etna cottages armadale 1905 onwards

[kathy-9]

Does anyone have any photos of etna cottages in armadale, or even info on what they eould have been like? My g grandparents mcmaster lived there 1906 onwards and i believe they had a wee shop there also a shop in the village itself. Thx kathy

Sorry everybody for any typos just getting used to typing on my diddy tablet not easy for someone eith bunch of bananas for fingers:)

[mosstrooper]

Kathy,
           Armadale have a big presence online with their own History pages, here is a small
example which mentions Bathville Cottages next to the Brickworks which became "Etna Cottages"
I myself remember seeing "Etna" bricks in local buildings.

http://www.armadale.org.uk/employmentandindustries.htm

James.

[kathy-9]

Thx james am having a fine afternoon looking through this interesting site. The picture with the last lum - do you know if the cottages right in front would have been the etna cottages?

[mosstrooper]

Kathy,
           That is the road where Etna cottages stood and some still exist today so yes those old ones will be your cottages. Also don't forget to click on Shops & Businesses to see if your shop is listed, plenty of old photos there too.

James.

[IainW81]

There's a really good photo of Bathville (the area of Armadale where a lot of the industry was) here on the RCAHMS website. http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/213781/details/armadale+bathville+atlas+brick+works/

[kathy-9]

Yes this is a good image.  These cottages would have comprised of two rooms I am told. Annie McMaster had her wee shop in the front room.