This is a view of Stumpy road which led out of the village of Crawfordjohn in the direction of Sanquhar. It was according to the Crawfordjohn Heritage centre called this as there was a tree stump by the ......more
CRAWFORD WITH HOTEL
This could have been the fate of one of the old Lowland buses to end up as holiday accommodation by the Clyde. Notice that there is a fine toilet next to it. In the background can be seen the Crawford ......more
OLD SCHOOL ABINGTON
This is a picture of the old school at Abington which was built in the late Victorian era. It must have been quite a solid building . Up to the time that Biggar High School took on the pupils of Secondary ......more
LADY COLEBRIDGE WORKSHOP ABINGTON
The company of W.H Scott did a large number of postcards of Lanarkshire. This is a rarer example of their work indeed I have never seen a copy of this card before. Lady Colebrooke`s workshop is shown on ......more
WEE MOSS PLAY PARK CARLUKE 1927
Here is a view of a play park in Carluke known as the Wee Moss. The card dates to the late twenties or early thirties as the building shown in the photograph was not open till 1927. It used to be St Athanasius ......more
GLESPIN BRIDGE FLOOD
This is a topical card as it relates to a flood which took away not only the Glespin Bridge but the Jeanfield bridge as well. The writer of the card states that he was not able to get the other flood card ......more
CRAIDHEAD MILL 17TH CENTURY ORIGINS
This a picture of Craighead Mill near Lesmahagow. It is thought to be the site of an earlier mill which was built by the Tironesian monks of Lesmahagow Priory. The present building has its origins in the ......more
BIGGAR AND WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE
This is a card commemorating the link between Biggar and William Ewart Gladstone. He was only Prime Minister in History to serve four terms but not consecutively. Starting out as aTory , he became the ......more
UNDIVIDED BACK CARD LEADHILLS
This card is an undivided back card which had been made by Archibald Brown of Lanark. The message had to be written on the front as the back was reserved for the address. Thankfully this rule soon vanished. ......more
BIGGAR SHOWING GAS WORKS
This is a card from Biggar which was published by Fergus , stationer in the 1920`s. It is a valuable card in many wayss as one can see the Biggar Gas works and its chimney in the background .
Also of ......more
SCOTLANDS OLDEST FILM PROJECTOR IN LANARK CINEMA
This is an interesting item. It is Scotland`s oldest film projector in situ and dates back to 1937. It is to the best of my knowledge still located in what was the Regal Cinema in Bannatyne Cinema. It ......more
SKETCH MADE IN BIGGAR
This is a copy of the sketch made between 1789 and 1790 by Captain Grose and Robert Riddell during their travels around Scotland prior to make a book about Scottish Antiquities. This was a copy of the ......more
LANARK 19TH CENTURY PHOTO
This is a nineteenth century photo of Lanark. Apologies for poor quality . Took it a number of years ago and have forgotten whether I took it in the Library or not . However it dates to about 1880-1890 ......more
UNUSUAL OF MAGIC LANTERN OF NEW LANARK
This is an interesting view of New Lanark. It was part of a magic lantern series of pictures for a lecture on Edinburgh and other nearby Tourist destinations. The date of this photo is probably between ......more
PRE WWI LANARK
This card was probably made pre World War I. It proudly states on the back that it was made in Britain . Pre World War I many of the cards were manufactured in Saxony in Germany.
The dating is based on ......more
LEADHILLS LEADMINERS COTTAGES
This a card from the Scott`s series of postcards. I have not seen this one before. It shows some of the Leadminers` cottages near the cemetery . The card dates from 1906 and what it does show is that the ......more
