L to R: Jim Plenderleith, Peter McLeish (Chairman of the Society) and John Donnachie. Jim and John were born in Coalburn but now both live in Carluke. At a meeting on the 18th October, John gave a very interesting presentation (assisted by Jim) on "Old River Crossings on the Clyde" in which he showed photos taken from a microlight of the Clyde from Abington to Crossford. In these, he showed the position of early fords, ferries and bridges. This was augmented by his photos of bridges today.
Welcome
The Jim Hamilton Heritage Society of Coalburn was established in 2004.
Meetings are held normally on the FIRST and THIRD Wednesdays each month; from SEPTEMBER until APRIL, 7.30pm - 9pm, in Coalburn Bowling Club, next to the Coalburn Miners Welfare's One Stop Shop.
There is an invited guest speaker at each meeting and non-members are welcome to attend.
Coalburn's One Stop Shop
The Society runs the Heritage Centre in the One Stop Shop which contains an archive of photographs, documents and artifacts relating to Coalburn's social history and mining heritage. The majority of these were collected by the late Jim Hamilton.
| Chairman | Peter McLeish |
| Vice-Chairman | Gilbert Dobbie |
| Secretary | Geoff Brown (Tel. No: 01555 820379) |
| Treasurer | Gillian Farrell |
| Membership Secretary | Betty Nicol |
An informative 12-page newsletter, designed and produced to a high standard by the Society is published quarterly and distributed FREE to members. (Non-members £2)
It also features a record of village events and articles of local interest submitted by members.
Latest News
Peter McLeish has produced a new book on the History of Coalburn School, price £12. It is available at the Heritage Centre on Tuesdays or by contacting Peter directly through the contact form on this website.
- Geoff Brown's photogallery of Coalburn Gala 2017 has been updated to include photos of decorated houses, more images taken after the judging of the entries and more of the coronation. Well worth looking at!
- The Autumn Newsletter is now available.
- The Society's 2018 Calendar shows organisations that have disappeared in Coalburn and some of the people that were associated with them. The calendar is on sale at the Coalburn Heritage Centre and at the Post Office. Price £5.
