I’ve sometimes seen this Dixon’s Row photo described as 1877, (as the note suggests from the book about St Joseph’s in which it first appeared in). Until recently, I’d never noticed the broken gable in the foreground. However, the photo is clearly not 1877. It more likely dates from when the book it first appeared […]
During 1889, a Lecture on “The Pilgrim’s Progress” was given at Dixon’s Halls , Stonefield Road. The presentation was given to the Sabbath Scholars of the free and U.P Churches by the Rev. James Campbell. The stories were illustrated with magic lantern views by Mr Cowan of Hamilton. The hall was filled and the pictures […]