Memories Of Netherton

A Memory of Newmains.

We lived in the Old Manse at the end of Manse Road; our dad spent all his spare time doing it up. When we moved in it was antiquated and stinky but it ended up a nice house. Our dad was a music teacher at Larkhall Academy. I used to get sent for messages to Netherton Cross, there was the old fashioned Coop which closed in the early 60's, a very old fashioned post office which later became a chip shop run by the Cala Sona polish people. Mcgregors grocery, Jans newsagents and the Balmers bakery - lovely bridies and good smells always. The ice cream shop with the van and fifty varieties of chocolate bar. The whole area had an air of being out of date, and not likely to change till kingdom come. Still i remember it fondly.

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