Another previously unseen photo of Crossbasket House, again from nearly 120 years ago. This photo shows the new stone entrance which George Neilson added and it looks like the older windows had been renovated around that time too, in a style sympathetic to other parts of the house. However, what I’d like to show are […]
This previously unseen photo is around 120 years old. Taken around 1900, it shows a brand new entrance to Crossbasket House in High Blantyre. This private residence then belonged to Mr George Neilson, the wealthy owner of Summerlee and who would later own Spittal Colliery after 1905. George made many improvements to Crossbasket, including this […]
In September 2022, the lease for the Hoolets went up for sale. This photo taken by Alex Rochead that week captures when the signs went up. Looking back at the history of previous ownership, an interesting time was in 1956 when Peter MacDonald bought the Barnhill Tavern (now Hoolets) building for £2,600 from Nellie Moir. […]
Today, a bit of nostalgia going back 33 years. Back to 1990 and before google maps street images, here’s a photo which will bring back lots of memories for Blantyre people of a certain age. The former CASPERS nightclub at the corner of Victoria Street and Glasgow Road, a building which is now Blantyre Library. […]
One of my most favourite photos of old Blantyre is this one, previously not seen online until now. I’ve held back for several years showing this picture, until I researched a little more. Shared with Blantyre Project, nobody knew where it was, but I’d be happy to reveal the answer. This is Main Street. In […]
A tragic little known story next, but one put up here to remember a particular little Blantyre girl. On the afternoon of Saturday 21st November 1903, three year old Robina Wilson was playing at Shuttle Row, at the Village, Low Blantyre. She was the adopted child of Patrick McInlay, who lived in one of the […]
An interesting article which appeared in the Wishaw Press in March 1904. The reporter taking time to tell of how the new tram cars had opened up new areas to him, like visiting Blantyre Priory for example. In his own words, unedited. Blantyre Priory is photographed that very year in Gilmour’s Directory, a photo I’ve […]