
Broompark and Larkfield are centrally located in Blantyre
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1790
The history of Springfield House – former house x4
1800
How Newmains became Broompark – Origins of Broompark x4
Broompark Farm, High Blantyre – Detailed history of this farm x3
1858
Breaking Ground – for railway x1
1874
Mineral Line to Larkfield – Caledonian Railway application x1
1896
Serious Gas Poisoning – Pilot Acre & Bowies Land
Larkfield Daring Burglary – robbery x1
Dunn’s Laun – 10 one storey homes x2
1899
Larkfield School – abandoned
1901
Nicol – watch repairs x1
1904
Larkfield – Lost Diamond ring
1905
Causeystanes Thatched Building – at Broompark x1
Broompark Road – junction comparison x2
Broompark Road – comparison x2
Watson Street – footway
Larkfield – Back door to close x1
1908
Quoiting Team – at Broompark road grounds x6
Broompark house – from Broompark Avenue x1
Broompark Avenue – new houses x1
Larkfield Murder – Grace MacCallums Pub
Pole Pawns Pal’s Property – broompark
1910
The old Springfield House – At Broompark Roadx3
Lawson’s Bakery – some history x1
1913
Destruction of Bee Hives – 1913 x1
1919
Another Broompark Quoiting Green – opens x1
1920
Cole Family – at Larkfield x1
1921
Dixon’s Pit 4 – collapse x1
1925
Templetons – 7 generations x1
1928
Hunthill Road – Playtime x1
1929
Mary Danskin – at Larkfield x1
Broompark Quoiting Club – history of the club x3
1930
Broompark House – Croftpark painting x1
1933
Illegal Watson Street Dentist – charged x1
1934
Girl Cyclist Killed – at Broompark x1
1935
Causeystanes Dairy – Broompark Road x1
1945
Growing up in Broompark Road – life x1
1950
Mr Duncan – at Little’s Building x2
Broompark Road – at Larkfield x2
1953
Handball – at Larkfield Gable x1
1955
Duncan Bros – at Larkfield x2
Larkfield Shops – a description x1
Rear of Robertsons Buildings – scene x1
Duncan Family – at Larkfield x3
Smiths Grocers – Larkfield x1
1967
Watson Place – to Australia on holiday x1
Announcing – Scottish Special Housing x1
1968
Bill Cochrane – at Watson Place x3
1970
The Doonin Pub -photo x1
Eddie Collins Bakery – at Larkfield x1
1977
St John Ogilvie RC Church – history x2
Broompark Road – removal Larkfield Bing x1
Eddie Collin’s Shop – Broompark Road x3
Colliery Bing and Larkfield Shop – photos x3
Broompark Rd – Larkfield Hall site x1
Larkfield Bing – Eddie Collins Shop x2
Construction of playing field – Larkfield Bing x5
Broompark Road – scene x1
1978
Planting Trees – at Larkfield Bing x1
Larkfield Bing – trees uprooted x1
1979
Fire – at St John Ogilvie x1
1980
Larkfield – Shops in the 1980s x2
High Blantyre Primary – a touch of class x1
Larkfield shops – A running jump x2
Arcade Concerns at Larkfield – slots x1
1993
Papa Franks – sign x1
1999
Doon Inn Roof – photo x1
Finbarrs – at larkfield x1
2009
The Larkfield Bar – remembered x1
2015
Queen misses out – on prize bull x1
Memoirs of a Blantyre Brickie – by James Graham x1
Carrigans – rising from the ground x8
2020
The 1818 Dating Stone – at DLC x2
2022
The Olive Music Lounge – Broompark Rd x3
2023
Minecraft Finbarrs – recreation
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