An Online Guide to Wishaw, Lanarkshire, the Town Where I Grew Up
It was mentioned to me recently, however, by a reader of one of those sites that nowhere did I even refer to where - specifically - in Scotland I was raised. It was something which I gave thought to and decided that yes, it may be appropriate to create such a site upon the town in which I lived for the first thirty-odd years of my life...
Wishaw - Site Contents
A simple list of what you will find on this page
- Wishaw Library
- Kenilworth Avenue, Wishaw
- "The Wishaw Blog" is a Brand New Blog, Giving Wishaw a True, Online News Presence
- The History of Wishaw in Pictures and in Text
- Properties to Let in Wishaw
- Belhaven Park, Wishaw
- The Five Dollars Visit Belhaven Park and Wishaw!
- Wishaw Bottom Cross
- Current Weather and Forecast for Wishaw
- Wishaw Golf Club
- Meet Gordon Hamilton, the Author of this Page
- Wishaw General Hospital
- William Wallace - Braveheart of Scotland
- Food in Scotland
- M&D's, Strathclyde Country Park on Hub Pages
- Scotland Today and for Auld Lang Syne
- Wishaw on the Web
- A Look at Some of my Other "Discovering Scotland" Sites on Squidoo
- What Did You Think?
Wishaw Library
A traditional library and lots, lots more
Wishaw Library is located right in the centre of the town, just off the Main Street, on Kenilworth Avenue. It has an extensive range of books available to borrow but also a wide range of other items such as CD's, computer games and talking books, to name but a few. It also offers its members free Internet access and services such as photocopying and faxing are available at very reasonable prices. There is also a shop where it is possible to order items such as books or DVD's as well as purchase the likes of local interest publications and stationery. Kenilworth Avenue, Wishaw
A part of Wishaw which has changed very little in decades
Kenilworth Avenue is indeed the curving road upon which Wishaw Library is located but equally - and in a literal sense - the name refers to the wide, tree-lined thoroughfare that adjoins the main road. There are three narrow roads which run parallel between two rows of houses, interspersed by two, tree-lined grassy verges.This part of Kenilworth Avenue has changed very little - if at all - within my lifetime. Indeed, my mother has often told me how she used to wheel me along it in my pram in the Autumn and laugh as I used to try to catch the falling leaves!
"The Wishaw Blog" is a Brand New Blog, Giving Wishaw a True, Online News Presence
Below are the very latest posts
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byThe History of Wishaw in Pictures and in Text
by Helen Moir
When modern transportation methods reached the town, initially in the form of the Wishaw and Coltness Railway, expansion grew ever more rapid.
Times have of course changed in the electronic age but this magnificent book, complete with more than 200 pictures of old Wishaw, can serve both to bring back happy memories and educate a whole new generation in the way Wishaw used to be.
Properties to Let in Wishaw
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Belhaven Park, Wishaw
A legacy to a town from a grieving father
Belhaven Park sits on the Western edge of Wishaw, just off Dryburgh Road. It is a leafy, grassy area, featuring walkways, benches to sit upon and including a childrens' play area. It was gifted to the town during the First World War by the then Lord Belhaven and dedicated to the memory of his son who had lost his life in the fighting. The Five Dollars Visit Belhaven Park and Wishaw!
An unusual stopover for the globetrotters!
The Five Dollars as featured in the photo are in the middle of a whirlwind tour of Europe, raising as much money as they can in the process in a series of novel ways.In August 2009, The Five Dollars visited Wishaw...
The Five Dollar Vacation - A Worldwide Charity Project With a Difference!
Wishaw Bottom Cross
The scene of an ongoing debate
The recent construction of a new Tesco SuperStore in Wishaw resulted in a major alteration of the traffic system at what is locally referred to as Wishaw Bottom Cross. This has not gone down well with a great many local residents and road users, with additional congestion resulting, as well as the pedestrian crossing from the Main Street having been removed altogether. Current Weather and Forecast for Wishaw
Current weather conditions in Wishaw, United Kingdom
Local Pollen Reports
2°C (Feels like -4°C)
Last update: 12/21/09 12:20 AM Local Time
Humidity: 93%Visibility: 8.0 km
Dew Point: 1°C
UV Index: 0 (Lawn and Garden Weather)
Barometer: 983.1mm steady
Moon: Rush Hour Traffic
Wind: 29km/h From: Airport Conditions
Tonight
Low
Low: -1°C
Sunrise: 8:43 AM
Sunset: 3:44 PM
Monday
Dec 21
N/A
High: 1°C
Low: -1°C
Sunrise: 8:44 AM
Sunset: 3:44 PM
Tuesday
Dec 22
Snow Shower
High: 0°C
Low: -2°C
Sunrise: 8:44 AM
Sunset: 3:45 PM
Wednesday
Dec 23
Snow Shower
High: 0°C
Low: -3°C
Sunrise: 8:45 AM
Sunset: 3:45 PM
Wishaw Golf Club
Wishaw Golf Club is located at the foot of the town, on Cleland Road. The course is a Par 69 and has some tricky holes, with a total of seventeen of the eighteen greens having a bunker immediately before them. Meet Gordon Hamilton, the Author of this Page
Find out what he does and what he writes about
The site linked to below is Gordon Hamilton's Home Site on the Web and will give far more details as to who Gordon Hamilton is and what he writes about. The main subjects he writes about at present are the actual Business of Writing, Business Advertising and Marketing, Food and Drink, Personal Finance and Travel but he also from time to time touches on a lot more.-
Gordon Hamilton - Internet Marketer
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Gordon Hamilton has been engaged in Internet Marketing from bases in Edinburgh, Greater London and Lanarkshire, respectively. He has acquired a great deal of knowledge and experience from the wide variety of projects he has undertaken in this respect...
