Whifflet is a suburb of Coatbridge, United Kingdom. It was originally known as wheat flats but over time the name was shortened to Whifflet. It is dominated by its main street Whifflet Street which has many shops, pubs and bookmakers and is towered over by the Calder flats. Coatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, just east of Glasgow. ... A bookmaker, or a bookie, is an organisation or a person that takes bets and may pay winnings depending upon results and, depending on the nature of the bet, the United States, with Singapore and Canada, the only legal bookmaker is state_owned and operated. ... A tower block, block of flats or apartment block is a high-rise apartment building. ...
Whifflet railway station provides travel links to Glasgow. Whifflet railway station is located in the Whifflet area of Coatbridge and is the terminal station on the Whifflet Line. ... Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ...
In the year 1903 a number of Masonic Brethren resident mainly in the village of Whifflet decided that it was necessary to have a Masonic Lodge within the area and for this purpose a meeting was called on the 29th October of that year.
On the 4th of February, 1904 a Charter was granted to Lodge “Whifflet St. John” and she was registered under the number of 963 on the Roll of the Grand Lodge of Scotland.
May Lodge Whifflet St. John go from strength to strength and be ever able to continue to practice the truest tenets of Freemasonry.
Two signalboxes had also been abolished, that at Whifflet Central Junction (controlling the junction of the G.B.HandC and the former MandK at Calder Street), on the 2nd of September 1945, and on the 25th of July 1954 Rosehall Sidings signalbox closed along with the LMS goods yard.
In 1967 the road bridge, known as Whifflet Viaduct, was reconstructed to accommodate a dual carriageway, the extension being to the south of the old bridge.
Whifflet South Junction Signalbox closed in 1968, as it was in the way of bridge renewal and widening work which was to be carried out on Calder Street.
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