The former Caldwell Halls on Glasgow Road had several other names. Officially, the Caldwell Institute, it was also the Stonefield Parish Church Hall and had the nickname, the Coffin Halls. I recently tracked down more firm information as to when they were demolished and found it was in early June, 1967. The unusual building, situated […]
Caldwell Halls were former church halls located on Glasgow Road. The official name of the hall was the Caldwell Institute, named after the local MP, Mr. James Caldwell who was the local MP for Lanark. The halls were owned by the Stonefield Parish Church and stood at the corner of Glasgow Road and Auchinraith Road, where […]
I like this photo of Glasgow Road at Craighead. Its now 60 years old, the aerial view taken in 1955. I’ve zoomed in on the photo quite a bit which has lost some of the resolution, but has also picked up some of the detail. The picture first and foremost serves to show Chalmers Building, […]