At a Blantyre School Board meeting in June 1903, Mr Menzies raised the subject of the very poor condition of the stone wall around Auchinraith School. In particular, the pointing had fallen out, leaving the wall starting to become dangerous. To his mind, it was greatly disappointing that the wall had given away to deterioration […]
On Sunday 7th June 1903, police raided an illegal betting operation in Blantyre. Sunday car players had congregated in the famous rendezvous at the field near the Auchinraith Colliery, a field encircled by the Auchinraith branch of the railway. The field notoriously used for gambling given its enclosure by the railway on 3 sides, with […]
On Wednesday 17th June 1903, Blantyre residents were shocked to learn of the death of well known Mr. John Dow, the owner of Stonefield Saw Mills. John passed away at his residence Woodbine Cottage at Forrest Street. At the beginning of 1903, it had been necessary to amputate one of John’s legs at the knee. […]
Some interesting correspondence from Blantyre Miners’ champion Andra McAnulty which shows how outspoken he could be. He wrote in 1903 to the editor of the Labour Leader Magazine: “The following correspondence explains itself : Dear Comrade,—Enclosed you will find a printed circular inviting me, as a member of the District Committee of the County Council, […]
For lots of people, this week is the Easter holidays. Schools are off, some families away on a break, others just relaxing at home with the occasional day off. There’s been some fantastic events this week for kids and adults alike. Easter Egg hunts, organised events, kids clubs and chocolate, chocolate, chocolate! It’s been generally […]
During the cold winter’s of the last few years of the 1890’s, a theft was committed in Blantyre. Mr Peter Clark, a local miner decided to try to cheat the newly established residential gas network throughout Blantyre and between the 13th December 1896 and 26th May 1897 admitted to stealing almost 4000 cubic feet of […]
Who remembers Tommy Morgan’s shop on Station Road? It will take a person of a certain age to recall this little wooden shop, which stood isolated and standing itself on a big open plot of land. During the 1950’s and 60s it was run by Tommy MORGAN and his wife. It was a wooden hut, […]