The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Adam Brown · Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:53 pm Post subject: Inkerman Village

Is there anything near Linwood in Renfrewshire to commemorate the lost village of Inkerman?

From

http://www.happyhaggis.co.uk/renfrewshire.htm

The village of Inkerman stood about one mile east of Linwood. Built in 1854-55, by Messrs Merry & Cunningham, who were local coal and ironmasters, . the village was named after the Battle of Inkerman in the Crimean War. There were sixteen mines in the area with seven in Inkerman, which was rich in ironstone. The village consisted of five rows of houses, a company store, and later a school and schoolhouse were added along with reading rooms. There was no electricity, lighting was with paraffin lamps, heating was coal fires and the toilet was out the back. When the pits closed at the turn of the century, brickworks opened up at Blackston, Walkinshaw and Inkerman. In the 1930's, Merry & Cunningham went into liquidation and the village was put up for sale. The school closed in 1938 with the pupils being transferred to Linwood. When no one bought the village it was demolished and the population was split between Linwood and Elderslie, where they settled down. The school and its house remain just off Candren Road.

kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire

Possibly off topic.

There is a farm by the name of Inkerman in the parish of Rathven, Banffshire. It is likely it too was named after the Crimean village of the same name.
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Adam Brown · Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:44 pm Post subject:

Jim

Not off-topic at all. The name of Inkerman is undoubtably connected to the battle, what the connection is may be harder to find!

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Adam

spoons · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:33 am Post subject:

Wasn't there a village of Balaclava nearby too?

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graeme.ruxton · Joined: 26 Dec 2008 Posts: 52

I live just a few miles from Linwood. Inkerman survives as a couple of domestic dwellings and a flourishing bowling club.

There was a mining village of Balaclava, the site of this has been entirely covered by the modern development of Linwood.

There were also several rows of houses in a community called The Redan, after another battle of the Crimean war. No sign of this now remains.

There may be something in the churches (transferred from older churches, now demolished): I will investigate. The village of Linwood itself does not have a war memorial. However, there are plans to dramatically redevelop the shopping centre in Linwood, and this plan includes provision for a civic war memorial. I will chase this up and provide more details.