Scotland > 1868, 1878 - Slater's (late Pigot & Co.'s) Royal national commercial directory and topography of Scotland > 1878 > Part 1

LANARKSHIRE.
AIRDRIE.
SLATER'S
MISCELLANEOUS.
Callender P. & A. M. leather sellers, 46 South
Bridge st
Carswell James, resident engineer to the
>'orih British RiHwiiy Co. Commonheftd
Ferrier Andrew, inspector of poor and clerk
and sanitary inspector to the, local author-
ity, Commouhead '
Fleming & Taylor, coach builders, Well wynd
Gibb David, m.d. medical officer of health
for the Burgh of Aii-drie and surgeon to
Police, 23 Bank st
Goldie Thomas, manager, Rawyards
Henry John, collector of poor rates and road
money, 40 High st
Knox William, cork cutter, 11 South Bridge et
M'Intyi'e Robert, collector of borough taxes,
Graham st
Main John, carpet warehouseman, 4, 6 & 8
South Bridge st [st
■ Moffat Isabella, hot pressor, 20 South Bridge
Mounsey Mark & Son, file manufacturers,
Chapelhall
Murr.iy John, colliery manager, Greengairs
Niven Geor<,'o, manager, gas works. Mill st
Rodger Robert M. factor on Airdrie & Cairn-
bili estates, Lanarkshire ; and factor and
commissioner on Limerigg estate, in Stir-
lingshire; and on Garbett Hill estate in
Dumbartonsliire; and land valuator, Royal
Bank, Bank st
Russell James, collector of county rates,
National Bank, Graham st
Soott John, factor to the Auchengray,
Cledens, &c. estates, S East High st
Sinclair Nisbet, superintendent of burgh
police, 21 Chapel st
Stewart John, governor of prison, Well wynd
Stirling Walter, coUieiy manager, Ravryards
Taylor Peter, engineer and manager, Water
Works. Miller's place, Clark at [st
Walker Wm. umbrella maker, 7 North Bridge
Weir Jas. veterinary surgeon, 84 Graham st
Public Buildingrs, Offices, &c.
PLACES OF WORSHIP
AND THEIR MINISTERS.
Established CnnRCHES:—
New Monldand— Rev. John M'Gavin Boyd
Caldei-bank — Rev. George Smith
Hallcraig st — Rev. James Paton
Clarkston— Rev. James Brauder
Greengairs— Rev. A. O. Brown
Meadowfield— Rev. John Morrison, m.a.
Well wynd — Rev. John Campbell
Etangelical Union Chapel, Graham st—
Rev. James Monie
Free Churches; —
North Bridge st— Rev. R. W. Lawson
Broomknoll st— Rev. William Reid
Graham st— Rev. David Berry
Greengairs — Alexander S. Houston
Buchanan st — Rev. James A George, m.a.
Chapelhall— Rev. Hugh M. Mackenzie
Baptist Ch/U?el, Graham st— Rev. William
Fulton [Vacant
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Calderbank
Independent Chapel, Broomknoll st— Rev.
James Buchan
Reformed Presbyterian Chapel, North
Bridge st— Rev. Peter Carmichael
Roman Catholic Chapels: —
Hallcraig st— Rev. James M'lntosh
Chapelhall— Rev. William Gallagher
United Prekbyt:'RIAN Churches:—
South Bridge st — Rev. Alexander Ban-
Well wynd — Rev. Jolin Paterson [Various
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Bell st—
poor: LAW UNION,
NEW MONKLAND WORKHOUSE,
Coramonhead.
Governor — James J. Wynnes
itfafrort— Miss Mary Penny
Chaplain — Robert Paterson
Sit r(7eo!M— Patrick Rankin, m.d. Hugh Arthur,
M.D. & James Paterson
Auditor — John Macarthur
NEW MONKLAND PAROCHIAL BOARD
OFFICE,
23 Commouhead Street.
Chairman — John Robertson, Esq. M.D.
Inspector of Poor — Andre w_Ferrier
Collector of Poor Rates — John Henry, 40
High st
LOCAL AUTHORITY OFFICE,
28 Commonhead Street.
Chairman — John Robertson, Esq. m.d.
Clerk and Sanitary Inspector — Andw. Ferrier
PRISON,
Well Wynd.
Governor — John Stewart
ilf a t/-on— Jessie Gi-ay
Chaplain — Rev. James Patop, b.d.
Surgeon — John Robertson, m.d.
TOWN COUNCIL,
Town Hall, Bank Street.
Pro 1' OS t— Archibald Cowie, Esq.
Brt t7ies— Thomas Goldie, William Forsyth,
Alexander Paterson
Treasurer — William Brown
Toion Clerk — Thomas A. Macfarlano
Fiscal — Archibald Y. Rose
HOUSE
AIRDRIE DISTRICT COURT
COMMISSIONERS,
County Buildinge, Bank Street.
Chairman — David Davidson Balfour, S.S,
Treasurer — George Thomson
C/erfc- Robert Watt
Collector — John Heni-y
SHERIFF COURT,
Bank Street.
Meets on Tuesday and Friday. The small
debt court is held on Tuesday.
Sheriff (for the County)— Francis W. Clark,
advocate
Sheriff Substitute at Airdrie — David David-
son Balfour
Procurator Fiscal — Thomas Clark
Sheriff Clerk Depute and Auditor— Jas. Gray
Bar Officer— John Allan
JUSTICE OF PEACE COURT.
Sits Mondays and Thursdays.
Clerk Depute— B.oh'eYt Watt, J. p.
Fiscal — John Kidd Peebles, j.p.
MAGISTRATES' COURT FOR THE
BURGH.
(Held every Monday.)
