The two towns local history show 12th mar 2019 by camglen radio. The library also has an activeit learning centre with two chromeboxes for public use. Plan of the estate of cambuslang and gilbertfield, lanarkshire you may copy, display, store and make derivative works for personal use or use solely within an educational institution by staff and students, under these conditions. The history of cambuslang mirrors and gives life to the general history of scotland. Cambuslang, lanarkshire, scotland genealogy familysearch. Publisher european library, cambuslang in old picture. Family history library catalog the text in this section is copied from an article in wikipedia. This is a brief history of those cinemas, in the form of a walk from the east end of main street, stopping at the site of each cinema to tell its story. James hasties, which was founded in 1867, is now being run by the fifth generation of the family. It borders the smaller areas of lightburn, cairns, flemington, drumsagard and hallside. Direct trains also connect the station with dalmuir and motherwell, with fastest journey times of 38 minutes and 15 minutes respectively. My greatgrandfather james crawford was born over halfway house, a pub in cambuslang. These two towns have witnessed some really important events in scottish history.
It has been very prosperous over time, depending first upon its agricultural land, supplying food, then wool, then linen, then the mineral resources under its soil limestone and coal, and, to some extent, iron. Anyone know what happened in cambuslang today at 10am. Cambuslang information cambuslang community council. Fragments from the book cambuslang in old picture postcards. Cambuslang industries page 6 of 89 1896 population there was a very large change in the population of cambuslang between 1870 and 1910, increasing from 3,740 in 1871, to 9,447 in 1881, to 15,364 in 1891 and 20,221 in 1911 currently around 24,500. We provide a vast range of scottish books, maps, calendars, postcards, greetings c. There was a good turnout for the friends of cambuslang parks back in time event. Police chopper, multiple police vehicles converged on one of the big houses behind the train station.
The two towns local history show rutherglen and cambuslang have a rich and colourful history dating back many centuries. The geography of cambuslang explains a great deal of its history. Cambuslang library opening hours 2020 the time now. The body of scott mcneil was found on a path at old mill road, cambuslang, on saturday morning. The cambuslang team that played in the 1888 scottish cup final, losing 61 to renton, contained three gourlays.
Plan of the estate of cambuslang and gilbertfield, lanarkshire. The records of the kirk session contain a variety of documents which detail many aspects of the daily lives of all types of people throughout scotland from the 16th century onwards. Cambuslang photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. It provides the town with regular trains operated by abellio scotrail which cover the five miles to glasgow in a time of just 9 minutes. Ordained to cambusland th of june 1688, died 3rd january 1723 in the 63rd year of his age and 35th of his ministry. Media in category halfway, south lanarkshire the following files are in this category, out of total. In the garden of the flats on cambuslang main street, facing the junction with clydeford road, is a large boulder. A friend of mine is doing research on cambuslang sport history, and his family is of interest to her. Free scottish family tree inscriptions and links from. Mr w austen l eadie, vice president of the cambuslang association. Discover halfway, cambuslang, south lanarkshire, united kingdom with the help of your friends. Ecclestical history dates from saint cadoc circa 500575 a. St cadoc is believed to have had a holy site at the ground at kirkhill church in cairns road now called cambuslang parish church ad c.
Cambuslangs hasties bakers to close after 145 years. The main centre of halfway is a rundown and depressing row of shops. P ltd, tel 0141 641 5169 for more details names and obituaries of some local war heroes mainly halfway photos taken oct 09. Its only scots law which i know, and my main reason for coming up to glasgow is i love the city firstly, strathclyde is like 11th in league tables, and, im increasingly becoming sad at the state of english politics tories mainly and england in general, its an awful country, with awful media, with. If you have an interest in hallside, halfway or cambuslang i recommend this wonderful account of this areas place in history. Old cambuslang lomond books are the leading scottish book wholesaler, publisher and distributor in scotland for scottish interest product aimed at the tourism, heritage and gift market. As a place name halfway is all too revealing, suggesting that the village serves as a milestone enroute to somewhere else. History of cambuslang news newspapers books scholar jstor june 2017 learn how and when to remove this template. Activeit also offers free email and internet access and a range of training materials.
