Old pictures of Broxburn
BROXBURN is a small town in the parish of Uphall, and in the small debts court district of Linlithgow; the town stands on the Brock brook, a tributary of the Almond, and the road from Bathgate to Edinburgh, and is 1 mile north from Drumshoreland station on the Edinburgh and Bathgate section of the North British railway, 11 west from Edinburgh, 7 east from Bathgate, and 7 south-east from Linlithgow. The western extremity of the place is crossed by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union canal. The Public Hall was erected, together with billiard and reading rooms, in 1873, at a cost of £1,300, and will seat 500 persons. There is a branch here of the British Linen Co.Bank. In the neighbourhood are the works of the Broxburn Oil Co. Limited, which afford employment to the greater part of the inhabitants. The population in 1901 was 7,099; rateable value returned with the parish.
Slater’s Royal National Commercial Directory of Scotland, 1903
Postcard - "Broxburn, Main St. West"
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Postcard - "Broxburn, Main St. West" B&W printed postcard of Main St. West, looking west
Postcard - "Main Street, Broxburn"
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Postcard - "Main Street, Broxburn" B&W photographic postcard looking east along Main St. Broxburn
Postcard - "Old Town, Broxburn"
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Postcard - "Old Town, Broxburn" Colour postcard depicting a street scene of the 'Old Town, Broxburn'.
Postcard - "No.126. Broxburn, General View."
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Postcard - "No.126. Broxburn, General View." B&W printed postcard showing aerial view of Broxburn
Postcard - "Main Street, Broxburn."
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Postcard - "Main Street, Broxburn." Coloured printed postcard showing Main Street, Broxburn.
Postcard - "Main Street from East, Broxburn"
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Postcard - "Main Street from East, Broxburn" Sepia printed postcard looking east along Main Street, Broxburn
Postcard - "West End, Broxburn"
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Postcard - "West End, Broxburn" Sepia printed postcard, showing view looking east along West Main St. Broxburn c.1920
Postcard - "Main Street, Broxburn"
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Postcard - "Main Street, Broxburn" Black and white photographic postcard of 'Main Street, Broxburn'.
Postcard - "Main Street, Broxburn"
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Postcard - "Main Street, Broxburn" B&W printed postcard with view of Broxburn West Main St. looking west. On the right are signs for Granville Boarding Kennels and the Buchan Arms Hotel.
Postcard - "Main St., Broxburn"
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Postcard - "Main St., Broxburn" Coloured printed postcard showing a busy street scene in 'Main Street Broxburn'.
Postcard - "West End, Broxburn"
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Postcard - "West End, Broxburn" Sepia printed postcard looking east toward the railway bridge over West Main St.
Postcard - "Greendykes Road, Broxburn"
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Postcard - "Greendykes Road, Broxburn" Coloured printed postcard showing a busy commercial and residential street scene with Broxburn Oil Works in the distance.
Postcard - "Broxburn from Bowling Green"
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Postcard - "Broxburn from Bowling Green" Coloured printed postcard showing Broxburn from the bowling green. Front depicts bowling green in the foreground with residential area of Broxburn in the background (possibly Greendykes Road).
Postcard - "Station Road, Broxburn"
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Postcard - "Station Road, Broxburn" Colour photographic postcard of 'Station Road, Broxburn' depicting residential street with church in the distance.
Postcard - "Broxburn Public School & Scholars"*
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Postcard - "Broxburn Public School & Scholars"* Black and white printed postcard of Broxburn Public School with all pupils and staff outside the building .
Postcard - "Broxburn from Bowling Green"
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Postcard - "Broxburn from Bowling Green" B&W photographic postcard showing the bowling green, with stooks of oats
Postcard - "Greendykes Road, Broxburn"
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Postcard - "Greendykes Road, Broxburn" B&W printed postcard showing a busy commercial and residential street scene on Greendykes Road, with Broxburn Oil Company Works in the distance. c1920.
Postcard - "West Burnside Near Broxburn"
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Postcard - "West Burnside Near Broxburn" Colourised photographic postcard of street
Postcard - "The Old Toll, Kirkwood Road. Broxburn"
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Postcard - "The Old Toll, Kirkwood Road. Broxburn" Coloured printed postcard showing the Old Toll, Kirkwood Road, Broxburn.
Postcard - "The Old Toll, Kirkhill Road"
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Postcard - "The Old Toll, Kirkhill Road" Coloured printed postcard showing figures on Kirkhill Road and the old toll in Broxburn.
Postcard - "Main Street, Broxburn, Looking East."
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Postcard - "Main Street, Broxburn, Looking East." Coloured printed postcard showing a street scene, looking east down Main Street in Broxburn.
Postcard - "Broxburn. Main Street East."
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Postcard - "Broxburn. Main Street East." Coloured printed postcard showing Main Street East in Broxburn, with Broxburn Parish Church on the right.
Postcard - "Main Street, Broxburn"
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Postcard - "Main Street, Broxburn" B&W printed postcard showing Main Street in Broxburn with the Central Bar and D.J. McLean Spirits premises visible.
Postcard - "Main Street, Broxburn"
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Postcard - "Main Street, Broxburn" Coloured photographic postcard showing Main Street, Broxburn.
Postcard - "West End, Broxburn"
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Postcard - "West End, Broxburn" Coloured printed postcard looking east along West Main St.
Postcard - "Main Street from east, Broxburn"
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Postcard - "Main Street from east, Broxburn" B&W photographic postcard showing view west along Main St. and details of shop fronts
Postcard - "Post Office Broxburn"
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Postcard - "Post Office Broxburn" B&W printed postcard showing staff outside Broxburn post office
Postcard - "Old Town Looking East, Broxburn"
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Postcard - "Old Town Looking East, Broxburn" Coloured photographic postcard depicting "Old Town Looking East Broxburn", with tartan border.
Postcard - "R.C. Chapel, Broxburn"
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Postcard - "R.C. Chapel, Broxburn" Black and white photographic postcard of Roman Catholic Chapel, Broxburn, West Lothian