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Victoria Eccles
Event and Marketing Officer
South Lanarkshire Council
Montrose House, 154 Montrose Crescent
Hamilton
ML3 6LB
Tel: 01698 453982

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South Lanarkshire:  08 September 2012 – 09 September 2012

North and South Lanarkshire team up once again to bring you a programme full of interesting sites and fun events.  Get behind the scenes of everyday buildings and important local landmarks for free this September.

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Alexander Taylor Waterside Bakery
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08.09.12 (14.00-17.00)
10-11 Waterside Street, Strathaven,  ML10 6AW
Alexander Taylor Waterside Bakery - Image 1

The Waterside Bakery is the oldest bakery in Scotland.

It began trading in 1820 and is still owned and run by the Taylor family. Five generations on, Alexander Taylor, The Waterside Bakery still produces a fantastic range of Scottish and continental breads and baked goods. The bakery is unique and unrivaled, and is worth a visit.

Limited access but visitors will be able to see into the production area.
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Biggar Gas Works
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08.09.12 - 09.09.12 (14.00-16.30)
Biggar,  ML12 6DT
Biggar Gas Works  - Image 1
Find out how gas was made from coal in the only preserved gasworks in Scotland, built in 1839.  
Biggar Gasworks remains just as it was when it closed in 1973, following the arrival of  North Sea gas.

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Image (c) www.scran.ac.uk  

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Brownsbank Cottage
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08.09.12 - 09.09.12 (13.00-17.00)
Candymill, Biggar,  ML12 6DT
Brownsbank Cottage		 - Image 1
Overlooking the Peeblesshire hills close to Biggar, Brownsbank Cottage was the home of writer Hugh MacDiarmid. 
 
The original interior was restored just as MacDiarmid had left it and contains numerous portraits and photographs of MacDiarmid and a unique collection of memorabilia. 
Image (c) www.scran.ac.uk
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Chatelherault Hunting Lodge
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09.09.12 (10.00-17.00)
Chatelherault Country Park, Carlisle Road, Hamilton,  ML3 7UE
Chatelherault Hunting Lodge - Image 1

Built in the 1730s by William Adam as a decorative feature in the grand design of the Hamilton Estates landscape, Chatelherault comprises four main pavilion buildings with linking walls. The western pavilion features fine Georgian plasterwork and woodcarvings. These rooms were used by the Duke and Duchess for entertaining hunting parties.


Architect: William Adam
Building Date: 1730s

The structure was fully restored from ruin in the 1980s and now operates as the centre piece of Chatelherault Country Park.

Image (c) www.scran.ac.uk

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Crawfordjohn Church
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08.09.12 - 09.09.12 (12.00-17.00)
Main Street, Crawfordjohn, nr Biggar,  ML12 6SS
Crawfordjohn Church - Image 1

This Parish Church dates from 1817 and is situated on a raised circular mound, indicating that this was once a religious site dating back to the 12th century. The village of Crawfordjohn was established in the 12th century by John, stepson of Baldwin, a Flemish Lord from Biggar. 


Building Date: 1817

The church is constructed of stone incorporating fragments of an earlier building. The elegant bell tower has been restored and new louvers fitted to protect the ageing sandstone and bell. It now houses a Museum of Traditional Rural Interest.

Handcraft demonstrations will take place.

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Image (c) www.crawfordjohn.org 

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Douglas Heritage Museum
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08.09.12 - 09.09.12 (14.00-17.00)
Douglas Heritage Museum, Santa Sophia's Chapel, Bells Wynd, Douglas,  ML11 0QH
Douglas Heritage Museum - Image 1

The Museum building, originally the Dower House of Douglas Castle, is situated adjacent to the ancient St Brides Church.  It houses six stained glass windows depicting coats of arms of the Douglas Earls. 

Exhibitions are changed annually to show the various aspects of village life, Douglas families and the Cameronian Regiment.

Car parking short walk to the museum.

Image (c) Douglas Heritage Museum

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East Kilbride Old Parish Church
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09.09.12 (10.30-15.00)
The Village, 3-5 Montgomery Street, East Kilbride,  G74 4JS
East Kilbride Old Parish Church - Image 1

The Church was built in 1776 by James Pollock (with additions in 1818 by Robert Pollock and 1862 by W Pomphrey). The original church cost £570 and is modelled on Shettleston Parish Kirk. In 1818 a steeple was added, this is an unusual and highly distinctive feature for a Parish Church; the most famous example of this being St Giles High Kirk in Edinburgh.


Architect: James Pollock, Robert Pollock, W Pomphrey
Building Date: 1776, 1818, 1862

Behind the Church is the kirk yard where notable gravestones include the parents of William and John Hunter, the famous surgeons and Rev. James French, minister of the Old Parish Church (1791-1835), who was tutor to the young Walter Scott.

Visitors are welcomed to Sunday morning worship at 11.00 am.

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Falls of Clyde
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08.09.12 - 09.09.12 (10.00-17.00)
Scottish Wildlife Trust - Falls of Clyde, Visitor Centre, New Lanark,  ML11 9DB
Falls of Clyde - Image 1

The majestic Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve sits at the gateway to the Clyde Valley Woodlands.  It boasts an inspirational landscape of three dramatic waterfalls, beautiful ancient woodlands and abundant wildlife, all within easy walking distance.

Visit the exciting Falls of Clyde visitor centre located within New Lanark with lots of hands on activities for children.

Image (c) www.scran.ac.uk The Falls of Clyde by Jacob More, 18th Century

 

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Greenhill Covenanters House
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08.09.12 - 09.09.12 (14.00-16.30)
Burn Braes Public Park, Biggar,  ML12 6DT
Greenhill Covenanters House - Image 1

Biggar Museum Trust rescued this 17th century farmhouse from its original site at Wiston.  They rebuilt and refurbished it in the Burn Braes in 1975. 


Building Date: 17th century, rebuilt 1975

Here you return to the troubled century of the signing of the National Covenant and the ‘Killing Times’ when people were hunted down for worshipping in the open fields rather than attending state controlled churches.

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Hamilton Fire Station
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08.09.12 (11.00-16.00)
Bothwell Road, Hamilton,  ML3 0EA
A rare chance to visit an operational fire station.  Activities taking place throughout the day.
Please note that this is a working fire station therefore engines and crews may be on call.
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