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Series 4 Episode 6 - BATHGATE (# 931 Visited 25/10/2024)

Linlithgowshire, Scotland : Population 22,920 (Rank # 469)

From Cairnpapple Hill to chapati and daal, with 5,000 years of political and industrial history in between, Bathgate is much more than a mere commuter town.

MUSIC

Cushion Foot Stomp - Clarence Williams And His Washboard Five

I've Never Been To Me - Charlene

Central Milton Keynes (You've Never Seen Anything Like It) - Ronnie Bond

Invisible Girl - Jeff Grimes

THANKS

The staff of The Ballencrieff, Bathgate

The staff of Heritage, Bathgate

Scotrail

The Buildings of Scotland (The Lothians) - Pevsner, N. et al

Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org