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Looking back to our childhood days in this article. Specifically old comics. Who remembers these comic books as a child? The Bunty, Judy, Mandy certainly favourites with the girls. There was always a Dandy Annual under the Christmas tree in our home during the 70s. Have to admit, the Beano was my favourite. My mother […]
I love when people share things here from around the world. Helen Jackson who lives in Australia recently sent me a message saying, ” I went to Tasmania from our home in Queensland last year. We visited “Bothwell” and there’s a Clyde River nearby! We visited a great whisky distillery near Bothwell. There was a […]
I love things like this! Blantyre Project reader, Helen Jackson lives in Queensland, Australia and having ancestry and family from Blantyre, Scotland she has called her house over in Australia, ….”Blantyre“! Here’s the house sign which is proudly displayed outside, all those miles away. During the 19th and early 20th Century, Helen’s family, the Jacksons […]
Those who know me well, know that I like to collect old ‘artefacts’ and things from Blantyre’s past. A little piece of nostalgia that I hope to put into a dedicated Blantyre museum someday. The latest addition to my collection are these signs? Recognise them? For decades they were the signs above the entrance to […]
Spartan was a clever Alsatian dog who finds himself written into Blantyre’s history here. ‘Spartan’ belonged to Mr Robert Frame of Hillview Drive, Blantyre and in 1967, the dog died aged 16 and a half. For many, many years before, Spartan and Robert delighted Lanarkshire audiences with brilliant displays of road safety. The dog was […]
Remember the beautiful walking cane I posted about recently? Well another has turned up! From the same family. Jan Jackson sent me these photos saying, “Here’s another walking stick to add to your collection! This one probably spent a lot of time resting in your hallway in previous years. Also included is the […]
The Blantyre carvings depict three Stations of the Cross on a cliff face overlooking the River Clyde, below the site of the former Blantyre Priory, and across the river from the remains of Bothwell Castle. A number of myths have been presented regarding their origin, some even claiming they were carved by monks during medieval […]
Jane Wright who lives in Melbourne, Australia has a rather fascinating Blantyre heirloom. An ivory walking stick, once owned by “J Jackson Esq, Barnhill, Blantyre.” Jane messaged me, “My Grandmother was named Janet Manson nee Jackson. Born in Scotland, she came to live in Australia, eventually moving into a nursing home at New Farm in […]