Polmont village, looking west

Maker
Unknown
Production date
Circa 1900
 Description
View looking west along Main Street Polmont. There is a horse-drawn cart by the roadside and a crowd of people standing in the road looking towards the camera. The houses are stone built with slate roofs, of one and two storeys.
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Department
Photo
Maker
Production date
Circa 1900
Subject place
Main St/Polmont/Polmont area
Subject notes
The Turnpike Acts encouraged road building, the two most important projects being that from Glasgow - Bathgate - Edinburgh and Glasgow - Falkirk - Linlithgow - Edinburgh, both completed in the 1790s. Main Street was part of the latter.
Accession number
P17724

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