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1542
Vellum Indenture – document 
x3
1619
Blantyr Kirk – Communion Cups x1 
More about the Communion Cups x1
1773
No Main Street – missing x1
1832
Urns and Coffins – Archers Croft x1
Communion Token – Former Kirk x1
1846
Birdsfield Brick and Tile Works – a history x3
1855
Backloan Meadow – High Blantyre x1
1856
Beadle of Blantyre – town crier x1
1859
Lint Butts – Main Street, High Blantyre x3
Johnstone’s Laun – High Blantyre x2
1860
Beggs Building – Main Street, High Blantyre x2
Tragedy – at High Blantyre x1
1861
Triplets – joy for Mackie family x1
1862
Railway Opening – a trial trip x1
1863
Old Parish – Church lantern x1
1864
High Blantyre Railway Viaduct – Greenhall elevated piers x1
1869
Oldest Blantyre Street photo – rare photo x2
1874
Blantyre Miners Travel in Style – Your carriage awaits sirx1
1875
High Blantyre Cemetery – common ground x1
Selling the right to burial – documentation x2
1879
Glebe Cottage – Craigmuir Road x2
1880
High Blantyre Main Street – photo x1
Great Fire – High Blantyre x1
Todd’s Building – High Blantyre x2
Blantyre Old Parish – Church photo x1
1881
Springfield Place & Warnock’s Laun – Miners residence x2
Hunthill Junction Permissions – from Caledonian Railway x9
Blantyre’s earliest traffic accident – John Sillar age 6 x1
1883
Obelisk unveiled – High Blantyre Cemetery x3
1884
Lair 966: Mystery Interment solved – Suspected child murderx1
1886
The Barracks – High Blantyre x2
1887
Blantyre Curling Club – Part 1 x1
1890
Photos of Miners – at Dixon’s Pit 2 x9
Blantyre Curling Club – Part 2 x1
1891
Christmas Eve – theft from Scotts x1
1892
High Blantyre Primary School – oldest photo x1
200 Lantern Views – Blantyre x1
Lost Pocket watch – on railway x1
Bowling Club Event – Struthers Hall x1
Dazzling Dance – Struthers Hall x1
Rammy at Priestfield – fight x1
1893
Blantyre Curling Club – Part 3 x1
The Norwegian Evening – Church halls x2
Lawn Tennis Club – concert x1
School Board Meeting in the dark x1
Gratitude Anecdote – cyclist x1
1894
Blakely’s Bar, Causeystanes – Blakelys Pub at Broopark Rdx3
High Blantyre Primary School – photos x5
John Hastie Invoice – to William Dixon x1
Colliers Wife – anecdote x1
Amusing Vote for Job – School cleaner x1
High Blantyre – lawlessness x1
ILP – Open air meetings x1
Sensational incident – poisoning x1
1895
High Blantyre Primary School – photos x8
Kirklea Cottage and Kirklea Place – Main Street x3
High Blantyre Primary – 1895 photos x5
Blantyre Beekeepers Association – show
Curling Club Meeting – Blackleys x1
Dry Closet Grievance – toilets x1
Turnip Heist – theft from Sydes x1
Alarming Station Fire – incident x2
Icy Slip at the Station – x1
1896
High Blantyre Baptist Church – A brief history x4
1898
High Blantyre Bethany Hall – Main Street x3
Parish Council Dinner – social x1
Fruit Stealing by Hungry Miners – Browns orchard x1
Miss Muir’s Dance Classes – masonic hall x1
1899
Patrick Brothers – accident at railway line x1
Farm Servant’s Plea – fined in court x1
1900
Insight into human heart – remembering sons x1
High Blantyre Primary School – Photos x9
Mullen run over by train – High Blantyre x2
Burns Night – High Blantyre x1
Offers to build – new Parish Chamber x1
United Enginekeepers Association – gathering x1
School Board meetings – Record x1
McLean Aerated – Water bottles x2
Quoiting Meeting – at Causeystanes x1
School Board – Election results x1
School Board – Meeting part 1 of 2 x1
School Board – Meeting part 2 of 2 x1
Main Street – near Priestfield x1
Main Street – photos x2
Three Children in the Greenhouse – photo x1
Blantyre Parish Council – at new building x2
Social Function – seasonal parties x1
1901
Blantyre Parish Council – High Blantyre x2
McKenzie Bakers – Main Street x2
1902
