
Cattaneo, Lanark Airshow
postcardA postcard signed by Cattaneo, an Italian aviator who flew at the Lanark Airshow in 1910. It is one of a group of signed cards that are of aviators who…
St. Leonard’s Street
postcardA pre-World War 1 postcard of St. Leonard’s Street, Lanark. As shown, the roads were not tarmacked at this point. The houses along this street were most likely constructed towards…
Boat Bridge
postcardThis is a picture of the boat bridge at Thankerton. It was built in the year 1778 and was funded by the county of Lanark to facilitate travel between Lanark…
Lockhart Hospital
postcardThis old photograph of the Lockhart Hospital was posted c. 1900 as the message is on the front of the card. Many would think that this was the William Smellie…
Birkwood House
postcardThis 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…
Smyllum House
postcardThis is a very early view of Smyllum House, which was connected with William Smellie. However, the house that he lived in is no longer visible. The surviving parts of…
Dalserf Church
postcardThis is a view of Dalserf showing the Church which dates back to the 17th century, though in the Churchyard there is the Viking style Hogback stone which dates back…