In the book coal by john anderson, he says that the. This place is situated in south lanarkshire, scotland, scotland, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 55 49 0 north, 4 11 0 west and its original name with diacritics is cambuslang. The library also has an activeit learning centre offering 6 computers with printers and a scanner. Cambuslang parish records genealogy and family history. Part 1 of an interview by cat gibson with local author dorothy connor who talks about her book, our everyday heroes, which tells the remarkable story of her family from. Halfway library south lanarkshire leisure and culture. Peter crawfords establishment sat opposite the coop, halfway, cambuslang.
Theres a few people on twitter asking if anyone knew what was going on, but no replies. It is within the local authority area of south lanarkshire and directly borders the town of rutherglen to the west. Dec 28, 2017 the building has had other nicknames throughout the 20 th century including camerons buildings, blantyre social club, the post office and knights of st columba, businesses located on the lower floor at one time or other but the building has primarily been called on all official census, valuation and documentation, simply clydeview. It has been very prosperous over time, depending first upon its agricultural land, supplying food, then wool, then linen then the. In rented houses, situated at flemington, lightburn, westburn, halfway, cambuslang, carmyle and. Cambuslang parish records genealogy and family history in. Includes archive photos and personal audio recollections by rutherglen historian, david jackson. I have read somewhere online that there is a story behind how it ended up in its location.
Publisher european library, cambuslang in old picture postcards. The road and building is still there, but its no longer a pub. It was safe in those days to stand in the middle of the road and bestraddie the tram tracks, even though this was on the main road from glasgow through rutherglen and then on to blantyre, hamilton and motherwell. Cambuslang, lanarkshire genealogy heraldry and history. The two towns local history show 19th mar 2019 by camglen radio. Cambuslang is only a short drive away from east kilbride, which is home to one of scotlands largest indoor shopping centres, and also contains its own ice rink and cinema. The buildings directly across from the coop have been demolished replaced by threestorey flats and the tudor inn and hamilton road widened.
Cambuslang train station is located in the town of cambuslang in scotland. History of cambuslang in south lanarkshire map and description. History of cambuslang in south lanarkshire map and. Cadoc street, kirkhill is named after the patron saint of cambuslang. Cambuslang news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2008 learn. Unfortunately i now cant seem to find these details. A history of the industries that developed in cambuslang, to the. I am searching for relatives of my wifes cousins, her uncles were james,robert,and thomas carmichael from cambuslang originally, halfway, cambuslang. The building has had other nicknames throughout the 20 th century including camerons buildings, blantyre social club, the post office and knights of st columba, businesses located on the lower floor at one time or other but the building has primarily been called on all official census, valuation and documentation, simply clydeview. He was a wellknown figure in town and a popular man. Gilbertfield coop was situated on the corner of hamilton road. Cambuslang parish church is a church of scotland congregation, founded in 2008 and part of glasgow presbytery. Halfway is a largely suburban area in the town of cambuslang, scotland, located within the local authority area of south lanarkshire. A cambuslang bakery firm is to go out of business after 145 years, with the loss of 46 jobs.
Camas lang is a suburban town on the southeastern outskirts of glasgow, scotland. John m goudie licensee of 29 hope street, glasgow and roslinea, cambuslang died in 19 he was 76 years of age. It was safe in those days to stand in the middle of the road and bestraddie the tram tracks, even though this was on the main road from glasgow through. It is within the local authority area of south lanarkshire. Newspapers of the day generally called the latter j gourlay 1 and the midfielder j gourlay 2.
The body of scott mcneil was found on a path at old mill road, cambuslang, on. January 28 glasgow, united kingdom celebrating rose sitting still for 5 minutes. The image size is 252 x 177mm and comes mounted to 351 x 275mm. Feb 01, 2012 a cambuslang bakery firm is to go out of business after 145 years, with the loss of 46 jobs.
H gourlay who scored, j gourlay in midfield, and j gourlay on the left wing. Old cambuslang lomond publishing book distribution. Halfway, cambuslang, lanarkshire, scotland early 1900s and as it was in 2002. The hidden glasgow forums view topic cambuslang stone.
Part 2 of an interview by cat gibson with local author dorothy connor who talks about her book, our everyday heroes, which tells the remarkable story of her family from the. Rutherglen is also situated close by, containing rutherglen town hall, which has recently been given a. Cambuslang meaning and origin of the name cambuslang. Cambuslangs hasties bakers to close after 145 years daily. Cambuslang three on murder charge three men have been charged with the murder of a 19yearold at the weekend. Cambus literally means bend of the water in scots and lang means long. Historically, it was a large civil parish incorporating nearby hamlets of newton, flemington and halfway. Halfway is a largely suburban area in the town of cambuslang, scotland located within the local authority area of south lanarkshire.
