Oakbank – West Lothian’s Prosperous Company Village
Oakbank – A Prosperous Company Village Oakbank was constructed in 1864 to house the workers of the Shale boom in the surrounding area.. The largest of the lost villages, It reached a population of over 1,000, supported by 165 houses in 1917. It boasted an aerial ropeway that transported shale from the Dedridge mine and […]