Town Clerk — Thomas A. Macfarlane
Fiscal — Archibald Y. Rose
REGISTRARS
OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES.
Burgh Division — William Whyte, 35 Hall-
craig st [Monkland
Landward Divi^ioit^ John Macarthur, New
Aii'drie & Coatbridge Horticultm-al Society
— Alexander Henry, secretary & treasurer
Airdrie & Coatbridge Water Company'sOffice,
Market buildings— Peter Taylor, engineer,
^ manager, & secretray ; George Cowle,
collector
Airdrie Gas Light Company, Mill st— John-
ston Paterson, treasurer and collector;
Robert Watt, secretary ; George Niven,
manager
Airdrie Public Hall, Hallcraig st
Airdrie Working Men's Reading & Recrea-
tion Rooms, 83 Stirling street— William
Semplc, secretary
County Buildings, Bank st
County Police Office, County boildiags—
Donald Stewart, superintendent
Fever Hospital, Wilson street— Ana Rosa,
matron ; David Gibb, m.d. surgeon
Fire Brigade, Bank st Niebet Sinelair,
superintendent
Good Templars' Hall, Bank st
Inland Revenue Office (stamps & taxes)— ^
John Wallace, Clydesdale Bank, Graham
st, distributor & collector
Lanarkshire 29th Rifle Volunteers (late 4th
Administrative Battalion), Orderly Room,
3 Hallcraig st — Thomas Jackson, Lieuten-
ant-Col. commanding; Walter Reynolds,
sergeant major
Mission Hall, 78 High et
New Monkland Agricultural Society, 40 High
st— Robert M. Rodger, Esq. j.p. president:
William Robb, Esq. vice-president [ John
Waddell, treasurer; John & Alexander
Henry, secretaries.
New Monkland Montrose Lodge, Bank st—
Thomas More, r.w.m. ; John Lament, sec-
retary ; James Flint, treasurer
Olive Hall, Hallcraig st
Police Office (burgh). Bank st— Donald Stew-
art, superintendent
Procurator Fiscal's Office, County buildings
— Thomas Clark, procurator fiscal
Public Free Library,-Bank st — Thomas Lou-
don, Esq. president ; Thomas Jeffrey, Esq.
secretary; William Patereou, librarian
Reading Room, Chapelhall
Religious Tract & Book Society — R. Paterson,
colporteur, 12 Clark st
Sheri^ Clerk's Office, County buildings—
James Gray, sheriff clerk depute
Town Hall, Bank st
Weights & Measures Office, Bank st — Nisbet
Sinclair, burgh inspector; Donald Stew-
art, county inspector
CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY,
ON THE EDINBURGH AND BATHGATE SECTtOlN
OF THE North British railway.
Station, Clarkston — Ales. Sommerville, sta-
tion master
Station, Broomknoll Street— Wm. Sang-
ster, station master [master
Station, Commonhead — Robert Mnir, station
Station, Rawyards — James Simpson, station
master [master
Station, White rigg— John Forbes, fita,tion
Station, Longriggend— Thomas Paton, sta-
tion master [master
S^(ifion,CALDERcauix—Wm.Dudgeon, station
Goods Station, Hallcraig Street — Robert
Murray, goods agent
CARRIERS.
To EDINGBURGH and GLASG OW, and in
termediate places by rail, dally.
To COATBRIDGE, John Cochrane, from
Gartlea road, daily
To GLASGOW, John Cochrane, from Gart-
lea road, daily
BIGGAR,
AND THE PARISHES OF CULTER, COVINGTON AND THANKERTON (UNITED), KILBUCHO, BROUGHTON ANt>
GLENHOLM (UNITED), SKIRLING, SYMINGTON, WANDELLAND. LAMINTON (UNITED), WISTON AND ROBERTON
(UNITED), AND NEIGHBOURHOODS.
jDlGGARis a staall neat io'^h in the parish of its name, in the There are a few good inns, and three banking establishments-
upper ward of Lanark, 23 miles s.w. from Edinburgh, 82 s.e. from branches respectively of the Commercial, the National and the
Glasgow, 16 w. from Peebles, and 123.^ S.E. from Lanark, situate on Royal Banks of Scotland. In 1545, Lord Fleming founded and
the road between the two last-named towns. The town, which endowed a collegiate church for a provost, eight prebends, four
consists principally of a spacious and tolerably neat-built main singing boys and six poor men; it was dedicated to the Virgin Maj-y,
street, was created a baronial burgh by chart or of James II. to Lord and built in the foi-m of a cross in a plain Gothic style; this ancient
R.bert Fleming of Bipgar, in the fifteenth century. It greatly owes place of worship is now the parish church; there are also two
its prosperity to a large and populous neighbourhood, the buildings United Presbyterian churches, one of which has recently heen re-
are handsome, and the shops arc well laid out, the whole being built in a handsome style. At a short distance fx-om the town are
lighted witli gas by a company formed in 1589. The Caledonian siiil to be seen some remains of Boghall Castle, the once feudal
Railway Company, in 1858-9, constructed a single branch line of stronghold of the Fleming family, and the principal residence of
railh from their mainline at Symington, pausing through Eiggar successive lords of that name until late in the seventeenth century,
and terminating at Peebles, a distance of about 20 miles. This line f>ccording to several accounts (some of which are traditional). Its
is very advantageous, and adds greatlyto the benefit of the inhabi- nt'xt possessors were the Elphiustones, through whose neglect it
tants" of Biggar and surrounding neigbb:>urhoods. The chief fell into decay; at a comparatively recent date, however, it hasbeeri
f mployment of the inhabitants is weaving for the Glasgow houset^. subjected to greater destruction than time would have wrought, for
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