Janet Jackson shared this wonderful forces photo, which was MORE than a little interesting to me, as it features generations of the men who lived in the house I currently live in. This wonderful photo are the Jacksons who lived at Croftfoot throughout the 19th Century and into the 20th. Jan told me, “The Gentleman […]
Some statistics next about Blantyre Population and Employment. These figures are from 2011, and show some interesting details. From the 17,000 people in this town, most people are aged between 45-64, closely followed by ages 25-44. Most household comprise of just one person and of households with cars, most have 1 car. A figure of […]
Timber! The large tree to the west of the old Kirkyard in High Blantyre was completely felled on Tuesday 12 March 2019. The 150 year old tree was storm damaged and had a dangerous lean. It was carefully removed, whilst the car park was closed off. The tree was visible from Main Street, just in […]
Charlie Jipson shared this photo with me recently adding, “In the picture of my Granny’s back garden you can see the High Blantyre pit. On the left is my granny Bessie Ingram and on the right is Mrs Murdoch who had the little shop across the road from Nursery Place.” The picture was taken in […]
These photos were taken at Auchentibber Farm on 20th February 2019. The farm has been bought over and currently being tidied up with a view of rebuilding. A lot of work is going on at the fields around, making them level for resowing and tidying the whole place up. I look forward to the day […]
Here’s a good photo of High Blantyre Main Street taken around 2000. This was before resurfacing and re-kerbing took place and you may recognise some shops no longer there. Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our visitors said: Margo Clayton If the blue sign is 256 Main Street, […]
Richard Black sent me a message saying, “I’ve discovered some old relatives who moved from Ayrshire to Blantyre in the early 1830s. In the 1841 census I have them living in Blantyre, with those aged 11 and above working in the mill. The address information on the census is a little vague, though, it just […]
Who can remember these steps? Situated at the bottom of Station Road, they lead up to the David Livingstone Centre, but were closed off to prevent access. This photo dates from 2000 and today there is a gate with black railings. Looking back to 1903, this black and white picture shows children playing on the […]