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Clyde Iron Works, originally an offshoot of Carron Iron Works, was started in 1786 to the North of Cambuslang to exploit the coal and ironstone aorund Cambuslang. This was followed by Hallside Steelworks to the East of Cambuslang in 1873 and Clydebridge Steelworks, across the Clyde from Clyde Iron Works, in 1887. These iron and steel works became major employers in the area, with Hallside having 6000 employees in 1914. In addition to the steelworks there was extensive coal mining and a dye works. | |||
A station was opened in 1849, leading to Cambuslang developing as suburb of Glasgow, with a combination of elegant villas and workers housing. The map opposite, reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland, shows Cambuslang in 1893, with the villas to the South of the railway and worker's housing to the North. | |||
The current Gllbertfield Castle is a ruin built in 1607. The village attached to the castle, also called Gilbertfield, was to the East of Cambuslang. It's name was changed to Halfway because it was the halfway staging post between Glasgow and Hamilton, where stagecoaches would stop for a change of horses etc. The area developed as an industrial suburb of Cambuslang, providing accomodation for miners and their families. In 1910 the majority of the housing was owned by United Collieries and used for accomodation of miners at Gilberfield mine. A map of Halfway is shown below. | |||
Newton was a small village to the North East of Cambuslang. It had a train station in 1849. The area developed as an industrial suburb of Cambuslang, providing accomodation for miners and their families. In 1910 the majority of the housing was owned by James Dunlop & Co and used for accomodation of miners at Newton and Hallside mines. The miner's cottages were demolished in the 1960s, with the remaining residents being rehoused in other areas of Cambuslang. In the early 2000's Newton was declared a Community Growth Area with a targeted construction of 2100 new houses. The first phase, close to the train station, was started in 2006. A map of Newton and Hallside is shown below. | |||
Hallside Steelworks was taken over by a group of shipbuilders in 1920 with Lithgows obtaining control in 1934. Hallside became part of the Colville group in 1936. Hallside was closed in 1958 and re-opening in 1960 with an electric arc furnace. It closed for good in 1979 with the site cleared by 1983. | |||
Colvilles aquired Clydebridge in 1915. In 1939 Clydebridge and Clyde Iron Works were integrated, becoming one of the largest integrated steelworks in the UK. Clyde Iron Works was closed and Clydebridge stopped making steel in 1978. This was followed by the Clydebridge plate mill closing in 1982. | |||
From 1975 to 1996 Cambuslang was annexed by Glasgow, becoming part of South Lanarkshire in 1996. | From 1975 to 1996 Cambuslang was annexed by Glasgow, becoming part of South Lanarkshire in 1996. | ||
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The Cambuslang and Gilbertfield co-opertaive societies united to form Cambuslang & Gilbertfield in 1958. Cambuslang & Gilbertfield was renamed Cambuslang & District in 1960 and joined to [[Rutherglen Co-operatives|Rutherglen]] in 1979. | |||
===CAMBUSLANG INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1884-1958=== | ===CAMBUSLANG INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1884-1958=== | ||
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===GILBERTFIELD CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1884-1958=== | ===GILBERTFIELD CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1884-1958=== | ||
The society was formed in Halfway in 1884, using the old name of the area. Although a succesful co-opertaive society, Gilbertfield did have some lively meetings, two for dismissal of employees<ref>Glasgow Observer and Catholic Herald, Oct 1906, page 13</ref><ref>Sunday Post, 07 Oct 1928, page 3</ref> and one for the the board wanting to rotate managers<ref>Daily Record, 06 Jul 1932, page 15</ref>, the latter resulting in the chairman resigning. It also maded a loss in 1919 which it attributed to the quality of staff it could obtain during the war<ref>Sunday Post, 19 Oct 1919, page 3</ref>. | The society was formed in Halfway in 1884, using the old name of the area. Although a succesful co-opertaive society, Gilbertfield did have some lively meetings, two for dismissal of employees<ref>Glasgow Observer and Catholic Herald, Oct 1906, page 13</ref><ref>Sunday Post, 07 Oct 1928, page 3</ref> and one for the the board wanting to rotate managers<ref>Daily Record, 06 Jul 1932, page 15</ref>, the latter resulting in the chairman resigning. It also maded a loss in 1919 which it attributed to the quality of staff it could obtain during the war<ref>Sunday Post, 19 Oct 1919, page 3</ref>. | ||
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===NEWTON CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1886-1923=== | ===NEWTON CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1886-1923=== | ||
The society was formed in 1886. | The society was formed in 1886. | ||
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Clyde Iron Works, originally an offshoot of Carron Iron Works, was started in 1786 to the North of Cambuslang to exploit the coal and ironstone aorund Cambuslang. This was followed by Hallside Steelworks to the East of Cambuslang in 1873 and Clydebridge Steelworks, across the Clyde from Clyde Iron Works, in 1887. These iron and steel works became major employers in the area, with Hallside having 6000 employees in 1914. In addition to the steelworks there was extensive coal mining and a dye works.
