Welcome

The Jim Hamilton Heritage Society of Coalburn was established in 2004.

Heritage Centre

Heritage Centre, Coalburn

The Heritage Centre at Coalburn with committee members Marion McBain (Treasurer), Fiona McLeish, Helen Brownlie (Chair), Billy Struthers, Jim McBain, Geoff Brown (Vice-chair and Secretary). Photo: 27th April 2022 by Helen Donnelly and Geoff Brown.

The Society runs the Heritage Centre in the One Stop Shop which contains a rich archive of photographs, documents and artifacts relating to Coalburn's social history and mining heritage.

The Heritage Centre is now open regularly on Tuesdays and on Thursday afternoons, and may be opened at other times by arrangement. (The building is normally open from 9am until 4.30pm Monday to Friday. It is closed at weekends.)

As the number who can safely be accommodated at any particular time is limited, it is best to call in advance to make sure that the slot when you hope to visit is available.

You can make an arrangement to visit by calling Geoff Brown on 01555 820379 or Helen Brownlie on 0141 630 1480, by e-mailing , or by sending a text message to 07950 706622.

If you do decide to drop in at short notice, you can contact the One Stop Shop on 01555 820060 and staff there will be able to check if the Resource Room is available.

The Heritage Resource Room is a community asset and one that we are keen should be accessible and well used, so please do not hesitate to get in touch if you would like to visit.

Meetings

Meetings of the Society have traditionally been held on the first and on the third Wednesday of the month from SEPTEMBER until APRIL, from 7.30pm - 9pm. However the coronavirus pandemic has lead to quite a bit of cancellation over the last two years.

Please watch this page for information about future meetings. Non-members are welcome to attend.

Meetings often have an invited guest speaker. The venue is Coalburn Bowling Club, next to the Miners Welfare's One Stop Shop.

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One Stop Shop, Coalburn

Coalburn's One Stop Shop

Enquiries

We remain available for responding to enquiries about all aspects of local heritage, drawing on the extensive documentation held in the Heritage Resource Centre and from other sources.

You can e-mail us at: , phone Helen on 0141 630 1480, or write to: The Jim Hamilton Heritage Society of Coalburn, Heritage Centre, One Stop Shop, 42 Coalburn Road ML11 0LH.

Should you have any enquiries about future meetings, or about joining the society, or concerning any other aspect of our work, please feel free to get in touch using any of the contact details on this page.

Officials 2021/22

ChairHelen Brownlie
Vice-ChairGeoff Brown
SecretaryGeoff Brown (Tel. No: 01555 820379)
TreasurerMarion McBain
Membership Secretary Betty Nicol

Newsletter

Cover of Spring 2022 Newsletter

An informative newsletter, designed and produced to a high standard by Helen Brownlie of the Society is published quarterly and the printed version is distributed FREE to members (Non-members £2). It also features a record of village events and articles of local interest submitted by members.

An online version is available free to everyone through this website.

 

What's new

Crossroads Cumberhead Road - Shoulderigg Road

Crossroads Cumberhead Road - Shoulderigg Road

More of Geoff Brown's photos of the Cumberhead Road area taken on the 21st March 2022.

  1. A section in the article Shops in Coalburn Road near the Miners Welfare Building became too big and has been transferred to its own page at The former Co-operative Building. 9th May 2022.

  2. 7th May 2022. The page on Historic Photos of Coalburn Station and the Railway has been updated to include Robert Campbell's photograph and account of the last train from Coalburn. 13th May, Robert's photo of the last train at Lesmahagow Station is added to the page of Historic Photos of Lesmahgow.

  3. The Spring 2022 Newsletter is now available. 22nd April 2022. This includes Andy Brownlie's "Memories of the Nethanvale Wheelers" (a local cycling club in the 50s).

  4. A new set of photographs of the Cumberhead Road area by Geoff Brown taken on the 21st March 2022.
  5. Coalburn Gala Day is planned for Saturday, 2nd July. The Society hopes to have an exhibition in the Leisure Centre.
  6. A related website has two articles on the history of Lesmahagow, The drinking water fountain and Fountain Hall and Lesmahagow Jubilee Hall..
  7. The fifth article on Shops in Coalburn covers Shops in Bellfield Road. Added: 19th Feb 2022. Updated 3rd April 2022

  8. The fourth article on Shops in Coalburn has been completed - Shops in the Coalburn Brig area. Added: 9th Feb 2022. Updated; 10th March 2022

  9. A third article on Shops in Coalburn has been prepared - Shops in Coalburn Road near the Miners Welfare Building. It is based on a Powerpoint presentation prepared and presented by the late Peter McLeish in 2010. Added: 21st Jan 2022

  10. A new article on the history of the Colliery Shop in Coalburn Road. Added 6th January 2022

  11. A new article on Joe McGill and his Shop at Coalburn Brig. Added 1st January 2022

  12. We are pleased to report that the Society will continue under a revised committee. Helen Brownlie will lead the committee as chair with Geoff Brown as vice-chair.
  13. This website now features a comprehensive series of photographs of Coalburn and its surroundings taken by Geoff Brown on the 21st - 23rd July 2021.

  14. Peter McLeish 1938 - 2021. A full obituary to Peter has been completed and can be found here.

  15. Geoff Brown's photos of the 2021 Coalburn Gala on the 11th September.