Seen Around: Part 1

Thursday 30th April 2026 A bumper bundle of miscellany this month so I’m spreading it over two blogs and beginning this, Part One, in Scotland. And, more precisely in Cumbernauld. The New Town from the late 1950s, early 1960s. And goodness me, I’m pleased to report I’ve aged much better than the town’s shopping centre. Cumbernauld Ageing Town As you approach the shopping centre which stradlles across North Carbrain Road you get the idea it’s going to be a bit dingy… … finding the bus stops are located either side of the dual carriageway in what is a short tunnel under the elevated shopping area. But nothing prepared me for the awful state of the waiting area at the northbound bus stops on the left hand side of the road in the above photo. It was simply awful. A desolate and unclean seating area … … with a complete lack of any information. I ventured into the shopping area through a deserted corridor alongside the multi-storey car park… … only to find shop after shop was closed. Even…