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Title: Biggar and the House of Fleming: an account of the Biggar district, archaeological, historical, and biographical
Year: 1867 (1860s)
Authors: Hunter, William, F.S.A. (Scot.)
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Publisher: Edinburgh
Contributing Library: National Library of Scotland
Digitizing Sponsor: National Library of Scotland

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Westraw, and, by tuck of drum, made the following announcement: Oho yes ! Oho yes ! Oho yes ! This is to give notice that I have been desired to proclaim, that though London is big, yet Biggar is biggar, and that New Years day will be held here to-morrow. The change accordingly took place, and has ever since been adhered to. It is a proof of the tenacious manner in which people cling to old customs, that though the Act for changing the style in Great Britain was passed in 1752, in the reign of George II., it was not adopted in Biggar, so far as the festival of the New Year was concerned, for eighty-three years afterwards. A sketch of the Cross and the Cross-knowe, as they appeared when standing entire in 1807, was painted by Mr John Pairman, artist. His sketch, which was long in the possession of his brother Robert, merchant, Biggar, was pre- * An attempt is now being made to set aside this time-honoured custom, on the ground that it is injurious if not dangerous to the neighbouring buildings.
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"Biggar Auld Corse Knowe" from a sketch by Mr. John Pairman (1807) - THE TOWN OF BIGGAR. 41 presented by that gentleman to Mr Sim of Coulter. The engraving of it which adorns this volume will, no doubt, be duly appreciated by the inhabitants of Biggar ; as to the old it will recall a spot associated with many youthful recollections, and to the young it will present a feature in the town which has for many years disappeared, but which must often, in their hearing, have been referred to and described. The figures with which the artist has peopled the Cross-knowe were in-tended to represent various worthies, who were wont to frequent it on market days at the time the sketch was made. Among these may be mentioned, Colonel Dickson of Hartree; James Gladstone of Wester Toftcombs ; John Paterson, farmer, Easter Toftcombs; William Lindsay, meal-dealer, Perry-flats ; John Minto, carrier, Biggar ; David Loch, horse-dealer, Biggar; Mr Dickson of Baddinsgal, commonly called Old Barrinsgal; Robert Tait, Spittal Muir, commonly known by the title of Sir Robert; and James Sto

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