STORIES

Spreading the Word: Carluke's Town Criers

At a time when there was no local newspaper for the district of Carluke, and few people were able to read and write, the town crier...

Dr. Daniel Reid Rankin (1805 – 1882)

Look around the town of Carluke and you will see the surname Rankin commemorated in various ways – Rankin Street, Rankin Gait, Rankin...

Young Carluke Man Loses his Life in the "Titanic" Disaster

On 27th April 1912, the ‘Carluke Gazette’ reported the sad news that 19-year-old housepainter James Kelly, the son of William Kelly and...

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John Kier Cross - Author (1914-1967)

While Carluke has undoubtedly produced a handful of authors in its history, few will have reached the same level of success as John Keir...