
Blantyreferme & Caldervale (Fine Me Oot at north of Blantyre
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1598
Blantyreferme – Coat of Arms
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1667
Boatland, Home of Boat Jock – Detailed history incl ownership
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1747
The 1747 Blantyreferme map – Roy’s Military Map
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The Forgotten Letrigland – Mystery long lost area
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1830
Irony of Blantyre Ferme Cottage – Nature reclaims a cottage
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1832
Turnwheel, Blantyre – where the rivers meet
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1849
The Chapel Eddy – River Clyde vortex at North of Parish
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The Clyde Railway Bridge – The Bridge at the North of Parish
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1861
Caldergrove – timber for sale
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1864
Redlees, Blantyre – History of Redlees House
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1870
Orchard House, Crossford – home of Arch Brown
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1872
Ferry on the Clyde – oil painting
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1874
Diary Archibald Brown – Part 1
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Diary Archibald Brown – Part 2
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Diary Archibald Brown – Part 3
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Diary Archibald Brown – Part 4
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Diary Archibald Brown – Part 5
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Diary Archibald Brown – Part 6
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Diary Archibald Brown – Part 7
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Diary Archibald Brown – Part 8
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1875
Diary Archibald Brown – Part 9
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Diary Archibald Brown – Part 10
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Diary Archibald Brown – Part 11
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Arch Brown – Life Events (marriage)
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1882
Boathouse Video – by Peter Gordon
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Bothwell Castle – on the Clyde engraving
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1890
Boathouse – Fruits and Flowers
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1892
Farmer who forgot his hay – anecdote
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Abandoned Cart Mystery – Craigknowe
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1897
Calder Flooding – events
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1900
Four generations – one family
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Boathouse – photo
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1901
Finmeoot – Aerial photo
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Alarming Funeral Accident – Calder Road
1903
A Bold Choice – fancy dress ball
1904
Boy at the Clyde – river photo
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Ferry Boat – at the River Clyde
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1905
Fruit Theft – turns to Panic
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1907
Abandoned Mining Cart – river
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1908
Orchard – at Boat Jocks in colour
Summons Served – at Caldervale
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1909
Caldervale – railway accident
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Assault on Blantyreferme Road – Court
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1910
Fin Me Oot – Brief history of Fin Me Oot
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Boathouse Farmhouse – 1910 view
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Christina Braid – at Boathouse
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Boathouse – outside the door
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1916
Sabbath School Outing – to Blantyreferme
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1917
Sommerville – Hunter Wedding at Blantyreferme
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Nichol’s Orchard Raid – Boathouse
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1918
Mystery of the Caldervale Sheep – Blantyreferme
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1920
The Hand Bridge – On road to Newton known as Redlees Bridge
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Maggie Marshall at Hallside – Milkmaid photo
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Annie Docherty – nee Longworth at Caldervale
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All dressed up – Blantyrefarme Colliery
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1923
Redlees and Caldervale – photos
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1925
Blantyreferme Brickworks – Brickie next to the colliery
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1927
Did not want to go home – girl sleeping rough in barn
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Haughhead Hotheads – incident on the bridge
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Caldervale – Footbridge Construction
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Colliery Manager – assaulted
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Blantyreferme – Shaft Damage
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1928
Blantyreferme – gas peril
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1929
Woman Doctors Pluck – courageous lady doctor
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1930
Boathouse – right of way
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Caldervale – Finmeoot entire Census roll call
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1931
Canoe woes – on the clyde
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1932
Lady’s leg amputated – at Blantyre Ferme
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Illegal Camping at Blantyre Ferme – charged
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1934
A mean Bicycle theft – ends up with remand
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Craighead Teenage Tragedy – at riverbank
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1935
Accident – at Blantyre ferme Brickworks
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Children of Caldervale – playing outside
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Mr McGinty – of Caldervale
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Ladies of Caldervale – group photo
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1937
Blantyreferme Colliery – Gassing incident to miners
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Cash Bonus, not a holiday – miners gift
