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From all victims of the Blantyre Pit Disaster of 1877, there’s quite possibly no more sad story than that of the Clyde Family and in particular the heartache that Mrs Agnes Clyde would have to endure. Losing multiple members of her family, the youngest was only 12 who was also recognised as tragically being the […]
Continuing our look at the wonderful Blantyre Pageant which the Sunday school of Blantyre Old Parish Church put on in March 1938. Our coverage of that event continues from yesterdays descriptions. The pageant picks up at the 17th Century covering various scenes from Blantyre’s interesting history. Held in the Miners Welfare, a great audience witnessed […]
Continuing the look at how Shuttle Row changed from slum to museum. As we approach the end of this account, Rev James Macnair wrote in 1943 about events around the opening in October 1929. “The visit of Her Royal Highness to Blantyre and district created keen interest. Royalty had not been in that neighbourhood for […]
Pictured in the 1920’s from the Pedestrian Bridge over the railway track at High Blantyre is the former High Blantyre Train Station. This looks southwards towards Sydes Brae. The Blantyre Old Parish Church is just out the photo to the left. The passenger service stopped in WW2, but the line existed carrying freight and coal […]
Born in Edinburgh around 1862, its thought Mr. William Oliver came to Blantyre in Summer 1893 around the age of 31. He had good reason to do so, for he’d fallen for Jessie Fullerton, the daughter of the Cemetery keeper in High Blantyre. The couple married on 10th June 1893 at Stonefield Parish Church then […]
We’re taking a wee trip down memory lane this week. Jogging the memory. Though some of the picture’s aren’t Blantyre, I’m keen on hearing your memories put into a local context.First up who remembers the old sweetie shops, with MASSIVE bars of chocolate, great selections and when tins of sweets were literally that, huge tins! […]
Continuing the story of Auchinraith Pit Disaster, 1930. Continued from Part 5 yesterday. Today, we’re looking at some of the Interviews of the Survivors. The miners who walked away from the Auchinraith Pit Disaster of Saturday 30th August 1930. A Blantyre Gazette reporters visited most of the survivors who had worked in the ill fated […]