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Gordon Hamilton - Freelance Writer
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Gordon Hamilton has been a Freelance Writer, writing for - and creating - Web 2.0 sites on the Web since April 2007. The first site which he joined was Helium.com, followed by Squidoo in August 2007 and Hub Pages a month later. Those three sites rema...
Wishaw General Hospital
A modern district hospital on the outskirts of Wishaw
Wishaw General Hospital is located to the south-west of Wishaw, off Glasgow Road. It opened in May 2001 as a direct replacement for Law Hospital, near Carluke, which dated back to the Second World War.Wishaw General has a 24-hour Accident and Emergency Department, an MRI scanner and the second largest maternity unit in Scotland.
William Wallace - Braveheart of Scotland
A look at the facts behind the fiction
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William Wallace - Braveheart
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Whatever your own particular perspective causes you to think of William Wallace, surely no one can deny that he must have been quite a remarkable man in many ways? It was William Wallace who provided the inspiration and determination for the downtro...
Food in Scotland
All is not always what it seems
The vast majority of people from overseas, when they think of food in Scotland, will think of such as haggis, shortbread or Aberdeen Angus beef. This is simply because such products are the ones which have gained the widest culinary fame as coming from Scotland. The reality in Scotland, however, is very different and not only are those items supplemented by a great many other foodstuffs in modern times, they always have been.There are a great many centuries old Scottish dishes and cooking methods which most outwith Scotland have no knowledge of and the truth is that the vast majority of them are far more appealing than the rather unappetising haggis, tatties and neeps pictured right...
The Traditional Food and Cuisine of Scotland
M&D's, Strathclyde Country Park on Hub Pages
A fun day out for all the family
- M&D's, Strathclyde Country Park
- Strathclyde Country Park is a mere 15 minutes drive from the centre of Wishaw and among other things, plays host to this magnificent theme park. Click on the link above for more information.
Scotland Today and for Auld Lang Syne
The latest postings on this Scottish blog
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byWishaw on the Web
A couple of more sites giving details of Wishaw
- Wishaw Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
- Undiscovered Scotland's page on Wishaw.
- Overview of Wishaw
- Gazetteer for Scotland: Definitive description of Wishaw (North Lanarkshire)
- The Waverley, Wishaw
- The Waverley is a popular pub on Wishaw Main Street, near the bottom of the hill and Wishaw Bottom Cross
- Restaurant reviews: Artisan Restaurant, Wishaw, Lanarkshire
- Artisan is a restaurant on Wishaw Main Street.
A Look at Some of my Other "Discovering Scotland" Sites on Squidoo
I hope that you find them of interest
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The Isle of Jura, Scotland
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The population of Jura in human terms is only about two hundred - not a lot for an island of more than two hundred square miles! There are, however, an estimated five or six thousand red deer in residence... The name, Jura, is actually derived from...
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The Isle of Islay, Scotland
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Islay is located off the West Coast of Scotland. It is the most southern of the Hebridean Isles and is the renowned former home of, "The Lord of the Isles." Islay is most famed for its malt whiskies but is also a place of wondrous scenery, fantastic...
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Inverness, Scotland
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The City of Inverness sits at the mouth of the River Ness - only some six miles from Loch Ness - where it flows into the Moray Firth. It has long since been referred to as the capital of the Scottish Highlands, though it only actually received formal...
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Inveraray, Scotland
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Inveraray is a small, picture-postcard town on the shores of Loch Shira and Loch Fyne, in Argyll on the West Coast of Scotland. It is no more than two hours' drive from the centre of Glasgow, yet creates the impression - surrounded by the l...
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Edinburgh, Scotland
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Edinburgh has been the capital city of Scotland since the year 1437. In that time, it has naturally been expanded and developed in the extreme; yet the original layout and structure can still very much be discerned, much more so than in most other ci...
What Did You Think?
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Thank you for your visit to this site. I hope that you can spare just another few moments to leave me your impressions in the space below...
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- KimGiancaterino KimGiancaterino Jan 17, 2009 @ 12:43 am
- Looks beautiful, but it's sure cold right now... Welcome to All Things Travel.
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- anthropos anthropos Jan 7, 2009 @ 10:16 am
- Many of my ancestors came from Scotland and it is always interesting to read about some of these places. Thanks for joining "Anything and Everything Travel" Group.
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- Hillandglen Hillandglen Nov 20, 2008 @ 2:30 pm
- Born in Motherwell, lived in Cambusnethan and Coltness. Went to Coltness High School. Now live in Lanark.
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- Hillandglen Hillandglen Nov 20, 2008 @ 2:28 pm | in reply to jim reilly
- Jim, Tillietudlem (Craignethan) Castle is at Crossford, Lanark - not Wishy!
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- jim reilly jim reilly Sep 11, 2008 @ 10:34 pm
- the night shot at xmas time from the bottom of the town was excellent !
I have never before viewed my home town from such a bizarre perspective, even after many hours of indulgent at tam park's and the cecil bar !
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by Gordon_Hamilton
My name is Gordon Hamilton and I live in the United Kingdom. As well as writing on Squidoo, I am the Food and Drink Channel Steward on Helium.com. I a...
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