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• Gartsherrie by Jack Rose

• Bulletin Board / Discussion Forum

• Memories of Wartime - Brian Hooper

• Memories of Yesteryear - photographs of olden days at Beamish

• Some recent Garrowhill memories  by Alistair Stevenson

• More Memories of Garrowhill  by Alistair Stevenson

• Thomas Gilchrist J.P.  Obituary

• The Penny Project

• RB Tennent

• Aerial Views C1965 - Airdrie - Coatbridge - Glenboig  - Gartloch C2005 etc  Keep sending them in please!

• Coatbridge Co-operative Society et al

  1. Coatbridge Co-operative Society Chapter 1

  2. Coatbridge Co-operative Society Chapter 2

  3. Thomas Gilchrist - Obituary

  4. Monklands Online are compiling a history of The Coatbridge Co-operative Society and need your help.

  5. CO-OP shoppers memories sought for oral history project
      

• Life & Times - series by Bob McMillan

  1. Memories of Sunnyside - Part 1

  2. Summerlee and the Hydrocon 

  3. Detachable Collars

  4. Boys at Play

  5. Utilities

  6. Bits and pieces -More Childhood Memories of Sunnyside including a Glossary -
      

• Memories of Nancy Brown (Skinner) by John Skinner

• Memories of Tom Frew -ex-Lambertons now living in OZ.

  1. Lambertons by Tom Frew

  2. Lambertons And Old Lambertonians  Gallery

  3. Engineers etc of Lambertons Engineering Works c1949

  4. “Skyscraper Wean”

  5. Glasgow of Yesteryear - and a love of trams -

  6. Janet Hamilton

  7. Coatbridge Cinemas -

  8. The Colliers of Scotland Tom Frew

  9. Memories of Yesteryear - photographs of olden days at Beamish
      

• Carrick Watson Memories

  1. Memories of Watson Bros & Longriggend  by Carrick Watson
     Read the Story below each picture

  2. Memories of Watson bros  - including Jimmy Saville and sporting personalities - by Carrick Watson

  3. Old Tram Depot conversion to Watson Garage -
     Read the Story below each picture

  4. 1950s aerial view and comments
      

• Garrowhill by Alistair Stevenson

• Reminiscence Pages

• MEMORIES of Garrowhill by Andrew Mc Dicken

• Do you remember Tom Weir?  Follow the link below to STV and see some films of Weirs Way (and lots of other programs)
  Weir's Way - Tom Weir in Selkirk  

• Memories of Coatbridge - Photo Slideshow of Main Street from the Fountain to the Theatre Royal C 1910 -1973 - Please note that his will take some time to load  You will need windows media Player

• Memories of Old Coatbridge - Photo Album with Thumbnails

Other Memories

• Cowboys - fond memories of the B pictures

• ABC Minors

• Dick Barton - Special Agent

• Tea Dances

• How did some of us "auld yins" survive in the 40's, 50's, 60's & 70's?

• Glasgow Memories - the poem

• Picking up the Broken Pieces of Memory - the poem

• Street Games we used to play

• GlasgowWeb Links for Veterans Skipping Songs

• Actors from various British Cult TV shows  by Toby Nelson

• How to start a Reminiscence project - by Doris Daly

R. B. Tennant

Founded by a long established local family, R. B. Tennent & Co. opened their Whiffiet Foundry, near Coatbridge, in 1857 for roll making.

Starting on a small scale they quickly grew to become the largest roll making unit in Britain. At its height the Whifflet Foundry produced 40% of the chilled cast iron rolls and 60% of the cast steel rolls manufactured in the United Kingdom.

Their steel rolls were also the largest to be made in the country and were marketed world-wide.

Until 1915 they manufactured complete rolling mills.

 In 1942 the company became a leading partner in the British Rollmakers Corporation.
The Whiffiet Foundry was closed down in 1995, although the adjacent Meadow Works (also owned by British Rollmakers) remain in operation.
 

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