Welcome to Clydesdale's Heritage


Clydesdale's HeritageWelcome 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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Carstairs Junction looking South

Carstairs Junction looking South

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This is a postcard looking South down Strawfrank Road, Carstairs Junction. The road does not look in good shape in this picture. Also, one of two of the children have…

Strawfank Road, Carstairs Junction

Strawfank Road

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Year: 1905

This is a nice view of Strawfrank Road, Carstairs Junction which runs parallel to the railway line. The card is sent to Jessie Hutson on May 12th, 1905, when she…

Carnwath Looking West

Carnwath Looking West

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This postcard shows the Royal Bank of Scotland (now gone), plus the old Tolbooth. Also pictured is a shop called Ballantynes, though no information is available regarding this shop.

Carnwath towards tolbooth, 1916

Carnwath towards tolbooth

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Year: 1916

This card was sent on 26th November 1916 to Monsieur Fillon in Bayeux, France. The writer is practising their French and saying that Carnwath is lying under a blanket of…

Braidwood Station, Carluke

Braidwood Station

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This is a view of Braidwood Station near Carluke, opened by the Caledonian Railway Company in 1849. It was a busy station with several sidings on the east side, including…

Corporal William Angus

Homecoming of Corporal Angus

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Year: 1915

In 1915 possibly the largest crowd ever gathered to welcome home Corporal William Angus who had been awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing a wounded soldier from ‘No Man’s Land’.  …

Boating Pond, Biggar

Boating Pond

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A view of Biggar Boating Pond which according to the County of Lanark book was constructed c.1900.

Old Valley of the Clyde, Abington

Old Valley of the Clyde

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Year: 1934

Valley of the Clyde. This card is interesting as it records the fact that the writer of the card was on his way up to see the launch of the…

Fisherman's Monument, Abington

Fisherman’s Monument

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Year: 1935

This is a view of the Fisherman’s Monument near Abington. It is from a book called ‘The County of Lanark’ which was published in 1935. The Fisherman’s Monument stands on…

Lady Colebrooke's Workshop, Abington

Lady Colebrooke’s Workshop

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The company of W.H Scott did a large number of postcards of Lanarkshire. This is a rarer example of their work. Lady Colebrooke’s workshop is shown on many cards of…

Blaeu Map of Lanark from 1650

Blaeu Map

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Year: 1650

Blaeu was a Dutch map maker based in Amsterdam. He issued several maps of Lanarkshire in 1654 as part of his world atlas. This was popular throughout the known world and was…

Ordnance Survey map of Wilsontown from 1898

Ordnance Survey, Wilsontown

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Year: 1898

This Ordnance Survey map of 1898 shows the profound impact that railways had on an industrial area such as Wilsontown. The station was near Wilsontown House. It still survives but…