Max McInnes discovered a small, cast metal object while metal detecting at Blantyreferme. The piece, depicting a horse-drawn artillery cannon and featuring the motto “UBIQUE,” is believed to date from the late Victorian or early 20th Century. Its worn condition suggests it has been buried for over 100 years.
Nate Mancuso messaged me asking, “Hello, Paul. I recently learned that my great-great-grandfather, Robert Heron, was one of the few survivors of the Blantyre Colliery Explosion of 1877. I know he was born in Lanarkshire around 1840 and died in Wishaw around 1911. I was wondering if you have any information on him or can point […]
I’m sure this will bring back a lot of memories of school for Blantyre residents. The Blantyre High School former badge. It adorned all the burgundy blazers in the 1970s and beyond. Did you know the emblum had BHS across the front for “Blantyre High School”. Then there were 2 buildings, representing the Priory and […]
Amanda Simpson posted a 1991 photo from David Livingstone Memorial Primary School, noting that the children in the image will soon be around 40 years old. She invites others to identify anyone they recognize from the picture.
Lynsey Finnie asks, “Asking if anybody knew my grandparents (mum’s mum and dad) of Springwell Crescent, Blantyre. Their names were Jeannie Millar and Robert Paterson. Most people would know my mum’s mum as Jeannie Paterson.” “My mum only has 2 photos of both of them due to losing most of her pictures and belongings when […]
Kathleen Flynn shared a photo of St Joseph’s Primary School in Blantyre, likely from the early 90s. She hopes individuals in the image can identify themselves and help confirm the year. Additionally, she inquires about the teacher and encourages people to recognize anyone they know.
Catherine Thomson shared a photo from 1975 or 1976 of High Blantyre Primary School’s former Annexe on Hunthill Road. The children in the image would now be in their late 50s. The post invites readers to recognize anyone from the photograph.