Carrick Watson Gallery 1 (8 of 11)

This one is a bit older, shows my Grandfather standing at the front of his shop in Longriggend around 1923. My father, James Watson is standing on the left and his younger brother Alec Watson on the right as you look at the photo. The shop was a General store on Main Street about halfway along on the left coming from Telegraph road from Caldercruix. As you can see, it sold EVERYTHING !! Deliveries were made by Horse and Cart at first and then by a Model T Ford Van when things got all modern !! Deliveries were made to Greengairs, Slammannan etc - wherever trade was needed, all the surrounding villages. My Aunt Jeannie Watson ran the shop up to about 1948 when the family moved to Airdrie, she took over the shop after the 4 Brothers joined forces and started Watson Bros Airdrie Ltd, selling ex Army Trucks that they had brought up to civilian spec.. This was started in the Garage at Gartlea Road just in front of Airdrieonians Football Club. We later moved to the Garage in High Street. We were also Agents for AJS and Matchless Motorcycles for the district, how many folk remember going to Roughrigg to watch the Lanarkshire Motorcycle Club Speed scrambles? The Motorcycle Club used to meet every Thursday night at the Rooms beside the Railway Tea rooms on Airdrie Main Street just up from the Cross