Oldest Stationers in Blantyre Part 1 – Scott and McLeans shops x3
Athole Cottage – A brief History x1
1904
High Blantyre Cemetery – photo x1
High Blantyre – Main Street Cross x6
Obelisk and Signal Box – High Blantyre Cemetery x2
High Blantyre Cemetery – another photo x1
Abandoned Service – minister mishap
1905
Causeystanes – Origins of how are got its namex2
High Blantyre Overlay – Main Street merged photo x3
Flute Band at Main Street – photograph by David Ritchie x1
High Blantyre Church halls – Photograph by David Ritchie x1
High Blantyre Polling Day – Hunthill Road x4
High Blantyre Primary – Reconstruction x5
Sharpening Dixons picks – boy at Blakelys x1
Broompark Road – comparison to 2014 x2
Broompark Road scene – rural photo x1
Calderview Building – and Captain Barr x1
Altering the school – facade x1
Bootless Bairns Scheme – winter x1
Work of Mr Paterson,- Architect x1
1906
William Adam – invoices x4
Motor Car Accident – Kirkton x1
1907
Tragedy in Self Defense – Street Boxing match fatality x1
Neglect at Forrest Place – McGuigans x1
Forrest Place – further incidents x1
Blantyre’s First Telephone – clerks letter
1908
Robert Ritchie at Broompark Avenue – photo by David Ritchie x1
Robert Ritchie – Boompark Avenue x1
Kate Ritchie at Broompark Avenue – photo by D Ritchie x1
Schoolchildren – High Blantyre School x1
Goodfellow Accident – High Blantyre Station x1
Burials in Common Ground – HB Cemetery x1
1909
Boyd’s at Naismith’s Land – Main Street x2
Unveiling Major Ness Obelisk – HB Cemetery x2
1910
Century Old School Photos – Family photosx2
The Stirling Story (Part 1 of 2) – shared by Linda Robertson x4
The Stirling Story (Part 2 of 2) – shared by Linda Robertson x4
High Blantyre Main Street – Main street photos x1
Milk deliveries at Bellsfield Farm – photographed by David Ritchie x1
Broompark Quoiting Green – Photograph by David Ritchie x1
High Blantyre Road – photos x2
High Blantyre – Bank and Post Office x1
High Blantyre – Post office x1
Main Street – High Blantyre x1
High Blantyre Cross – 1910s x1
The Barracks, or Forrest Place – 1910s x3
Miners at High Blantyre – photos x2
McLean Deliveries – Priestfield Street x1
Aviation Presentation – limelight lecture x1
Arrested for pub break ins – police x1
High Blantyre Main Street – view x2
Bellsfield Milk Deliveries – Alex Craig x3
1911
Right to the House of Lords – Daniel Morgan’s claim x1
Thatched Cottage – Main Street x3
1912
Rapid Firelighter – at Main Street x1
1913
Corner of Cemetery Road – High Blantyre scene x1
Main Street – High Blantyre scene x1
1915
Hunthill Road – Hunthill Road rememberedx1
More Hunthill Road – Further photo of Hunthill x2
Broompark Quoiting Green – David Ritchie’s Early photography x2
Jacksons of Croftfoot – Forces Photo x1
1916
Blantyre Gala – Mass Gathering x1
1917
Somewhere in High Blantyre – Mystery photos x7
Blantyre Gala Day – a big crowd x1
1920
High Blantyre War Memorial – in High Blantyre Cemetery x1
Haytime – in the 1920s at Udston x5
High Blantyre Station – High Blantyre x1
Auchinraith – Pit Chimney x1
Revolvers fired – at police x1
1921
Pearl Cottage – Loanfoot x1
1922
Blantyre War Memorial – great photo x1
Parish Council – Tempers flare x1
1924
Neglect of Baby – High Blantyre x1
1925
Kirkland Place – Main Street x1
Post Office – High Blantyre x1
Kirkland Place – shops x2
Main Street – playing in the street x1
1927
Main Street – Photos x5
Main Street – Photos x2
High Blantyre – Main Street x1
Main Street – High Blantyre x1
Main Street – High Blantyre Co-op x1
Main Street – tenements x1
Main Street – junction of Broompark Rd x1
1928
Hunthill Road scene – rural photo x1
Candidates withdraw – from election x1
Shielding his friend – stealing coal x1
1929
Stonefield Crescent – Danskins history x1
What did the Romans do for us – Coins found at Westcraigs x2
