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Iron Works and sinking several new coal-pits in the area. One reason for its success was the self-contained nature of the company operations, providing its own coal and its own limestone from quarries on the estate. The company also entered the brick-making business both to provide bricks for its own
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Newmains has a public library and Newmains Health Centre with pharmacy, doctors and children's dentistry. Newmains also seen the opening of a community centre "NCT centre" which is now home to the library, meeting rooms, cafe, large function hall and home to groups such as a youth club and a toddler
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who, foreseeing the gradual demise of the once booming cotton industry, decided to diversify into minerals. On a visit to the Shotts Iron Company in 1836, Henry Houldsworth heard a rumour that the nearby Coltness Estate was to be sold. He lost no time in commissioning a survey which showed a large
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Newmains has a football club, Newmains Hammers which accommodates various boys club age groups and has two amateur clubs founded in the Summer of 2017 (One Saturday morning team and one Sunday team).
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is essentially the story of one of the most successful ventures into heavy industry in Scotland. Three iron works, the Omoa Ironworks, the Coltness Iron Company and the
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superstore opened in the town. This is the first major supermarket chain to open a store in the town, although for many years the area has been served by
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at Garriongill terminates near the village, but is used only for the transport of coal from the nearby open cast mining facility.
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Dr I Allan Brownlie - chemist who simplified the process and cost of fertiliser production, which was patented in 28 countries.
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Iron Company comprise the earliest and perhaps the most important concentration of iron and steel manufacture in Scotland.
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enabling the fortuitous establishment of an iron works on a proven mineral field. As well as the 'blackband'
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Newmains & St Brigid's Community Hub (Newmains Primary and Nursery + St Brigid's Primary)
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The main roundabout in Newmains, showing the Town War Memorial and the Asda Superstore.
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mineral field on the property. The estate was soon purchased from the trustees of Sir
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Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002
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The Scottish bantamweight boxer James Murray has a statue of him in Newmains.
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and the business prospered, expanding into Ayrshire with the opening of the
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needs and also for sale to a wider market. In 1909 they expanded into
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Buses are the only form of public transport in Newmains. Services by
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The story of all the villages in the area surrounding Newmains and
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The Coltness Iron Works was established in 1837 by industrialist,
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is a village and former mining community on the eastern edge of
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politician, was a resident of Newmains between 1873 and 1902.
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Transport problems were solved in 1841 with a rail link to
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is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of the village. And the
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The Coltness works survived until very recently as a
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Newmains is located in North Lanarkshire
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