Nostalgic memories of Bellshill's local history

Share your own memories of Bellshill and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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I was born in Bellshll .No maternity for me ,I was a natural home birth.Went to Mossend Primary,then onto Bellshill Academy .I remember the George .Theatre. and Alhambra cinemas well.Also the YM where we could go and show off our dance moves .on a Wednesday and Saturday night. Sunday was kept for the pictures if you got a lumber on Saturday night at theYM. I left school at 16 and started an apprenticeship ...see more
My Mother was born here on 9th November 1919. Her Mother died of Puerperal Fever two weeks Later. I was born here also o 4th November 1943. Mum told me there were sandbags around the Hospital Windows as the Shipyards on the Clyde had been bomber heavily by the Germans. Unfortunately, I don't have any photos of the Hospital. Interestingly, a young Nurse from Australia who was my Niece's friend in Perth WA ...see more
I was born in Bellshill Martenity in 1989. I was born 6 months premature weighing 1 pound 04 ounces. I don't have any photographs to show and I was wondering if there was any information that could be sent to me by email which would mean alot to me. P.S hope to hear back soon, Thanks.
Trying to trace Irene Dalziel who lived at 66 Clapperhowe Road, Jerviston in the sixties.
February 28th 1977 was the day my son David Guy Norfolk was born here. It was rather unexpected - some three weeks early and luckily my wife Elizabeth had been admitted a day earlier because of high blood pressure so she was in the right place! I remember driving Elizabeth to Bellshill on Sunday 27th and settling her into a ward for what we thought would be lengthy bed rest. ...see more