Time for a 30 year nostalgic leap back to the late 80s! Who went to the Under 16s Disco at Park Lane? Tell us your stories and send us you Park Lane pictures. Picture courtesy of Iain McEwan.
Month: March 2016
The Rococo Club.
This was probably the last time you got in to a nightclub for £1. What was your memories of the Rococo? Or even better, send us a picture!
Picture courtesy of Iain McEwan.
The Prefabs of Whitehill.
This picture probably dates form the 1950s and it shows the small prefabs that were erected after the second world war.
The factory in the background looks like it could be from the old Brick works, however I am not 100% sure of this. If I am correct then the area where the prefabs were located could now be Abbotsford Road. What’s your thoughts on this?
HAMILTON’S VANISHING HERITAGE.
HAMILTON’S VANISHING HERITAGE.
Hamilton’s no’ the same as it was
There’s nae weans playin’ at rounders or ba’s
Neilsland bings missing and Cadzow’s noo gaun,
For rows o’ fine hooses wi’ monoblock lawns.
Low Waters School, where is it noo?
I passed it just yesterday it canna be true!
Nae infant voices chantin’ a table,
Nae Mr Thomson for the weans he was able.
St. Anne’s is still there, my heart it is singing,
A familiar old building, children’s voices still ringing.
Blair’s shop has gone, a sign of the times,
Where’s Cadzow Bridge, the train and the lines?
Cadzow Rows has vanished and Eddlewood too,
Where’s Maggie’s Dairy? It’s just a road noo.
Guy Kerr’s is still staunin’ how long will it last?
And then like the rest, it’ll be a thing o’ the past.
Hamilton’s no’ Hamilton, my heart it is sad,
They’ve bulldozed our heritage, the good and the bad,
Time marches on I know this is true,
Just leave something please, for the future to view.
200 Goodbye St. Anne’s
St. Anne’s alas has joined the rest, now she’s gone
forever, Of all the children who passed through her
door, Will they forget her?…….NEVER!
The above poem was written by Wilma Bolton in 2003 and was donated to Historic Hamilton to share with our readers. I’m sure that most of you can relate to these words.
Historic discovery found at the former site of the Netherton Cross.

During the construction works of the M74 Motrway archaeologists have discovered the 1,000-year-old medieval village of Cadzow.
THE LOST medieval village of Cadzow may have been finally located after artefacts more than 1,000 years old were unearthed during upgrading work on the M74.
The discoveries near Hamilton in South Lanarkshire include coins believed to date from the 10th or 11th century, and fragments of glazed medieval pottery and clay smoking pipes.
They were found under the motorway verge near junction six, opposite the Hamilton Services.
It came during work to widen that stretch of the M74 as part of the £500 million improvements to the motorway and nearby M73 and M8 by Transport Scotland.
The Scottish Government agency said archaeologists believed this could finally identify the location of the lost village of Cadzow – now part of Hamilton.
James II gave permission for Cadzow to be renamed Hamilton in 1445, after the Dukes of Hamilton, who owned lands in the area.
Archeologists said the site may have lain undisturbed because it was where the Netherton Cross, which also dates from 10th or 11th century, once stood,
A memorial stone was left to mark the spot when the cross was moved to Hamilton Old Parish Church in 1925.
They said that although the area was heavily mined during the 19th century, the area around the cross may have been left for religious reasons.
Road workers in the 1960s may have been similarly unwilling to disturb it.
Last year, coins which were then believed to be from the reign of Charles I in the mid-17th century were found nearby after a medieval structure was uncovered adjacent to the motorway.
Lead archaeologist Warren Baillie said he was “really surprised” the ruins had survived the extensive work involved in constructing that section of the M74 in the 1960s.
Kenny Green, one of four archaeologists nicknamed ‘The Time Detectives’, was scraping away at a gap between two stones when he spotted the coin.
Mr Baillie, project manager for Guard Archaeology, said last autumn: “This is a very interesting find.
“We have been on site for 18 months now and this is the most significant discovery to date.
“No-one thought anything like this could have survived.
“We are delighted to have been there to recover a piece of Scottish history.”
A big thanks to Paul Veverka for bringing this story to our attention.
HAMILTON & THE BONNIE PRINCE 1745



The Hamilton Burns Club
The Hamilton Burns club 1908.
Below is a card for The Hamilton Burns Club who were advertising their anniversary dinner at the Royal Hotel on the 23rd of January 1908.
The vice president was J lightbody. This card was sent to us by Karen Martin. Karen’s dad is a keen collector of Hamilton Memorabilia.
The Royal hotel
The Royal bar & hotel was at the corner of Quarry Street & Duke Street and it was owned by G Dodd. In the first picture you can see G Dodd & his wife standing at the door way. The children looking out of the window also give the picture a real Victorian feel.
The building hasn’t changed much today. In the 1990s the hotel was still serving food and latterly it was converted in to flats. The old Royal Bar is now a vacant shop.