Travelled:93km
Stay: Greenock-James Watt Dock carpark N55.9418 W4.7244
Visited: Summerlee Museum Coatbridge (free), Weavers Cottage Kilbarchan (NT nonmembers £7.50pp)
It was a reasonably quiet night and we were surprised to be the only vehicle in the carpark, even as we left at 7:30am this morning. As we had a bit of time, we stopped off at a Tesco and did a bit of shopping then filled up with fuel at Asda. We also managed to get fresh water for Bluey there too.
Home ground to Glasgow Celtic Soccer team.
We then made our way east of Glasgow to the Summerlee Museum in Coatbridge. It is set in Scotland’s industrial heartland and aims to show Lanarkshire’s contribution to engineering, mining, steel working, weaving and farming.
We went walking down a coal mine (£1.15pp) in which we saw the different working conditions for 1840, 1880 and 1910.
1840
1910...working conditions seemed worse. It was too hot and restrictive to wear shirts but the coal dust would enter cuts and discolour the skin (like a tattoo).
Near by there were miners cottages from the same era and workers cottages in the 1940, 1960 and 1980.
There was also a tram ride to and from the Museum and mine (£1.75 all day).
Down on the water near the remains of the Iron Works buildings, was a replica of the 1819 barge that was the first all Iron hulled vessel.
From here we ventured westward eventually stopping in Kilbarchan to visit a 200 year old Weavers Cottage.
In its hey day there may have been 300 weavers in the village. The cottage originally had 2 ‘living’ rooms where 2 families would live and sleep.
Below the weaving looms were set up.
In the garden plants where grown to naturally dye the yarn and for food.
It was hard work but they had a reasonable standard of living compared to others of that era. After a very informative visit we continued on to Greenock where Mark had worked in 1976 in the Scott Lithgow shipyard on some Australian Submarines. As the day was getting on we stopped nearby at a harbour, James Watt Dock for the night.
Down on the water near the remains of the Iron Works buildings, was a replica of the 1819 barge that was the first all Iron hulled vessel.
From here we ventured westward eventually stopping in Kilbarchan to visit a 200 year old Weavers Cottage.
In its hey day there may have been 300 weavers in the village. The cottage originally had 2 ‘living’ rooms where 2 families would live and sleep.
Below the weaving looms were set up.
In the garden plants where grown to naturally dye the yarn and for food.
It was hard work but they had a reasonable standard of living compared to others of that era. After a very informative visit we continued on to Greenock where Mark had worked in 1976 in the Scott Lithgow shipyard on some Australian Submarines. As the day was getting on we stopped nearby at a harbour, James Watt Dock for the night.
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