Old Photographs Airdrie Scotland

Old photograph of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. A significant event in Airdrie's history was the 1695 passing of a special Act of Parliament in the Scottish Parliament allowing Robert Hamilton of Airdrie to hold four fairs yearly and a weekly market in the town of 'Airdry'. This helped develop Airdrie from a farm town into a thriving market town. However, Airdrie really came to prominence through its weaving industry. Airdrie Weavers Society was founded in 1781 and flax was being grown in sixteen farms in and around the burgh. In the last decade of the eighteenth century, coal mining was in progress and around thirty colliers were employed. Weaving continued to flourish making up a substantial part of the population of over 2,500 around the turn of the 19th century.

Old photograph of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Tram Airdrie Scotland

Old photograph of shops, people and Tram in Airdrie, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Railway Station Airdrie Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Airdrie, Scotland.



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