This is a picture of Uddingston’s last thatched cottage which was demolished in 1938.
The building stood in Church Street at the side garden of the then Birkenshaw House, later renamed Easter Farm which is pictured below.
This is one of Uddingston’s oldest houses built in 1782 by the Jack family who were important landowners of the time. It was originally known as Birkenshaw House but was renamed Easter Farm about 1883. Easter Farm had been in Old Mill Road but relocated to this site. The cows grazed in fields rented in Kylepark (formerly the Langlands) and in fields rented in the nearby policies.
Knowehead cottages which are still standing today are the oldest inhabited buildings in Uddingston. They were built in the seventeenth century and once served as an ale-house for travellers on the road from England to Glasgow.
This is a picture of the Cross in 1875. It features the workforce of Wilson Walker Builders who had completed the building of the Royal Hotel in the background. The hotel was not a success and reputedly lost its licence after a public petition to the Licensing Court about the drunken scenes on Sundays when members of the public travelled from near and far for Sunday drinking. The licencing laws of the time permitted hotels to sell alcohol to bona fide travellers on a Sunday when public houses were closed.
This is a view of the Cross in the late 19th Century. The grocer’s shop on the corner belonged to Gavin Liddell and is presently a Subway takeaway. The Horseshoe bar still stands today. The next building along the Main Street was demolished in 1902.
The building, in the distance, sitting out in front of Park Church was demolished in 1895.