On the morning of Wednesday 18th November 1896, a drama unfolded midway down Stonefield Road. In this era, there were few houses, the area dominated by the Dixons Colliery Pit No 4 but it was at those few houses, where events took place. At two blocks of houses, just east of Larkfield, three families were […]
The great photos just keep coming! Hopefully this is yet another new photo for you. It’s the 1950s and we’re standing on top of the old Dixon’s 4 Colliery Bing, (or more commonly known as Larkfield Bing today). Looking northeastwards towards Stonefield Road to the Anderson Church and the Hall adjacent to it. To the […]
In April 2016, I received an email from Janet Hogan who said, “My G/grandfather Robert Smith, born 1837 Ireland, moved to Scotland and in the 1901 census he was living at Pilot Acre, Stonefield, Lanarks with niece Maggie Pollock. I believe Robert died between 1901-11 but I have searched and searched on quite a few websites, […]