An exclusive, detailed history of all Blantyre’s 23 Schools, past and present including an insight into early and current Blantyre Education. History of each school, all about the Teachers, former pupils and interesting stories and videos. Also the largest ever FREE ‘School Photo Archive’ in existence featuring 245 School Photos.
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Early Education | Parochial Board | Blantyre School Board | Discipline | Photos by Year | Nursery Schools
Adventure School (Corner of Kirkton Cemetery), f , School Photos x0 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories Construction: 1731, Demolition 1790’s, Existed for 60+ Years |
Auchentibber Primary School, (Auchentibber Road), f, School Photos x16 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories | Register | Video Construction: 1880, Ended 1962, Existed for 82 Years |
Auchinraith Girl’s School, (Auchinraith), f School Photos x0 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories Construction: ????, Demolition ????, Existed for ??? Years |
Auchinraith Primary School, (Auchinraith Road), x1 School Photos x23 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories | Video | Website Old School Construction: 1900, Demolition 1980, Existed for 80 Years, f New School Construction: 2010, Demolition n/a, Existed for 8+ Years, c |
Auchinraith Special School, Pt 2 (Whistleberry Road), f School Photos x0 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories Construction: 1939, Demolition 1980’s, Existed for 43? Years |
Barnhill School, (Bardykes Road), f , School Photos x0 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories Construction: Early 1800’s, Ended 1855, Existed for 30-40 Years |
Blantyre High School, (Boswell Drive), f School Photos x16 | Teachers x10 | Former Pupils | Stories | Video x7 Construction: 1974, Demolition 2008, Existed for 34 Years |
Blantyre Works Chapel School, (Blantyre Works), f , School Photos x0 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories Construction: 1828, Demolition 1930, Existed for 102 Years |
Calder Remand School, (Bardykes Road), f School Photos x0 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories Construction: 1968, Demolition 2012, Existed for 44 Years |
Calderside Academy, (Calder Street), c School Photos x0 | Teachers x0 | Former Pupils | Stories | Video | Website Construction: 2009, Demolition n/a, Existed for 9+ Years |
Calder Street Secondary School, (Calder Street), f , School Photos x0 | Teachers x0| Former Pupils | Stories Construction: 1912, Demolition 2011, Existed for 99 Years |
David Livingstone Memorial Primary School, (Morven Avenue) School Photos x0 | Teachers x1 | Former Pupils | Stories | Video | Website Old School Construction: ????, Demolition ????, Existed for ??? Years, f New School Construction: ????, Demolition n/a, Existed for ??? Years, c |
High Blantyre Primary School – Annexe (Hunthill Road), f , |
High Blantyre Primary School (Broompark Road) |
Infant School, (Victoria Street), f, School Photos x0 | Teachers x0| Former Pupils | Stories Construction: 1893, Demolition 1977, Existed for 84 Years |
Kear Campus SEBN Secondary school, (Bardykes Road), c, School Photos x0 | Teachers x0| Former Pupils | Stories | Video | Website Construction: 2014, Demolition n/a, Existed for 4+ Years |
Kirkton Hall School, (School Lane), f |
School Lane Parish or Parochial School, (School Lane), f School Photos x0 | Teachers x0| Former Pupils | Stories Construction: c1844, Demolition 1875, Existed for +31 Years |
Shuttle Row School Room (The Village), f |
St Blane’s Primary School, (Fernslea Avenue) |
St Joseph’s Primary School, (Station Road) School Photos x0 | Teachers x0| Former Pupils | Stories | Video | Website Old School Construction: 1955, Demolition 2016, Existed for 61 Years, f New School Construction: 2010, Demolition n/a, Existed for 8+ Years, c |
St. Joseph’s School Chapel, (Glasgow Road), f |
Stonefield Parish Primary School (Ness’s), (Glasgow Road), f |
Throughout the 20th Century and into the 21st Century many Blantyre pupils also attended schools slightly outwith the Parish. Namely:
1. Dalton Special School,
2. St Johns,
3. Hamilton Grammar,
4. St Cuthberts,
5. Holycross High School and
6. John Ogilvie
7. Elmwood School
Additionally, when new Schools were being constructed elsewhere in Lanarkshire, sometimes pupils briefly attended Blantyre Schools during the build. An example of this is:
1. Muiredge Primary School who were temporarily accommodated at St Josephs Primary School, Blantyre.
The School that nearly came to be. Blantyre RC Secondary School and Part 2
and finally, let’s not forget the arrival of University of the West of Scotland.
UWS – A sneak preview x22
Results: 24 School Archives
Key: Photos attached to Article Video Article in Blantyre Project Books
Extracts from the book draft “Blantyre Schools – sit up straight” by Paul Veverka explores the requirement and construction of Blantyre’s schools, including in some cases, their demise and explores the Parochial and Parish Education’s involvement.
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