Young Street, Hamilton.

” Young Street ” which no longer exists, was located between Church Street and Campbell Street within the Old Town Area of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Demolished during c. 1930 to make way for the present-day council housing. This is a glass negative slide- image of Young Street, Hamilton. Taken c.1890.

A small boy wearing a tartan bunnit can be seen peeking round the corner of Church Street at a little girl who looks to be heading in the same direction. The houses are two-storey , whitewashed lime rendered. And, each of the downstairs windows have wooden shutters for security. The visible dirty street gutter zig zag twists towards Campbell Street, where, the “Hamilton Advertiser” building can be seen centre of shot.

Below is another glass negative slide-image of Young Street, Hamilton. Again, taken c.1890. This is an opposite view looking up from the Campbell Street end.

Written By

Hamilton Historian.

Terence (Terry) Murphy.

ref. A special thanks to South Lanarkshire Council, Low Parks Museum and their online collection.