In October 1916, the Blantyre Picture House, like many cinemas all over Britain were showing a new film. “The Battle of the Somme”. At the height of war, this was a chance for Blantyre people to see what was happening at the front. At E.H Bostocks, Picture House on Glasgow Road during the last Monday, […]
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Alex Black shared this photo. He told me, “This is a bus run to Saltcoats from Muir Street High Blantyre, circa 1950. My mum’s family (Baird’s) along with friends & neighbours.” Do you recognise anybody?
This is the former Auchentibber Gardens taken around 1910 – 1915. I’m able to date this wonderful photo, for following these years of research, I actually recognise the distinctive man on the left as being Mr James Nimmo. Knowing he was born in 1869 and believing him to be in his 40s here, I think […]
Low Blantyre Station certainly appears to have been a dangerous place at one time! I’ve recently posted stories about Elizabeth Hunter Wilson and William Smith falling between the platform and train and dying from injuries they received. On the morning of Tuesday 29th May 1917 (the actual day President John F Kennedy was born), 15 […]
Pictured here on the right hand side is former Blantyre lad, Robert Ritchie. Robert (Bob) Fleming Ritchie was born at home on 22nd April 1904 at School Lane in High Blantyre. His father was David Ritchie, a master joiner and his mother was Mary Ann Fleming. His parents had married in Strathaven in 1888. He […]
I was honoured to be invited along as guest speaker last Thursday evening at the High Blantyre Ladies Guild. Over 30 women were my ‘captivated audience’ on Thursday 14 November at the June Stewart Centre as I screened “Blantyre – Through the Decades 1899 to 2009“. Showing cine and photographs of Blantyre History from each […]