The Clydesdale Horses were first successful developed as a breed by the Patersons of Lochlyoch Farm near Carmichael in 1713. Apparently the breed was improved by using a Flemish Stallion. Maybe the Carmichaels ......more This is a picture of the Glasgow Yeomanry Camp on the side of Tinto. It was issued by the Y.M.C.A. It is amazing to think that postcards were created so quickly in those days for people to send to their relatives and friends. Lochlyoch is not only famous for the Clydesdale horses but as a major source for Lanark. It opened in 1882 and cost £8,048. It was a major step forward for Lanark as it replaced Lanark Loch as a water ......more Lochlyoch is not only famous for the Clydesdale horses but as a major source for Lanark. It opened in 1882 and cost £8,048. It was a major step forward for Lanark as it replaced Lanark Loch as a water ......more This is a picture of the Henge at Anniston near Symington that was excavated by Tam Ward prior to quarrying. This site dates to the late Neolithic about 2500B.C. This is about the time of the great pyramids ......more Mill; this one of several mills lying in the proximity to the village. This mill was modernized in the 1790`s; this was a period when a great deal of money was made by British farmers. The mills were an ......more Townhead, Thankerton A nice view of some 17th/18th century cottages with their thatched roofs at Townhead, Thankerton. This photo was taken by Brown`s of Lanark. On July 7th 1906, this place was described as `an out of this world spot`. This card was sent from Loanfoot ,Thankerton.This house is marked with an X. It was sent on May 31st 1907. It was sent to John Fielding of East Park Avenue in Newlands by Glasgow . The writer only uses ......more This card which was produced for John Forrest at the Post Office shows the contrast between the old and new houses in Thankerton. It clearly shows how there was a sudden growth of prosperity in Rural Clydesdale ......more This is a postcard of Sherrifflats Road, Thankerton sent from the village on August 23rd 1911. Again it is a Forrest card. The writer called M was writing to nurse Dudley at the Nursing Home in Holland ......more The next two cards are of Station Road in Thankerton. The first was sent on August 29th 1909 to Mrs Smith in Stonehouse. Mrs Armstrong complains that Mrs Smith had failed to respond to the six cards that ......more The next two cards are of Station Road in Thankerton. The first was sent on August 29th 1909 to Mrs Smith in Stonehouse. Mrs Armstrong complains that Mrs Smith had failed to respond to the six cards that ......more This is a picture of the Thankerton Toll. In the days before the railways, money was raised for road maintenance through levying tolls. This toll house is typical of its sort having windows facing up an ......more Townhead, Thankerton from the Station This is a nice view of the Station building at Thankerton with the adjacent signal box. The card dates to about 1905. Notice the advert for the Central Hotel now being open. This is a great card showing the facilities at Thankerton Station that included a goods yard plus a place to put water in a train`s boiler. Also there is what appears to be local train coming through the station. |