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or we need someone to actually know where this place is >_>

**Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:25 am

Lovely Luke · Veteran Joined: 17 Aug 2009 Posts: 127

I set up a thread on some train forums asking if anybody could give us some info about the station.

Can be found here:
http://www.railwayforum.net/showthread.php?p=31191#post31191

**Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:34 am

plugs

Nice one, Luke. Let's hope we get some info. I'm reluctant to let this one go for some reason Very Happy

**Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:18 am

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This webpage http://www.jhowie.f9.co.uk/history1.htm has thr same picture, about half way down the page on the right hand side. It is apparently the Boots factory in Airdrie.[/url]

**Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 10:54 am

plugs

Nice find! How did you manage that?

Now, do we have anyone here in Scotland willing to go poking for us?

I'm not sure what it's turned in to now - wikipedia says housing developments. (http://74.125.77.132/search?q=cache:jMyw_zushk8J:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airdrie,_North_Lanarkshire+Boots+factory+in+Airdrie)

Found a nice recent satellite image of the area here though and it doesn't look very house-y: http://www.yourlocalweb.co.uk/north-lanarkshire/rawyards/

...and a picture from after it's closure in 2003: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1227119

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locky · Kilroy Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 2 Location: UK

I googled "railway siding aerial" and it was a few pages in. Here's the same place on google maps http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1227119.kml&z=13

**Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:07 am

Lovely Luke · Veteran Joined: 17 Aug 2009 Posts: 127

**Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:52 am

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Odd. Some kind of tribute? Is it still standing I wonder, or did it get demolished in 2005 then? Googling doesn't seem to give that much info.

Here's an address though, just in case someone wants to go hunting Wink

Site Of Former Boots Factory
Motherwell Street
Airdrie
North Lanarkshire
ML6 7HR

**Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:39 pm

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locky · Kilroy Joined: 22 Aug 2009 Posts: 2 Location: UK

how recent are google earth pictures? I thought they were updated every couple of years, if thats a recent picture then that suggests its still standing.

**Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:42 pm

Lovely Luke · Veteran Joined: 17 Aug 2009 Posts: 127

**Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:47 pm

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**Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 5:27 pm

Lovely Luke · Veteran Joined: 17 Aug 2009 Posts: 127

**Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 5:32 pm

plugs

Argh, you're a star Very Happy

Would like to be able to put this to rest. I hope something shows, but I guess if there is anything, it'd be pretty hard to find.

**Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 6:17 pm

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You have no idea just how large that site actually is.

Also, do we know of any significant reason that the former factory was chosen? Only thing I can think of is that the creator is an Airdrieonian themself.

Incidentally, I know I've complained about never seeing a drop near me but this one is scary-close.

**Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:50 pm

Lovely Luke · Veteran Joined: 17 Aug 2009 Posts: 127

**Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:06 pm