A Brief History of Armadale
5 MayHere are a few key dates in the history of Armadale.
1790 - Sir William Honeyman buys Barbauchlaw Estate and renames its settlement Armadale after a town on his Sutherland estates.
1855 - The railway arrives and with it the industrial revolution.
1860s - The Etna Brickworks at Bathville opens.
1879 - The first Armadale FC is founded. It collapses in 1894.
1910 - The second Armadale FC is founded. It survives until 1935.
1911 - The Goth opens, run on the Swedish Gothenburg System,designed to discourage drinking by providing plenty of coffee and food.
1935 - Armadale Thistle is founded and continues playing junior football to this day.
1970s - Industrial estates are built to replace the declining mining industries.
2010 - s1armadale is launched to let residents discuss local issues, place small ads, air their opinions, advertise events and show off pictures and video.
Now it's your turn!
That's the briefest of brief summaries. It hardly covers the most important dates and it's full of gaps. But this is where you come in. There's lots of interest in local history and lots of local knowledge out there - so why not share it here?
Perhaps you'd like to start your own timeline or an article about another aspect of Armadale history? There must also be a wealth of wonderful photographs of Armadale in years gone by - maybe even some video of more recent events - and those are more than welcome here. Remember, history doesn't need to be in black and white! It's good to bring back memories of just a few years ago, too.
Post it all here, and let's see if we can really chronicle the history of Armadale in a way we can all share!
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