971 - Lanark
04/08/25 • 5 min
Series 10 Episode 1 - LANARK (# 971 Visited 22/02/2025)
Lanarkshire, Scotland : Population 9,050 (Rank # 989)
Season 10 eventually gets out of the blocks after a false start with a visit to the ancestral home of the co-operative movement.
MUSIC
Hit & Miss - The John Barry Seven
A Horse With No Name - America
The Quiet Man O' Lanarkshire - The Alexander Brothers
THANKS
Caledonian Sleeper
Avanti West Coast
Scotrail
M A Bicknell
The staff of New Lanark Visitor Centre
Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org
Series 10 Episode 1 - LANARK (# 971 Visited 22/02/2025)
Lanarkshire, Scotland : Population 9,050 (Rank # 989)
Season 10 eventually gets out of the blocks after a false start with a visit to the ancestral home of the co-operative movement.
MUSIC
Hit & Miss - The John Barry Seven
A Horse With No Name - America
The Quiet Man O' Lanarkshire - The Alexander Brothers
THANKS
Caledonian Sleeper
Avanti West Coast
Scotrail
M A Bicknell
The staff of New Lanark Visitor Centre
Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org
Previous Episode
970 - Ballyclare
Series 9 Episode 8 - BALLYCLARE (# 970 Visited 21/10/2024)
County Antrim, Northern Ireland : Population 9,919 (Rank # 934)
In between 'bus uncertanties, Ballyclare is our final town on the clockwise circumnavigation of The North.
MUSIC
Joy - Apollo 100
It's Grim Up North - The Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
The Visitors - ABBA
Forgotten Towns - The Christians
For Reasons Unknown - The Killers
THANKS
Ulsterbus
The staff and patrons of The Sportsman's Inn, Ballyclare
Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org
Next Episode
972 - Carluke
Series 10 Episode 2 - CARLUKE (# 972 Visited 22/02/2025)
Lanarkshire, Scotland : Population 13,320 (Rank # 758)
We map the good and the bad of Carluke via questionable beer choices in the quietest available local bar.
MUSIC
Hit & Miss - The John Barry Seven
A Horse With No Name - America
The Quiet Man O' Lanarkshire - The Alexander Brothers
THANKS
Scotrail
M A Bicknell
The staff of The Kirkton Inn, Carluke
Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org
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