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By July 1909, the brand new Blantyre Cottage Hospital on Bardykes Road was nearing completion. Construction of only the internal fitout remained and with the exterior complete, it was drawing comments from passers by. There was never any question or criticism about the purpose of the hospital which aimed to provide fast, efficient and local […]
At 12.30 on the morning of Tuesday 17th September 1909, flames were observed coming through the roof of a double cottage in Blantyre. The fire broke out at a house called, “Redburn” which consisted of 5 rooms and a kitchen in each, situated in a residential area just off the Blantyre Ferme Road. The tenants […]
At the start of September 1909, the Hamilton Herald told readers of a few “Autumnal” related matters occurring in Blantyre. As summer months started to end, a few Autumn stories and matters appeared in newspaper columns. I’ve picked a few interesting items. “Signs are not awanting to remind us that the winter season is fast […]
I found evidence of a celebration of harvest in Blantyre , some 113 years ago. I like the idea of thanksgiving or celebrating successful harvests and clearly this was important to many, especially in days gone by. The Salvation Army took a principal lead in celebrating this in Blantyre and there’s a good description of […]
On the afternoon of Tuesday 28th September 1909, a special meeting of the Blantyre School Board was held to discuss the growing shortage of places for pupils in Blantyre Schools. In particular, the meeting was to discuss the proposal of new schools. The meeting took place in the Parish Council Chambers in High Blantyre on […]
On the last Wednesday evening of September 1909, the members of the Blantyre Bowling Club closed their season, with the annual supper was held in the neat new green pavilion at their ground on Stonefield Road. Mr John Muir, president for 1909, occupied the chair, and in addition to representative attendance of the club members, […]
In 1909, Blantyre residents were in a quandary on a delicate matter around the town’s most famous son. Considerable interest was growing on the approaching 1913 centenary of David Livingstone’s birth and some residents wanted to explore the idea of creating a museum in his name. This is of course some 20 full years before […]