Author Archives: ronniecruwys
Route 66 to High Street Lanark
With most of these buildings on Wellgate constructed in the early to mid-19th century, they will have already witnessed the pandemic of 1918 -19, the epidemic which took around 50 million lives worldwide including my Grandfather’s, just a few months … Continue reading
Wellgate Lanark – Healing Hands to La Vigna
Wellgate, Lanark is one of the historic four gates or ports into the town. These are West Port, East Port, Wellgate and Castlegate. This drawing of Wellgate starts with no 60 and 58 and ends where it meets the High … Continue reading
Dalserf – Kirk Road
Drive along the Clyde Valley tourist route towards Lanark (A72) and you will pass a small sign to Dalserf Church. Slow down and you will see a further sign “Dalserf 1655” and you may catch a glimpse of the street … Continue reading
Flowers by Lesley to Flowers of Scotland
There’s something uplifting to see flowers out on the high street, especially at this time of year. To continue where I left off on the last blog post, this is Flowers by Lesley Strachan, on Lanark High Street, always a … Continue reading
Bloomgate to High Street, Lanark
Where Bloomgate meets Wide Close, the street narrows into a bottle neck where traffic slows to pass along this ancient route alongside St Nicholas Church. I have covered the rest of Bloomgate in earlier drawings and blog posts (here and … Continue reading
Bloomgate: St Nicholas to Greyfriars
We are in the week running up to Christmas 2019. It seems timely to begin this post with this drawing of St Nicholas’s Church Lanark. The links and legends associated with St Nicholas and Santa Claus are too many to … Continue reading
Mount Parade, York
If you are a fan of Georgian streets, then Mount Parade is a treasure waiting for you if you ever visit York. Continue reading