The local geography explains a great deal of its history. Cambuslang is an ancient part of scotland where iron age remains loom over 21st century housing developments. Forth library greenhills library halfway library hamilton town house library hillhouse library. Michelle ambrose hair studio, first floor unit2 no1. Cambuslang library south lanarkshire leisure and culture. Cambuslang is an ancient part of scotland where iron age remains at dechmont hill loom. Along with much of cambuslang, the area was redeveloped by the 1960s planners. This is a guide to the history and major genealogical records of scotland as they pertain to the parish of. See more ideas about scotland, glasgow and glasgow scotland.
My grandad happened to be james gourlay from halfway in cambuslang. We will search for a given name in any of the record sets in. This picture also appears on a web site for cambuslang. Halfway, cambuslang pictured before world war i with crowds posing as ever when a photographer is in evidence. The library provides a selection of adult fiction and nonfiction books, photocopier, local history photographs of halfway, childrens library and childrens events. Halfway, cambuslang halfway is a largely suburban area in the town of cambuslang, scotland located within the local authority area of south lanarkshire. Images for the halfway district in cambuslang, south lanarkshire, scotland. Find out all details about cambuslang library, listed on libraries book category in glasgow, united kingdom. Photos donated by rutherglen and cambuslang housing association of the caledonian circuit and kings cres during redevelopment of the area donated by carol odonnell, nee lindsay oct 2005, whose father, or fathers friend, either snapped them himself or otherwise acquired them in the early 1960s. There were other members of the crawford family that owned pubs in halfway, james crawford, halfway, and robert crawford, flemington, owned the halfway house. The clyde walkway glasgow to cambuslang visitlanarkshire. Gb historical gis university of portsmouth, history of cambuslang in south lanarkshire map and description, a vision of britain through time.
Halfway borders the smaller areas of lightburn, flemington and hallside. Her uncle tommy lived in cambuslang and is also now dead. We can also provide a frame in many styles and colours. We are pleased to be able to offer a search service in some of the records available for this parish. Cambuslang library provides a selection of adult fiction and nonfiction books, photocopier, dvds and music cds, newspapers, childrens library and childrens events, and a small collection of local history material.
Three men have been charged with the murder of a 19yearold at the weekend. For statistics about cambuslang itself, go to units and statistics. Of the few historical sites in the area, the most notable is probably gilbertfield. It may also mean long bay the bend in the clyde was once the highest tidal bay on the river before a weir was built at glasgow more than 100 years ago. Giacinto minato died in 1912 he was the landlord of the auld hoose, cambuslang. Over 100 people attended the exhibition of photographs and memorabilia of the recent and more distant history of. So im 18 and im english, going to strathclyde for uni law next year. Follow in her footsteps, never be afraid to do something drastic if its what you really want. Rutherglen reformer digital reporter, richard mooney, takes you back 260 years to a time when cambuslang was one of many towns that experienced a religious revival during the the 1740s. Movie of old cambuslang 1933 and video stills courtesy of l. Licensed by the presbytery of glasgow 6th december, 1687. Cambuslang s name may derive from its location on the banks of a large bend on the river clyde. Cambuslang went dry in 1920 and with the help of william eadie a local publican and hugh chapman the pubs opened again in 1925. Free historical records for cambuslang parish in lanarkshire.
The time now provides cambuslang library full information. Her uncle james and robert moved to england and are now both dead. Halfway library provides a selection of adult fiction and nonfiction books, photocopier, dvds, music cds, newspapers, local history photographs of halfway. I went there last year, as one of my children now lives in scotland, and it was great to see the place where a distant relative had lived. Gilbertfield place, halfway, cambuslang, order now, hamilton sc37727.
The local geography of cambuslang explains a great deal of its history. All images come mounted ready to be placed in a frame if required. Cambuslang from is a suburban town on the southeastern outskirts of glasgow, scotland. Cambuslang is known as the largest village in scotland, with a. Cambuslang, a parish, in the middle ward of the county of lanark, 4. North halfway hall glasgow, united kingdom community.
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