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Apr 25, 2024 · Bellshill is a town found in North Lanarkshire ten miles southeast of Glasgow city centre which has produced many famous faces. The first mention of the town dates back to 1596 when it appeared on a handwritten map by Timothy Pont with it having a rich history of being an industrial town.
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Bellshill (pronounced "Bells hill") is a town in North Lanarkshire in Scotland, ten miles (sixteen kilometres) southeast of Glasgow city centre and 37 mi (60 km) west of Edinburgh. Other nearby localities are Motherwell 2 mi (3 km) to the south, Hamilton 3 mi (5 km) to the southwest, Viewpark 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi (2.5 km) to the west, Holytown 2 mi (3 km) to the east and Coatbridge 3 mi (5 km) to ...
Jun 18, 2021 · The Clydesdale Tube Works in Bellshill pictured in 1975. For John Hume, it started with a boyhood fascination of watching newly-built battleships voyage down the Clyde which led to a collection...
On 19 January 1910 at Hattonrigg, a cage carrying eight men, who had just finished their shift, tumbled down the shaft as it neared the surface and all were killed. Six of them were Lithuanians – all the victims were buried in Bothwell Park Cemetery.
Aug 7, 2019 · It’s almost exactly 30 years since one of Scotland’s top track performances unfolded over two laps in London and Bellshill’s own middle distance sensation Tom McKean was right in the thick of it.
McKean, who was born in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, was one of the favourites for the 1987 World Championships in Athletics 800 m. However, he caught the foot of Stephen Ole Marai in the final and suffered an injury which resulted in him finishing last.
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Apr 26, 2012 · Pictures and narratives of Bellshill, A town near Glasgow in Scotland, from the late 1800s to the early 1900s
