Ian Scott

4 days ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Ian Scott

Our historical walk round the circular has reached the last leg and it’s uphill all the way. Just beyond Bainsford Bridge on the left is the art deco building once the office of Falkirk Iron Company. Built in 1936 it was designed by John G Callander who is Geoff Bailey’s favourite architect! It is now in flats but at least it is still there. Also on the left where the sheltered housing is today stood the little Grahamston Subscription School, replaced by the Northern in the 1870s.

1 week ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Ian Scott

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowThe third leg of our walk round the circular takes us from Carron through Bainsford to Grahamston. We start outside what is left of the company’s 1876 office building much of which was demolished amid controversy in 1994. Behind the remaining iron gate are two carronades and two large field guns of the kind that helped make Carron’s fortune and spread the name across the globe.

2 weeks ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Ian Scott

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowI began the second leg of my walk round the circular in the historic Larbert kirkyard - the last resting place of the dynasty that ran Carron Company for a century. The great fluted column raised for ‘Old Joe’ Stainton and the ‘temple’ of William Dawson are surrounded by the tombs of many other members of their families.

3 weeks ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Ian Scott

A few years ago I dedicated this column over a few weeks to a historic walk round the seven and a half miles of the old circular route, following the electric trams which ran from 1905 until 1936. Now with the sun appearing at last I thought it a good time to revisit this as a suggestion to all those walkers who like me prefer taking their exercise in the town rather than the country. So here goes for the first stretch.

1 month ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Ian Scott

Like hundreds of Falkirk folk I was delighted a few years ago when the Cyrenians and Friends of Dollar Park combined to bring the famous floral clock back to life. Since then the entrance to the park has offered a bright and attractive welcome and the big hands of the clock have turned as if by magic. But magic it is not! A mechanical device connected to an electric motor combine to keep the hands turning. But with planting time fast approaching there is a problem.