Barnhill & Bardykes are old Hamlets located on Blantyres West side next to the Calder
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1500’s
Bardykes House – Brief History of Bardykes House
x1 
Bardykes House, Blantyre – A detailed history Part 2 x2
Origins of Bardykes (Road) – a brief look x1 
1598
Red Rose of Bardykes – Red rose payment from heritors x1
The Jackson Blessing – Jackson family motto x1
Origins of Barnhill – the hamlet x1
1743
Laird of Bardykes toast – Celebrating Bonnie Prince Charliex2
1744
The Barnhill Gray Baby – Abandoned baby at Barnhill x2
1745
Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Visits – Army story in Barnhillx2
1771
Shot to death at Barnhill – Boys accident with gunx1
1777
Jackson Ivory Cane – J Jackson of Barnhill x2
1796
Wallace Blacksmiths – Barnhill x2
1810
Greencroft at Bardykes – History of Greencroft Housex3
1816
Blantyre: Origins of Pathfoot – Detailed history at Pech Brae x8
1822
Blantyre Weavers Cottages – Cottages at Bardykes Road x2
1825
Barnhill’s Templeton Centenary – 100 year celebration at smiddy x2
1834
Brown’s Nursery – Arthur Brown’s Nursery at Barnhillx1
Brown’s Nursery – Extended article, new photos x3
1835
Blantyre Rennet – Blantyre own apple brandx1
1840
Alexander Jackson – at Barnhill Farm x1
1845
James Brownlie – senior x3
1855
The Barnhill School – Classroom opposite Tavern x2
1859
Wellgreen Barnhill – Drying well green x2
Bardykes Mill – Black Mill history x3
1860
Memories of Barnhill – by Templeton Smithy x1
Aeroplane at Barnhill – Tam Taylor’s Invention x2
1864
Dyewood Mill Lost in time? Dysholm Mill outline brief historyx1
1866
The Coins of Dionysius – A wicked act of cruelty to childrenx3
Barnhill Farm – Fire x1
Blantyre Ploughing Award – by Dionysius Marianski x2
1872
Caldergrove vrs Bardykes – river dispute x2
1886
Alhambra Theatre – Barnhill’s own entertainment theatre x1
1890
Aggie Bain’s Cottage – Or Brownlie Cottage at Barnhillx2
Barnhill & Bardykes Road – A view of Barnhill at century end x1
1894
Police Charge on Miners – at Bardykes Colliery x2
1896
Special Lighting District – inauguration x1
1898
Brasspickers strike – Bardykes colliery x1
1900
Barnhill Quoiting Club – Another Blantyre Quoiting team x1
1901
Barnhill Little Mystery Building – The wee building Bardykes Roadx4
1904
Bardykes Road – at Barnhill street scenes x6
1905
Closure of Bardykes Colliery – spittal x1
1908
Hunthill Road: Duncan Generations – My ancestors family photo x1
Designing the Cottage Hospital – competition & results x6
Barnhill Quoiting Club – family members photo x3
1909
Cottage Hospital – aesthetics x1
1910
Lawson’s Bakery, Larkfield – Origins & tales of the Bakeryx2
Barnhill at Bardykes Road – Weavers cottage photo at Barnhillx1
Barnhill, Bardykes Road 2 – Colourised view of the Tavern x1
Barnhill – rural scene x1
Barnhill – painting by Neil Gordon x1
1915
A quiet scene at Barnhill – Broompark Junction with Bardykes Rdx1
Barnhill Postcard restored – hi resolution image x1
Barnhill Bicycle – Rural scene x1
Barnhill – at Broompark Road x2
Barnhill – Aggie Bain at Broompark Road x2
1916
The Barnhill Tavern Rebuild – Single to double storey x1
1920
Pathhead, top of the Peth Brae – The house at top of Pech Brae x1
Barnhill Tavern – at Broompark Roadx1
Barnhill Carters – photos x2
Barnhill Boys – and Graffiti x1
1922
Children move – to cottage hospital x1
1924
Mysterious Pit Accident – story x1
1925
Templetons Smiddy at Barnhill – Templeton Family Blacksmithsx1
1927
Miners Dispute – Bardykes x1
