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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High Street
postcardA pre-World War 1 postcard showing Lanark’s High Street. The card proudly states, on the reverse, that it was made in Britain. Prior to this, many postcards were manufactured in…
Strawfrank Church
postcardThis is a view of Carstairs Junction of Strawfrank Church looking South. This Church was in part funded by the railway workers employed by the Caledonian Railway Company. Carstairs Junction,…
Green View
postcardThis is an interesting view of some of the houses fronting on to the Village Green, Carstairs. Carstairs was an important village and owed its prominence to being developed by…
Tarbrax Shale Mining
postcardThis is a view of the shale mining community of Tarbrax. The view was probably taken in the 1920s. At this stage, shale mining was becoming less profitable as the…
Co-operative Society Shop, Auchenheath
postcardThis 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.
Boghall Castle
postcardA rather fanciful print of Boghall Castle dating from 1867. Boghall Castle was a 14th century castle to the south of Biggar. Boghall fell into ruins in the 19th century.
The Manse at Crawfordjohn
postcardA card from the George Moffat collection, showing the Manse at Crawfordjohn. The house is still standing and dates to the nineteenth century.
Lanark Loch before World War 1
postcardLanark Loch, pictured before the First World War. At that time, Lanark Loch was known as Lanark Lake. The postcard caption names The Lake Pavillion. It was a popular destination,…
Early picture of New Lanark
postcardOne of the earliest images of New Lanark with a lot of interesting detail.
New Lanark
postcardThis is a picture of New Lanark c.1905. It shows many interesting features including the chimney from the steam generation plant. The power from the plant went through a series…
Biggar Road, Symington
postcardThis postcard was published by C&E Prentice of the Post Office in Symington. The card dates from around 1940.