Old Photograph Stirling Street Airdrie Scotland

Old photograph of people and shops on Stirling Street in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Given its large number of weavers, its geographic location and a large number of unemployed soldiers following the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Airdrie became a major centre of support for the Radical War of 1820. The rapid pace of population growth continued and by 1821 there were 4,862 inhabitants. At this time, the number of houses being built increased dramatically and in 1821, by a private Act of Parliament, Airdrie became a free and independent Burgh of Barony. Due to the fact it was independent, it had all the powers of a Royal Burgh.


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