Kilmartin’s Land/Buildings, Carfin

[AlanBoyd]

Does that mean that you know where Union Place was?

[Lodger]

Does that mean that you know where Union Place was?

I always assumed it was part of New Stevenston Road? However, I have just spoken to an old friend who is Carfin born & bred and she has informed me that her parent's first home was in Kilmartin's Building. Standing at Carfin Cross looking down New Stevenston Road, it was on the left-hand side of the street, about 150 yards from the Cross. She thinks there were 2 pubs there. She is having a look for old photographs which she may have.

[AlanBoyd]

Going from that information, looking at the maps posted by MollyC and incorporating the facts that the Quigley address was in a separate small block I think Hamilton’s Land was the short group associated with a PH just past the empty ground.

[Lodger]

There were two pubs on that part of New Stevenston Road in the 1950s but I would assume that they had been there for many years before that. One was called Redpath's Bar and the other, which I believe was Kilmartin's, was (again, in the 1950s) called Reilly's Bar but, the locals always called it "The Middle Shop".

[Lodger]

My friend has just sent me three pictures of old Carfin, probably, looking at the style of the bus, from late 1950s - early 60s.
This first picture is Carfin Cross coming from Motherwell, with the beginning of New Stevenston Road on the left.

[Lodger]

The second picture is New Stevenston Road with Carfin Cross just out of sight on the right.
The building marked with the red dot is Kilmartin's Building, looking very much as though it is about to be demolished. Not a good angle I'm afraid. The little building marked with the green dot is what we used to call the "Old Mens Hut". Probably not very p c nowadays! The building opposite the mens shed was called White's Building, perhaps that may show up on one of the maps as a guide?

[Lodger]

Third and last picture.
This is coming from New Stevenston towards Carfin Cross. The Redpath Bar on the left with the bus just outside. The dark gable-end of Kilmartin's Building is further up, on the right.

[Lodger]

Hi amelialen, were your grandparents married in the Catholic church at Carfin?

[amelialen]

Hi,

Thank you so much for the photos! Their marriage certificate doesn’t specify which church they were married at/registered with, but I believe it may have been Sir Francis Xavier’s Church in Carfin as they were Roman Catholic.