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The land of Standburn was sold around 1865 <ref>Falkirk Herald, 02 Apr 1863, page 1</ref>. At that time it was noted that the land contained coal deposits that were being worked in adjacent land. In 1874 there were invitations to tender for a branch railway line to Stanburn - a goods line, not a passenger line<ref>North British Daily Mail, March 1874, page 8</ref>. The miners rows and hall, which formed the main part of the village were built by the mine owners in about 1885 and comprised <ref>Falkirk Herald, 27 May 1939, page 7</ref>. A map of the village with it's 178 houses is shown opposite in 1896. The miners rows were basic, outside standpipes and communal ash cess pits. The village was reasonably propserous from about 1910 until the miner's strike of 1921, with a public baths being opened in 1919. The coal mine was closed around 1925 leading to a gradual decline in the population of the village. From 1936 to 1939 the most of the population was moved to Westquarter and Maddiston, with a few residents remaining. The minersrows, public hall and baths were demolished in 1939. | The land of Standburn was sold around 1865 <ref>Falkirk Herald, 02 Apr 1863, page 1</ref>. At that time it was noted that the land contained coal deposits that were being worked in adjacent land. In 1874 there were invitations to tender for a branch railway line to Stanburn - a goods line, not a passenger line<ref>North British Daily Mail, March 1874, page 8</ref>. The miners rows and hall, which formed the main part of the village were built by the mine owners in about 1885 and comprised <ref>Falkirk Herald, 27 May 1939, page 7</ref>. A map of the village with it's 178 houses is shown opposite in 1896. The miners rows were basic, outside standpipes and communal ash cess pits. The village was reasonably propserous from about 1910 until the miner's strike of 1921, with a public baths being opened in 1919. The coal mine was closed around 1925 leading to a gradual decline in the population of the village. From 1936 to 1939 the most of the population was moved to Westquarter and Maddiston, with a few residents remaining. The minersrows, public hall and baths were demolished in 1939. | ||
Revision as of 20:11, 6 April 2024
The land of Standburn was sold around 1865 [1]. At that time it was noted that the land contained coal deposits that were being worked in adjacent land. In 1874 there were invitations to tender for a branch railway line to Stanburn - a goods line, not a passenger line[2]. The miners rows and hall, which formed the main part of the village were built by the mine owners in about 1885 and comprised [3]. A map of the village with it's 178 houses is shown opposite in 1896. The miners rows were basic, outside standpipes and communal ash cess pits. The village was reasonably propserous from about 1910 until the miner's strike of 1921, with a public baths being opened in 1919. The coal mine was closed around 1925 leading to a gradual decline in the population of the village. From 1936 to 1939 the most of the population was moved to Westquarter and Maddiston, with a few residents remaining. The minersrows, public hall and baths were demolished in 1939.
The original village of Standburn was to the South of the road. The current village has devloped along both sides of the road with the playing fields and school still in the original location.
STANDBURN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1885-1890?
No evidence can be found of a co-operative society in Standburn before Redding opened a branch in 1895[4]. Prior to this the village was served by travelling salemen, who continued after the store was opened. The head salesman of the Standburn store retired in 1946. The Redding branch was not known as Stanburn Co-operative Society.
The most likely scenario is that this society existed from around 1885 until the early 1890s but, unlike the Redding branch, could not compete with the travelling salesmen.
| STANDBURN CO-OPE SOCY LIMITED | ||
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| File:StandbCoop.6.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | StandbCoop.6 | |
| Value | 6d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 27 | |
| Manufacture | Copper | |
| Notes | ||
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| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | StandbCoop.1S | |
| Value | 1/- | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 32 | |
| Manufacture | Copper | |
| Notes | ||