A station was opened in 1849, leading to Cambuslang developing as suburb of Glasgow, with a combination of elegant villas and workers housing. The map opposite, reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland, shows Cambuslang in 1893, with the villas to the South of the railway and worker's housing to the North.
The current Gllbertfield Castle is a ruin built in 1607. The village attached to the castle, also called Gilbertfield, was to the East of Cambuslang. It's name was changed to Halfway because it was the halfway staging post between Glasgow and Hamilton, where stagecoaches would stop for a change of horses etc. The area developed as an industrial suburb of Cambuslang, providing accomodation for miners and their families. In 1910 the majority of the housing was owned by United Collieries and used for accomodation of miners at Gilberfield mine. A map of Halfway is shown below.
Newton was a small village to the North East of Cambuslang. It had a train station in 1849. The area developed as an industrial suburb of Cambuslang, providing accomodation for miners and their families. In 1910 the majority of the housing was owned by James Dunlop & Co and used for accomodation of miners at Newton and Hallside mines. The miner's cottages were demolished in the 1960s, with the remaining residents being rehoused in other areas of Cambuslang. In the early 2000's Newton was declared a Community Growth Area with a targeted construction of 2100 new houses. The first phase, close to the train station, was started in 2006. A map of Newton and Hallside is shown below.
Hallside Steelworks was taken over by a group of shipbuilders in 1920 with Lithgows obtaining control in 1934. Hallside became part of the Colville group in 1936. Hallside was closed in 1958 and re-opening in 1960 with an electric arc furnace. It closed for good in 1979 with the site cleared by 1983.
Colvilles aquired Clydebridge in 1915. In 1939 Clydebridge and Clyde Iron Works were integrated, becoming one of the largest integrated steelworks in the UK. Clyde Iron Works was closed and Clydebridge stopped making steel in 1978. This was followed by the Clydebridge plate mill closing in 1982.
From 1975 to 1996 Cambuslang was annexed by Glasgow, becoming part of South Lanarkshire in 1996.
The Cambuslang and Gilbertfield co-opertaive societies united to form Cambuslang & Gilbertfield in 1958. Cambuslang & Gilbertfield was renamed Cambuslang & District in 1960 and joined to Rutherglen in 1979.
CAMBUSLANG INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1884-1958
The society was formed in 1884.
The society united with Gilbertfield in 1958 to form Cambuslang and Gilbertfield.
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GILBERTFIELD CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1884-1958
The society was formed in Halfway in 1884, using the old name of the area. Although a succesful co-opertaive society, Gilbertfield did have some lively meetings, two for dismissal of employees[1][2] and one for the the board wanting to rotate managers[3], the latter resulting in the chairman resigning. It also maded a loss in 1919 which it attributed to the quality of staff it could obtain during the war[4].
The society united with Cambuslang in 1958 to form Cambuslang and Gilbertfield.
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NEWTON CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1886-1923
The society was formed in 1886.
As a result of railway construction work, in 1890 the society moved to a new larger store. In February 1923 the society was sued by a man who had broken his leg tripping on the edge of the cart track leading to the back of the store. The society joined Gilbertfield later that year.
These tokens have been attributed to Newton-on-Ayr, possibly due to the society being wrongly listed under Ayrshire in the 1886 table, which was corrected in the 1909 table.
| NEWTON CO-OPE SOCY LIMITED | ||
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| Manufacture | Brass | |
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