Old Photographs Hamilton South Lanarkshire Scotland

Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Hamilton, a town in South Lanarkshire, in the central Lowlands. This is the fifth largest Scottish town, excluding cities, after Paisley, East Kilbride, Livingston and Cumbernauld. The town of Hamilton was originally known as Cadzow. Cadzow was renamed Hamilton in the time of James, Lord Hamilton, who was married to Princess Mary, the daughter of King James II. Hamilton is twinned with Châtellerault in France. This connection dates from the 16th century when the title Duc de Châtellerault was conferred on James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran. Hamilton has three railway stations, Hamilton Central, Hamilton West and Chatelherault on the Argyle Line's Hamilton Circle. Hamilton Central is 22 minutes from Glasgow on the limited stop Larkhall Dalmuir service. It was once served by the North British Railway, which had three stations in the area. Hamilton, Peacock Cross railway station and Burnbank. Beside Hamilton Central lies Hamilton bus station, providing links to surrounding towns and cities, also offering an express bus to Glasgow and also some parts of England. Cycling paths run from Strathclyde Park to Chatelherault Country Park following the banks of the Clyde and Avon. These are being expanded at part of the Sustrans Connect2 project and will make up part of the National Cycle Route 74 which will run from Uddingston to Carlisle, Cumbria.

[@daviebhoy1978]

Born in 1978, lived in Hamilton, went to st Anne’s primary then holy cross high school. Moved away when I was 30 but still have family in Hamilton.

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[@sandrafinbar]

My father came from Sempie Street, Burnbank Hamilton. He came to Sydney Australia in the 1950s.

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[@jimmcquade7956]

Born Beckford Lodge 1940. Left 1956 to join Royal Air Force happy memories of Hamilton as a School boy, Greenfield School then St John's Grammar.

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[@lucyy2001]

I work in St Andrews Hospice in quarry Street where the old Royal G.Dodd Hotel was❤ still have the guests and workers spirts there

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[@scottwilson6467]

Incredible photos in this video! May i ask what decade they are from roughly?

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1890 onwards

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[@thebomber6456]

my Grandad came from Hamilton i never met him I wonder if he ever walked around these places

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I am sure he did

[@jayneilson7267]

My great grandfather left Lanarckshire to live in Ontario Canada back in probably the 20’s or 30’s. I recently discovered I’m 43% Scottish. Would love to trace my family back.

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[@JessGenevieve]

I landed here because I just traced my great, great grandfather back to this place... he immigrated to St-Joachim, QC. I grew up in Ontario! Maybe they came over together :)

[@Tartanbunnet]

love the 43% bit

[@jayneilson7267]

@@Tartanbunnet I found out via dna testing using Ancestry.

[@jayneilson7267]

@@Tartanbunnet I found out via dna testing using Ancestry.

[@F3dthinn]

Shame, once a beautiful lively town that's been ran in to the ground by the Government and local authorities!

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