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  • Fatality at Blantyre Priory

    A story next from 1913, reminding everybody of the dangers of Blantyre Craig, the precipice overlooking the River Clyde which Blantyre Priory ruins rest on. In October 1913, a Colonel Ritchie of the Army Medical Corps was back in Scotland…

  • Glasgow Smallpox Scare, 1950

    As the UK embarks on a massive programme of Covi19 Vaccinations, some of us of a certain age, may remember a time as a child where another programme of mass vaccinations was rolled out in Scotland It started in March…

  • Mains Family, Blantyre

    Reader, Rhona Johnsen shared this great photo and provided some narrative in relation to the MAINS family of Blantyre. The photo I think dates from around 1907 or 1908. John Mains (the tall boy at the back) was born on…

  • Telegraph Poles Fire

    On Friday 24th October 1913, The Bellshill Division of the County Fire Brigade attended a serious outbreak of fire at High Blantyre. The location was at High Blantyre near Dalton junction on the road back down to Newton. On fire…

  • Pickard’s Waxworks

    This next article only briefly mentions Blantyre but stops to make you reflect. I found an advert in a December 1913 newspaper stating that “Great Attractions for the Holidays” were lined up at Pickard’s Waxworks in Glasgow. Amongst them, “The…

  • James Reynolds, Tram Driver

    Pictured is local man, James Reynolds in his Lanarkshire Tramways Company Uniform. James was a tram driver but later became an Inspector. It is safe to say trams were well used. In the New Year holiday period in just a…

  • Boy & Girl in Field

    Sadly, and despite best efforts, I don’t know the names of this boy and girl, standing posing for the camera in a field. But they are amongst a collection of Blantyre photos taken between 1895 and 1915. So the photo…

  • 1950 Stonefield Public Park

    Going back 71 years now to 1950 and a photo taken in Stonefield Public Park, Blantyre. Following the success of winning the Scottish Junior Cup that year, Blantyre Vics sadly found themselves with very little money left to even go…

  • George Cullen b1863-d1926

    Alex Bowie once shared these two photos with me, which were simply marked, ‘George Cullen’. Determined to know more, I’ve now been able to add accurate detail. Whilst the Cullen Surname was present in Blantyre in the last 19th Century,…

  • Blantyre’s Rhodes Family

    Stephen Rhodes has shared these photos of his family and gave an insight into his Blantyre ancestry. He told me recently, “These are photographs from the 1900’s of my Great Grandparents, David and Marion Rhodes who lived in 65 Craig…

  • Danny McKerrell, 1950

    Like many of his generation, world war two took its toll on the playing careers of footballers. Danny McKerrell, a Blantyre man had enjoyed decades of success and was in the RAF serving in North Africa and Italy. Pictured here…

  • 1950’s Blantyre Vics

    During the 1950’s the junior football game was truly at its peak with thousands descending on matches across the country week in, week out. This was the era when ‘Blantyre’s greatest team’ shone. After a successful few years during and…

Fatality at Blantyre Priory

paulveverka
January 22, 2021
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A story next from 1913, reminding everybody of the dangers of Blantyre Craig, the precipice overlooking the River Clyde which Blantyre Priory ruins rest on. In October 1913, a Colonel Ritchie of the Army Medical Corps was back in Scotland recuperating from an injury in India. Staying at Helensburgh, one weekend, he decided to visit […]

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Glasgow Smallpox Scare, 1950

paulveverka
January 21, 2021
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As the UK embarks on a massive programme of Covi19 Vaccinations, some of us of a certain age, may remember a time as a child where another programme of mass vaccinations was rolled out in Scotland It started in March 1950 when Indian Sailor Mussa Ali arrived in Glasgow, ill with suspected chickenpox. However, doctors […]

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Mains Family, Blantyre

paulveverka
January 20, 2021
Blantyre People
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Reader, Rhona Johnsen shared this great photo and provided some narrative in relation to the MAINS family of Blantyre. The photo I think dates from around 1907 or 1908. John Mains (the tall boy at the back) was born on 29th March 1895 at Auchinraith, Blantyre. He was the eldest child of Robert Maxwell Mains […]

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Telegraph Poles Fire

paulveverka
January 19, 2021
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On Friday 24th October 1913, The Bellshill Division of the County Fire Brigade attended a serious outbreak of fire at High Blantyre. The location was at High Blantyre near Dalton junction on the road back down to Newton. On fire was an enormous stack of telegraph poles which had been lying in a field. It […]

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Pickard’s Waxworks

paulveverka
January 18, 2021
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This next article only briefly mentions Blantyre but stops to make you reflect. I found an advert in a December 1913 newspaper stating that “Great Attractions for the Holidays” were lined up at Pickard’s Waxworks in Glasgow. Amongst them, “The Blantyre Midget” and “The Wonder Cow”, quote unquote, “two of the most astonishing freaks on […]

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James Reynolds, Tram Driver

paulveverka
January 17, 2021
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Pictured is local man, James Reynolds in his Lanarkshire Tramways Company Uniform. James was a tram driver but later became an Inspector. It is safe to say trams were well used. In the New Year holiday period in just a few days in 1903/1904, over 106,000 people used the trams, bringing in around £200. Inevitably, […]

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Boy & Girl in Field

paulveverka
January 16, 2021
Blantyre People
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Sadly, and despite best efforts, I don’t know the names of this boy and girl, standing posing for the camera in a field. But they are amongst a collection of Blantyre photos taken between 1895 and 1915. So the photo serves simply as “eyes into the past” and an indication of the type of clothes […]

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1950 Stonefield Public Park

paulveverka
January 15, 2021
Blantyre Parks
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Going back 71 years now to 1950 and a photo taken in Stonefield Public Park, Blantyre. Following the success of winning the Scottish Junior Cup that year, Blantyre Vics sadly found themselves with very little money left to even go and properly enjoy a celebration. The Fifth District Council, still recovering from war years, similarly […]

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Tags: floral display, flowers, stonefield public park, vics

George Cullen b1863-d1926

paulveverka
January 14, 2021
Blantyre People
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Alex Bowie once shared these two photos with me, which were simply marked, ‘George Cullen’. Determined to know more, I’ve now been able to add accurate detail. Whilst the Cullen Surname was present in Blantyre in the last 19th Century, it wasn’t until the turn of the 20th Century that we see George Cullen in […]

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