A familiar piece of Airdrie history has been saved and is being expertly preserved at Lanarkshire’s museum of industrial life.
The landmark stone bearing the name of department store Orr’s was specially rescued ahead of the building’s demolition last year, and is now safely in storage at the Summerlee attraction in Coatbridge.
It is shortly due to be added to Culture NL Museums’ online collection, allowing visitors to add their own recollections relating to the business which was an Airdrie institution; and curators hope that it could eventually go on physical display.
