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Free Church of Crawford

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This 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…

Bowling Green and Clyde

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This 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

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Year: 1914
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This 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

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This 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

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Year: 1908
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This 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

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Year: 1900
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A 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

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Year: 1910

A 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

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A 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

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Year: 1930
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This 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

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Year: 1900
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This 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…