Old pictures of Blackridge
BLACKRIDGE is a small hamlet in Torphichen parish, and an agricultural district on the Edinburgh and Glasgow road, a mile north-west from Westcraigs station on the Edinburgh and Glasgow section of the North British railway and 5 west from Bathgate. Several coal fields in the vicinity afford employment to the inhabitants. The population in 1901 was 707.
Slater’s Royal National Commercial Directory of Scotland, 1903
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Postcard - "Public School, Blackridge"
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Postcard - "Public School, Blackridge" B&W printed postcard of Blackridge public school c.1905
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Postcard - "Blackridge, looking West"
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Postcard - "Blackridge, looking West" Colour printed postcard of 'Blackridge, looking west'.
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Postcard - "The Schoolhouse, Blackridge"
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Postcard - "The Schoolhouse, Blackridge" B&W photographic postcard showing the old schoolhouse in Blackridge
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Postcard - "The Old Clatter Mill, Blackridge"
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Postcard - "The Old Clatter Mill, Blackridge" B&W printed postcard, dated 5th September 1904
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Postcard - "East End, Blackridge"
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Postcard - "East End, Blackridge" B&W printed postcard showing houses of Maclean Terrace, Blackridge
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Postcard - "Old Clattering Mill, Blackridge"
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Postcard - "Old Clattering Mill, Blackridge" Coloured printed postcard showing disused farm and mill buildings
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Postcard - "Blackridge (looking east)"
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Postcard - "Blackridge (looking east)" Coloured printed postcard showing a group gathered in a street in Blackridge.
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Photo - "The Footbridge, Blackridge"
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Photo - "The Footbridge, Blackridge" B&W photograph showing the footbridge in Blackridge. Copyright info on reverse (582). Dated June 1929.
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Photo - "Craig Inns, Blackridge"
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Photo - "Craig Inns, Blackridge" B&W photograph showing Craig Inns in Blackridge.
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Photo - "East End, Blackridge"
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Photo - "East End, Blackridge" B&W photograph showing the East End of Blackridge.
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Postcard - "The Terrace, Blackridge"
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Postcard - "The Terrace, Blackridge" Sepia printed postcard showing The Terrace, Blackridge.
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Postcard - "Old Craig Inns, Blackridge"
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Postcard - "Old Craig Inns, Blackridge" Coloured printed postcard showing Old Craig Inns in Blackridge
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Postcard - "East End, Blackridge"
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Postcard - "East End, Blackridge" Coloured printed postcard showing showing a street scene in the east end of Blackridge
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Postcard - "View of Terraces, Blackridge"
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Postcard - "View of Terraces, Blackridge" Coloured printed postcard showing a view of the terraces in Blackridge
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Postcard - "Co-operative Buildings, Blackridge"
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Postcard - "Co-operative Buildings, Blackridge" B & W printed postcard showing a group gathered outside the Co-operative buildings in Blackridge.
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Postcard - "U.F. church, Blackridge"
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Postcard - "U.F. church, Blackridge" B&W printed card showing side view of the church
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Photo- "Entrance to Blackridge"
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Photo- "Entrance to Blackridge" B&W photographic print taken for postcard production showing Main St. Blackridge
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Postcard - "The Bridge, Blackridge"
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Postcard - "The Bridge, Blackridge" Sepia printed postcard showing the bridge over Barbauchlaw Burn, Blackridge.