1980s Zigfields, Blantyre

This photo was taken in the 1980s and sent in from Garry who runs the Historic Hamilton website. Pictured is his father, Gus Sillars and the location is believed to be Barnums/Zigfields nightclub at Victoria Street, at a time when he worked there.

Strangely, photos of Ziggys are few and far between. What’s your memories of Zigfields? Personally, I have few memories although do remember being knocked back from there quite often. I was more of a Caspers man myself.

On social media:

Stuart Tremble Zigfields…..DJ Both rhs
Marion Coulter Smith 50p a vodka on a Thursday night tongue emoticon
Fiona Allen Loved this place Sharon Kyle x
Denise Gilmour Ross Moir Gus was one of my dad close friends my dad is james gilmour aka big ginger Gilmour
Colin Pitcairn New Gus well his brother is my brother in law…. Tam Sillars…
Colin Pitcairn 50/50 nights on a Thursday brilliant nights many a Friday hangovers in work….
Margaret Anne Stevenson Sillars Aww my brother in law r.i.p gus , loved ziggys great pub

Arlene Campbell Zig fields .. Memories are made of this .. Great music
Peter McCafferty Caspers, now there’s a blast from the past. ….. Happy Days though
Michael McDonald Originally hasties farm. ( HASTIES) DOC & HEALY resident entertainment. Famously MATT MONRO sang there towards the end of his career. It was owned by BOB BROWN. The place used to be packed every night .bus loads from everywhere. Sunday night was our night. Happy days.
Elizabeth Dobson Grieve Hasties was across the road where the old folks home is now.
Sharn Walsh Lol… Ma uncle gus only let me in when I was younger coz I didn’t drink
Margaret Anne Stevenson Sillars Hasties ended up ziggys ,knocked it down and built the old folks home , across the road on the corner was caspers which is now a library
Margaret Anne Stevenson Sillars Think it was banana,s after hasties
Elizabeth Dobson Grieve I thought ziggys took over caspers. God am getting auld. Sorry Michael
Moreen Currie We had some great nights in those places Margaret Anne… Loved Gus he was a great guy xxx
Aileen Farrell Aw remember it well and Gus Sillars, he was a great guy. Went to Ziggys often and Caspers/Raskalz, xxx
Steph Doudie Memories Monica Whelan Jean McSorley Gerry Smith Annette Tait etc etc xx
Jean McSorley Those wer the days..50/50 thurs-sun ae Lyn Lappin, Lisa Mcveigh April McMahon Wull Murray Davida Coventry xxx
Monica Whelan …and a wee lift hame by our police friends Frances Burns
Steph Doudie And red stripe promotion xx
Stephen Allan Nightclub in Victoria Street?
Iain Lambie Before then was the wee market on the hill.
Tom Hilling Aye gus freen o mine and davey baird sadly missed both of them photo is in hasties farm Blantyre
Annette Tait They were the best days Jean McSorley n Steph Doudie….many a rough Friday morning going to work efter the 50/50 nites… .pints of diesel n pink panthers🙈🙈xx
Lesley Paterson I remember Gus well he was a great friend of my aunt xx
Peter Bolton Ziggy’s was the big back bit, and banana’s wis whit we called the Front Room when it wis Broons. ( Hasties. )