Bardykes Colliery – Fatality x1
Unsuccessful Blood Transfusion – at Cottage Hospital x1
1928
Barnhill – Broompark Road x1
1929
Dishonest Miner’s Fraud – Kirkpatrick x3
1932
Cottage Hospital – thefts x1
1933
Christmas Raid on Nursery – sorrowful story x1
John Brownlie Bain – at his family cottage x2
1936
Bardykes Colliery Accident 1936 – Five men die in tragic accidentx1
Runaway Hutches injure Miners – at Bardykes Colliery x1
Old Stone at Barnhill – gothic writing x2
1939
Death of James Brownlie – Blantyre character missed x1
1940
Bardykes Colliery – A Brief History of Spittal Mining Colliery x1
1948
The Watson Street Fire – 10 families made homeless x1
1949
Lucky Escape at Bardykes – Pit collapse but no fatalities x1
1950
Stonefield Road – from Larkfield x1
1953
Greencroft Information – supplied by Mrs Glen x1
1955
Stole Coal from Bardykes Bing – theft story x1
1956
Barnhill Farm, Bardykes Road – History of Barnhill Farm x5
Barnhill Tavern – sale from Nellie Moir to Peter MacDonald x3
1957
Milheugh Bridge Early Graffiti – Graffiti on the old bridgex3
1960
Greencroft – at Bardykes Road x1
The Wilkies – Family photo x1
Janet – the Wilkie Horse x1
Bardykes Colliery – photo x1
1966
Pallomino Stallion & Peter Wilkie – photo x1
1967
Fifteen Hurt – in bus crash x1
1973
Barnhill Painting – By Neil Gordon, shared from Lanarkshire Museum x1
1975
Greencroft – at Bardykes Road x1
Bardykes – Garden Party x1
1977
Bardykes Gymkhana – horse show x1
1978
Doon Inn – Sunday opening x1
Wilkie’s Drivers – photo at Bardykes entrance x1
Salvesen Homes – proposed at Low Blantyre x1
1979
Scout Group – Jubillee camp x1
Bardykes Farm – show x6
1980
Sports Facility – hit hurdle x1
1982
Hoolets Nest – photo x1
Hoolets Nest – Scottish cup on display x2
Hoolets Crowd – Scottish cup x1
Hoolets – more photos x1
1985
Donkey Derby – at Bardykes x1
Cottage Hospital – photo x1
1987
Blantyre Highland Games – photos and narrative x2
Hercules the Bear – Blantyre Highland Games x1
Highland Games – poster x1
1988
Wilkies Bardykes Farm Advert – An advert for the Bardykes Farmx1
Blantyre Highland Games – photos x6
Blantyre Highland Games – further photos x6
Blantyre Highland Games – further photos x6
1989
Blantyre Highland Games – photos x6
More Highland Games – photos x6
Blantyre Highland Games – Strongmen x2
Jon Pal Sigmarsson & Sandy Wilkie – photo x1
1990
Blantyre Highland Games – medal x1
1991
Blantyre Round Table – need of a vehicle x3
1993
Advance Construction – near Caldergrove x1
1994
Caldergrove – Walled garden x2
Bardykes Grove – Callaghan Wynd x2
1999
Barnhill – Aggie Bains Cottage x1
Bardykes House – Photo x1
2005
Aggie Bains Cottage – Photo by R Stewart x1
2012
Demolition of Remand School – Making way for new SEBN school x3
2013
Hoolets Boot scraper – at Barnhill x1
2014
Peth Brae Wall Evolution – Bardykes Community Woodland wall x2
Bulrushes at Pech Brae – Pictured by Andy Bainx1
1933 / 2014 Aggie Bains Comparison – at Barnhill x2
2015
Carrigans – commence superpub in Broompark Road x2
Barnhill community paths – cleared x4
2016
Hoolets – addition to the pub x2
Transformation at Niaroo – Barnhill Frog Pond x3
Demolition of Carrigans – end of an era x3
Carrigans Blantyre – opening of the pub x9
2017
Niaroo Pond – near Pech Brae x1
Niaroo Pond – dried up in May x2
2018
History Tour – April Showers! x7
Hoolets Beer Garden – photos x4
West End Bar – under new management x1
2025
Morag Crawford Glen – 1929-2025 x1
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