| Photographs
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| Part of the Square (built 1914). These larger
houses were for colliery officials. In later years the Square
deteriorated and got a bad name locally. |
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| The company railway level crossing was called
the White Gates. The S.M.T bus in the centre is fuelled by
gas held in a huge balloon on the roof. |
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| Abbeyland viewed from the public park. This
was the original village of Newtongrange, Romans's building
can be seen on the right of the picture. |
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| A view of the bottom end of the village, looking
along Main Street. The gasworks chimney is on the left and
Abbeyland is on the right. The colliery railway line to the
gasworks and the redd bing crossed the street just past the
horse and cart. |
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