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Apr 26, 2012 · A collection of photos and stories of Bellshill, a town near Glasgow in Scotland, from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. Browse the images and learn about the history and culture of this place.
Bellshill is a town in North Lanarkshire with a population of about 20,650. It has a history of coal mining, iron works, weaving and immigration, and is now part of a continuous suburban settlement anchored by Motherwell.
This book showcases old photographs of Bellshill, a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, from the turn of the century to the 1950s. It also provides a brief history of the town's development, from its agricultural and mining origins to its industrial and social changes.
Bellshill (pronounced "Bells hill") is a town in North Lanarkshire in Scotland, ten miles (sixteen kilometres) southeast of Glasgow city centre. About 20,000 people live there.
The present town of Bellshill stands upon land originally owned by the Crown until 1 135 when David Olifard, a godson of King David I, relinquished his estate in Herefordshire in exchange for all the lands between the North and South Calder Waters.
Learn about the origins and development of Bellshill, a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, from Roman times to the twentieth century. Discover its coal mining, railway, brickmaking and immigrant history with maps and photos.
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May 6, 2012 · Old Bellshill in pictures by Jack Fisher, 1995, Motherwell Leisure edition, in English