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Blantyreferme 3 Colliery – Youth Fatality
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Firedamp Alarm – At Blantyreferme
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Blantyre Ferme Colliery – photos
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Hero – saves Blantyre youth
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Blantyreferme – pits 1 and 2
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1938
Miners Forfeit wages to charity – strike ends with donations
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850 idle miners at Priory – in striking support for 1 man
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Two Miners Electrocuted – At Newton Colliery
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Blantyreferme Colliery Photo looking over to Clyde Bridges
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Pit Baths at Blantyreferme – Colliery photos
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Children pose at Caldervale – late 30s
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The orchard raid – organised by kids
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1940
Fin Me oot Baby Eddie – Photo and story shared by Alex of Spittal
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Doyle Family – at Finmeoot 1940
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1941
Anti Aircraft Battery – Blantyreferme
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1942
WW2 Anti Aircraft Battery – The WW2 fixture near Redlees quarry
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1944
Back of Fin Me Oot – photo of stairwells
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Residents of Fin Me Oot – photo
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1946
Caldervale Children – posing for the camera
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Blantyreferme Colliery -a great view
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Blantyrefereme – Colliery baths
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1948
The Dechmont Flittings – Rehousing of an entire community
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Whins Camp – Blantyreferme
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1949
Whins Camp – Outbreak
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Whins Camp – Deputation
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1950
Raiders of the Boathouse Orchard – Boys caught in orchard
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Tom Eadies photos of Fin Me Oot/ Caldervale – Local Memories
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Blantyreferme / Haughead – Drift mine by A Rochead/J Cornfield
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Blantyreferme – Pithead destroyed
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1951
Case of the Vanishing Tent – Blantyreferme
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1953
Raiding Boat Jocks – on the road
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1955
Construction of Brickworks – near Haughead at Blantyreferme
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Haughhead (Blantyreferme) Brickworks – kilns constructed
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Blantyreferme Brickworks – Machinery
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1956
Blantyre Pony Rustling – at Blantyreferme
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1962
Fin Me Oot Trailer – Brief glimpse of forthcoming video
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Last Family to leave Caldervale / Fin Me Oot – Fin Me Oot empty
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Haughhead Brickworks – near Blantyreferme
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Blantyreferme Brickworks – and colliery from bing
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1965
Fin me Oot in USA & Wales – History of Fin Me Oot signage
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Memories of Craigton Place – by Gerry Walker
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1974
Townfoot Farm – Blantyreferme
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1976
Brickworks – Blatyreferme
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1977
Blantyreferme – looking north
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Blantyreferme Brickworks
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1978
Craigknowe – Right of way
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1979
SBS Brickworks – ruins
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Haughhead – bing flattened
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1980
Patersons – of Greenoakhill
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Haughhead – derelict buildings
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Blantyrefemre – bing levelling
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1981
Haughhead – old works
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1986
Blantyreferme – bing reduction
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More Blantyreferme – Bing
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1994
McGarry – back in Blantyre
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Trans-Atlantic Brick – Caldervale
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2004
Caldervale Seat, Fin me oot – Makeshift wooden seat
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2010
River Calder – at Caldervale
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River Calders end – at Caldervale
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2012
Walk around Redlees – Springtime photo
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2013
Central Magazine – whins
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2014
Caldervale Seat 2014 – The Fin Me Oot seat as it is now
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Otters back to the Calder – Photo by Jim Brown
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2015
Haughhead Flats – Rumour
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2016
Redlees Quarry – drone footage by J. Dwyer
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2017
Blantyreferme Bathhouse – ruins
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Blantyreferme Boiler – ruin
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Blantyre almost touching Newton – new housing
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Cow Jam – Blantyreferme Road
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Blantyreferme – Autumnal colours
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2019
Greyfriars – Wildlife
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2020
Clydeway Golf Performance Centre – putting green
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2021
Boatland Foundations – Blantyreferme sinkhole
2022
Blantyreferme Roundabout – tree clearance
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