A big sorrowful sigh when I see this beautiful photo of Stonefield Park. The grand, isolation and focal point of the COWAN WILSON Arch, the well kept cut grass and beautiful flower beds. Even the wooden trellis, adorned with sweet peas is a sight to behold. The trees in this 1960’s photo are a LOT […]
No, these kids aren’t identical twins, though they ARE identical! They’re the same Blantyre person, Robert Ritchie of School Lane, High Blantyre. Photographed by his father David Ritchie, this photo uses a camera technique where the image exposure has been split. Each exposure joined together. A right prank with Robert carrying “himself” around in a […]
I recently had the pleasure of corresponding back and forth with Rob Gordon, the brother of late Blantyre historian, Neil Gordon. Rob had very kindly contacted me to offer some of his photographs to add to the Blantyre Project archives, including a few of his own which appeared in Neil’s excellent A-Z book, “Blantyre: A […]
I noticed the other day that plans are underway to turn Lesmahagow Police Station into houses. However, what perked my interest was the photo of that police station, which reminded me at once of the former Police Station at High Blantyre. When putting photos of them both beside each other for comparison, clearly the buildings […]
Another two photos of Main Street, a century apart. The older black and white 1920’s photo compares to the modern colour photo of the 2020’s. I wonder what residents of Blantyre would have made of the modern era?! The profile of the road and pavements hasn’t changed too much, apart from being slightly raised. The […]
Blantyre Project has lost a friend and Blantyre itself, lost a true gent. Very sad news last night as we heard of the passing of well known Blantyre man, John Dunsmore. I’ll miss all his interesting comments and snippets of local information. I’ve learned a lot on this page from Wee Yanni over the years. […]
Two photos taken exactly 100 years apart at the same location. This is Main Street at High Blantyre and the difference between each demonstrates that it wasn’t just Glasgow Road which has changed since last Century. The vantage point is the same, just outside the Cornerstone Pub looking eastwards along the north side of Main […]
