Nostalgic memories of Coalburn's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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We stayed in Coalburn for a month in late August/September 1970 to visit with my great aunt Agnes "Nance" Young on Bellfield Road. Met my penpal Linda Dempster. Joe McGill kept a bunch of young people busy and his mother gave us treacle toffee from the store. Spent a great deal of time with Molly Brownlie, Ella Finley and the McGregor Sisters. It's been over 40 years since I was there but think of it often and someday would like to visit again.
I have a relative who lived in East Kilbride. I am not sure but I think it was my mother's brother - his name would be Archibauld and they lived on a farm. This would be in the 1940s. My mothers maiden name was Jean Archibauld and she married Thomas Hendry in 1990. Anybody know our family I would love to hear from you. John Hendry.
Can anyone emember my grandad, Harold Brook of Coalburn, he was a hairdresser?
I remember a stunning girlfriend, Rosemary Smith,  whose family farmed at Coalburn. We met while both working and studying in Manchester and I remember our visit to her mother's farm at Coalburn in 1968.  THere were fields of sheep, rain, sheep, trees, rain, lovely farmstead, rain, coal fire, rain, her old A40 Countryman estate car, rain etc!  A lovely place and a lovely girl. When we met I had no idea at ...see more