High Blantyre Primary School – Photo from Robert Stewart x2
More High Blantyre Primary – School photo by Robert Stewart x2
Motorcycle Tragedy – High Blantyre man x1
Blantyre Parish Council ends– photo x1
1930
Life at Broompark – Stonefield Crescent housesx1
Hunthill Railway Junction Bridge – Bridges crossing Hunthill Rdx1
Staff at High Blantyre Primary – Shared by Robert Stewart x1
Warnocks Laun – at Broompark Road x2
Blantyre mans Bigamy – High Blantyre x1
The Blantyre Stowaway – a great tale x3
Alex Craig’s Byre at Bellsfield – new byre x2
High Blantyre – station x1
High Blantyre Station – more photos x2
Blantyre War Memorial – 1930s x1
Blantyre Junior Imperialists – New Year x1
1931
The Duncan’s beach visit – John Duncan and family x1
Broompark Road – photos x2
Unsuccessful Nystagmus Claim – from miner x1
1932
Crawford Family – at the Dales x2
1934
How to annoy the Neighbours – a tale of harassing neighbours x1
Danskins at Broompark Road – My family photos & history x1
Councillors imprisoned – after meeting rammy x1
1935
Festive shopping a little early – theft from c0-op x1
Masonic Hall Rammy – at Main Street x1
Muir Street Miracle – Lourdes visit x1
1938
Three Men lay dead in River – 2 of whom High Blantyre men x1
1939
The Dales, Main Street – Tenements at Causeystanes x3
Steel Homes – Hunthill Road x1
Hunthill Road – High Blantyre x1
Livingstone Lodge Kilwinning 557 – x6
1940
Blantyre Old – Recreational Club x1
1941
James Millar – a stoker on HMS Cossack x1
1942
WW2 ARP Warden enlightened – at Danskins x1
Sweet Shop – High Blantyre x1
1943
Blantyre Muir Airfield – Decoy site x1
Blantyre Muir Starfish – Decoy Battery x1
1944
Mrs Twaddle Cancels the tea – Jumble sale at Priestfield x1
1945
Oldest Stationers in Blantyre Part 2 – McLean Newsagents x3
Dunsmuirs of Stonefield Road – former Danskins x1
1946
Opening Blantyre Industrial Estate – A new industrial estatex1
High Blantyre Industrial Estate – more on the formation x1
1947
Flies swarm at Hunthill Road – refuse tip causes pollution x1
Simplicity comes to Blantyre – clothing manufacturer arrives x1
Arthur Rochead delivering milk – for Broompark Farmx1
High Blantyre Primary School – photo by J Cochrane x1
1948
Blantyre to Bermuda and back – Revisiting Blantyre again x1
High Blantyre Girls Brigade – Formed at Baptist Church x2
Orr Visit to Blantyre – Jimmy Orr visits from America x1
1949
A Father’s tragic discovery – Main Street family gassed x2
High Blantyre Primary School – a photo x1
High Blantyre Primary – School Photo
1950
Walter Rochead at Broompark Farm – shared by Jim Cochrane x1
High Blantyre Primary – School Photo x1
Blantyre Cubs – and Scouts x1
Main Street – High Blantyre x1
High Blantyre Park – Paddling pool x1
Blantyre Co-op – 1950s x1
Opening – the Police Station x1
1952
A Scary Blantyre Santa – Childhood pic from E. Cardoox1
Blantyre Baker on the Bribe – Betting bribe uncovered x1
High Blantyre Grocery Theft – stolen from mobile van x1
1953
High Blantyre Primary – School x1
Abbott the Plumber – hut photo x1
Main Street – coronation x1
1954
High Blantyre Main Street – Tenements at Main Street x1
Janet and Nancy Duncan – at Largs x1
High Blantyre Station – platforms x1
1955
High Blantyre Monkey Puzzle Tree – from Margaret Wilson x1
High Blantyre Primary School – photo by J Cochrane x2
High Blantyre Primary School – sets of twin photo x1
High Blantyre Primary School – photo by G Cook x1
Sweeney’s Sweet Shop – High Blantyre x1
Rolls Royce – Apprentice intake x4
Main Street – High Blantyre near Baptist Church x1
1956
High Blantyre – football team x1
1957
High Blantyre Primary School Choir – by J Cochrane x1
High Blantyre – Primary School choir x1
Walking to Dixon’s Pit 2 – woman on trail x1
Loanfoot and Dixons Pits – view from Craigmuir Rd x1
1959
High Blantyre Prefabs – Cine 
x1
1960
Bridge 23, The Anarchy Bridge – Railway Bridge near Craigmuirx1
6 Watson Place – Cochrane family x2
Women’s Guild – Old Parish x1
The Murdochs – at High Blantyre x1
Waverley Terrace – flood x1
Main Street – charming photo at Stones Hotel x1
Main Street – Pipe Bands Marching x2
1960s Cine -Teachin’ the dug x1
1960’s Cine – Life in Blantyre x1
1960’s Cine – railways and basket x1
1960’s Cine – Holidays on the West coast x1
1960s Cine – High Blantyre Industrial Estate x1
1960s Cine – playing in the garden x1
1960’s Cine – High Blantyre Park x1
Main Street – photo x1
Sydes Brae – Photos x2
1961
Garage at Main Street – photo x1
High Blantyre Prefabs – aerial x1
High Blantyre Industrial – aerial x1
High Blantyre – aerial x1
1962
Schoolboys Photos – various x4
Sydes Brae – photo x1
Old Parish Church – entrance x1
High Blantyre School – Hunthill Road x1
1963
The Glebe – Craigmuir Road x1
Craigmuir Road – More photos Glebe x1
Ladies of Old Blantyre – Parish x1
Aerial photo – Broompark Road x1
Allotments – and Cemetery Rd x1
Cemetery Road – Tenements x1
1965
High Blantyre Prefabs – cine x1
Football Supporters Club – at Masonic x6
High Blantyre Primary – PE class x1
High Blantyre Fields – from Bing x1
1966
Meadow Avenue Magnetism – Jim McSorley’s magnet x1
1967
High Blantyre Primary School Fire – Schoolchilden sent home x2
High Blantyre Primary School – Netball Team x1
Final Years of Greenhall – and photos x2
More on Greenhall – final years x1
Women’s Guild – outing x1
View from the Glebe – photo x1
Rolls Royce – Golf Night x1
High Blantyre Prefabs – Protesters x3
Railway Proposal – High Blantyre x1
Blantyre Old Parish – church x1
High Blantyre School – fire x1
New Street Names – 24 of them!
1968
High Blantyre SNP – photo x1
Watson Place – photos x2
1970
Youth Fellowship Dance – High Blantyre x1
Hector Powes – night out x1
Christmas – Stonefield Crescent x1
Christmas – at Stonefield Crescent
Matts bar – Main Street x1
1971
High Blantyre map – modern features x1
Christmas – simpler times x1
Christmas cards – and family x1
Glebe House for Sale – Weaver family x1
Cutting the turf – Manse house x1
Christmas – Stonefield Crescent x4
1972
Kirk Glebe – photo x1
Jerusalem Houses – photos x2
1973
High Blantyre Primary – staff x1
1974
High Blantyre – pupils x1
High Blantyre Primary School – pupils x1
1975
High Blantyre Annexe Reopens – High Blantyre Primary school x2
Blantyre Old Parish – church x1
Loanfoot – High Blantyre x1
Jerusalem Houses – High Blantyre x2
Demolition of Calderview – Hunthill Rd x3
View from Sydes Brae – Jerusalem Houses x1
Main Street – High Blantyre photo x1
1976
Playing in my garden – Blantyre cine footage x1
Old Parish Church – High Blantyre photos x2
Preparing for the Expressway – Photo x1
Joe at the White Gates – Calder x1
High Blantyre Primary – photo x1
1977
High Blantyre Primary – Shared by Robert Brownlie x1
Eleanor Roxburgh – Dance School x1
Kirkton Avenue – drainage works x1
Fed up with Construction – noise x1
Mr Abie learns his lesson – HBP x1
Lodge Celebrations – Centenary x2
Cemetery Road – housing x1
Expressway Noise – levels x1
Blooming Fine Show, flowers x1
Changes at the Cemetery – Burials x1
1978
Playing around Blantyre – family photos x4
Armed Police – at Shott x1
Little Jack Horner – Playgroup x1
Playing fields – proposal x1
American visitors – Teen team x1
War Memorial – new plaque x1
Old Parish Festival Group – fundraiser x1
Flooding on Main Street – washed out! x1
Jack Horner Playgroup – Fire brigade visits x2
A725 New Expressway – aerial photo x1
Jerusalem Houses – High Blantyre x1
Loanfoot – demolition and EK Expressway x1
Shott Farm – and Shott House aerial x1
1979
High Blantyre Primary School – photo x1
Shops forced to move – near Cemetery Road x1
Livingstone Hotel – setback x1
High Blantyre Primary – show x12
Flower Festival – Audrey Smith x1
Militant girls – deliver powered chair x1
Main Street – High Blantyre x1
High Blantyre Hall – opening (caution Year TBC) x1
Main Street – looking west x1
1980
Wilkie’s Parade Float – High Blantyre x1
High Blantyre – guides x1
Hannah’s Shop – High Blantyre Road x1
High Blantyre – Majorettes x1
Creating Priestfield Cemetery – concrete slab x1
Swinburne Helps Out – Senior Citizens Treat x1
Main Street – Kirkland Place boarded up x1
Bernie’s Fish and Chicken Bar – Kirkland Place x1
Spar at Kirkland Place – Main Street x1
Ladbrokes at Main Street – High Blantyre x1
Auchinraith Vaults Pub – Main Street x1
Blakely’s Public House – Main Streetx1
Main Street, looking eastwards x1
Kirkland Place, Main Street photos x2
1981
High Blantyre Primary School – From my family album x1
Main Street – looking west x1
1984
High Blantyre Primary – school photo x1
Blantyre Cosmos – shared by Ann Crossar x1
1985
Main Street – High Blantyre x1
Main Street – Mid 80s, High Blantyre x1
Main Street – more Mid 80’s High Blantyre x1
1987
Blantyre High Common Room – by Paul Veverka x7
Snowy Expressway – snowstorm x1
1988
Church Halls – nearing end of their life x1
1989
Church Halls, High Blantyre – photo before demolition x1
Old Parish Church Halls – new hall x1
Main Street, High Blantyre – photo x1
Cutting the turf – Church Hall x1
Church Hall Memories – by ministers wife x1
Church Hall Memories– by Women’s guild x1
Snowman at Stonefield Crescent x1
1990
Blakely’s Pub – High Blantyre x1
1992
Jack Horner Playgroup – photo x1
Park House – then and now x2
1996
Tomatoes – at Stonefield Crescent x1
Parade and Gala – High Blantyre x2
2000
Blantir Inn – Main Street x1
Kirk Care Clock – still working x1
Former Garage – hardstanding x1
Kirkton Park – Drainage x1
Main Street – photos x2
Park Bothy – picture x1
Main Street – photo x1
Mind the Gap – billboard x1
2006
Kirkton Avenue – High Blantyre x1
2007
Blantir Inn – Main Street x1
2008
High Blantyre Toppled Cemetery stones – Vandalism or wind? x2
2011
Broompark Grove – New flats for High Blantyre x1
Whistleberrys – Main Street x1
2014
Carrigans invest in Blantyre – The Carrigan family expand businessx2
2015
Neil & Christine Scott – Wedding Anniversary x1
High Blantyre Graveyard – looking good x19
Inside Church Steeple – photo x1
2016
Lomond View – cutting down trees
Mushrooms – at Croftfoot x1
2017
High Blantyre – Fruit Trees x3
Paula Veverka Photography – first prize award 2017 x3
October Sunrise – over Croftfoot x1
High Blantyre Primary – school photos x2
2018
Blantyre Oscars – discussed in Hollyrood x3
Apollo Building – renovation x3
Croftfoot – Front Garden x1
Main Street Pit Cart – making Blantyre pretty x1
Blantyre’s New University – Hamilton Tech Park x5
Delights Deli & Desserts – new shop on Main Street x1
Whats this in the garden? – Croftfoot x1
Winter is coming – icy blast x1
Conifers Cut Back – High Blantyre Cemetery x3
Rainbow at Shott – September 2018 x1
Dixon’s Memorial Obelisk – tidied up again x1
2020
Rail Track at High Blantyre – Babcock Training Facility x3
Croftfoot Furniture – Jackson family
University of West of Scotland – video
Blantyre – Remembrance Day (during Covid pandemic)
2021
Blantyre Barometer – Croftfoot x1
Blantyre Scouts – visit WDRG x4
Common Ground – photo x1
2022
Blantyre Industrial Estate – clocktower x1
High Blantyre – Police Bird x1
Uncollected Fruit – Croftfoot x1
Winter Visitor – Croftfoot x1
2023
Police Houses – comparison x2
Redburn Farm Inn – memorial tribute x1
New Community Display – cabinet x6
2024
Northern Lights – May x14
My old Rafters – Croftfoot x2
2025
Croftfoot Garden Find – Medicine bottle x1
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